A Celebration of Supernatural

Join us at DePaul University on May 09 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Supernatural! Through smart discussion with guest speakers, screenings of key works, and fan creativity, experience the amazing Winchester brothers and their Impala in all its glory.

This celebration is free of charge, so carry on my wayward son...

Schedule at a glance

9am – 10am

Panel: What Came Before: Genre and Supernatural.

Ian Peters (panel chair)

Gordon Dymowski

Kate Kulzick

Panel: Love, Death, and Codependence: The Family in Supernatural.

Katie Wilson (panel chair)

Allison Broesder

Patricia Grosse

Screening: “Changing Channels.”

10am – 11am

Workshop: Television Criticism.

Maureen Ryan

Panel: Hunting Things: Monsters in Supernatural.

Amber Davisson (panel chair)

Candace R. Benefiel

Courtney Neal

Patrick Smith

Panel: Breaking the Fourth Wall: Meta Supernatural.

KT Torrey (panel chair)

Thom Gaughan

Linda Howell

Lisa Schmidt

Screenings.

Fan Discussion.

Gaming.

Silent Auction and Bake Sale.

Vendor’s Room.

Alien Entertainment.

11am – 12pm

Q&A Session

Mark Oshiro.

Panel: Race and Representation in Fandom

Michi Trota (panel chair)

Jennifer Cross

Dawn Xiana Moon

Tanya D

Alyne Connie

Panel: Saving People: Supernatural and Social Issues.

Laurena Aker (panel chair)

Karla Truxall

Rachel Dean

Galen Foresman

Screening: “Fan Fiction.”

Screenings.

Fan Discussion

Gaming

Silent Auction and Bake Sale.

Vendor’s Room.

Alien Entertainment.

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Keynote: Robbie Thompson.

Screenings. “Pac-Man Fever.”

2pm – 3pm

Workshop: Writing Television.

Robbie Thompson

Workshop: Podcasting.

Kate Kulzick (panel chair)

Jon Clarke

Panel: Problematic Tropes in and of Supernatural.

Jennifer Cross (panel chair)

Kate Lansky

Mark Oshiro

Anne Petersen

Erin Tipton

Panel: Exploring Fandom in Supernatural.

Rebecca Tushnet (panel chair)

Melissa Bruce

Monica Flegel

Lisa Macklem

Jen Roth

Leah Wilson

Screenings.

Barnes and Noble

Fan Discussion.

Gaming.

Silent Auction and Bake Sale.

Vendor’s Room.

Alien Entertainment.

3pm – 4pm

Live Podcast Recording:

Water Cooler (Julian Axelrod and Freddy-May Abisama)

Panel: Men and Women: Gender in Supernatural.

Bridget Kies (panel chair)

Stephanie Graves

Rhonda Nicol

Tina Maenpaa

Panel: Writing about Supernatural.

Kathy Larsen (panel chair)

Mika Kennedy

Maureen Ryan

Leah Wilson

Lynn Zubernis

Screenings.

Barnes and Noble

Fan Discussion.

Gaming.

Silent Auction and Bake Sale.

Vendor’s Room.

Alien Entertainment.

4pm – 5pm

Panel: Morality and Religion in Supernatural.

Scott Paeth (panel chair)

Kian Bergstrom

Anne Casey

Galen Foresman

Shelby Mongan

Panel: It Goes Both Ways: Fans and Producers.

Laura Felschow (panel chair)

Kristin Noone

Margaret Selinger

Louisa Stein

Screening “The French Mistake.”

Book Signings

Screenings.

Fan Discussion.

Gaming.

Silent Auction and Bake Sale.

Vendor’s Room.

Alien Entertainment.

5pm – 6pm

Masquerade

Judges: Kathy Larsen, Mark Oshiro, Lynn Zubernis

Results of the Silent Auction and Bake Sale.