#call for participants
It has been a strange and difficult time. Many people I know processed this through art, storytelling, music, poetry, drama, comedy, and so many other forms of expression. And many people, like myself, fell into and out of the ability to do this creative work, into and out of dry spells, while trying to keep our heads above water and to live in a shut down world.
About a year ago, in the midst of chaos and as a way of responding to it, I began an experimental audio series called IN A WALLED CITY. After a hiatus, work on this project has resumed. Over the course of this past year and especially during the time of quarantine I was able to spend more time listening and watching. While this has been a traumatic period in many ways, it has also been a time of enormous artistic output for many people – many of whom are professionals, many of whom turned to creative work for the first time, and many in between.
I’m working with a group called Thicket to launch an artistic showcase called KALEIDOSCOPIC in which we aim to feature artwork of all kinds made during this time of immense change. We are looking for everything from songs to podcasts to films to monologues to essays to anything else you’ve made that you consider your artistic expression.
This showcase will take place online on July 17th. We are seeking submissions in the form of 2-5 minute videos that show your art in whatever form you feel is most appropriate.
This is a paid event. We will be selling tickets for $25 and we will split the proceeds: one third will be divided among all contributing artists, one third will be divided among the production staff, and one third will cover expenses.
If you’d like to submit to the showcase please visit https://www.thicket.agency/ where you can find the FAQ as well as more information about Thicket and upcoming workshops.
If you would like to get involved with production of this or future events, or if you’d like some guidance on your submission, or have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].
If you aren’t planning to submit, please consider purchasing a ticket and spreading the word. I will debut new work from IN A WALLED CITY at this event and several close friends and collaborators will be showcasing great work as well!
In other news, I am working on an instrumental album called NINE COURTLY DANCES as well as rehearsing live sets with both Wing & Scale and RAQIA. Touring with Welcome to Night Vale will resume in the spring of 2022.
I am looking forward to seeing you, on the road or online!
Thanks for listening,
Jon / Disparition
Call for Participants!
My name is Meher Shiblee and I am a PhD student at University of the Arts London, London College of Communications.
I am looking to speak to fan’s of G. Willow Wilson’s Ms. Marvel comics and/or Deena Mohamad’s Qahera webcomics.
If that sounds like you, please check out the survey below and get in touch! If that sounds like a friend of yours, please share the survey with them!
We have received a request to signal boost another survey. We believe it might be of interest to our readers as it studies attitudes about sex and relationships are impacted by different types of fiction — including fanfiction. You can find it on this link until the end of July. The study is being run by PhD candidate Lee Hair. Fans can be fanfiction readers or not, the survey is open to everyone 18 or older. This study has received IRB approval from Boston University. A consent form detailing user privacy practices and contact information for the researcher, the faculty supervisor, and the IRB review board is available at the start of the survey.
Makenna Reaves, an udnergraduate at University of Washington is asking you (in case you are over the age of 18) to participate in a survey. This survey is being conducted for the purpose of gathering data about general opinions and attitudes toward fan creations. The survey will run until May 13, 11:45 PM, GMT-7. You can access the survey at this link. It consists of 15 multiple choice and 3 long answer questions, it takes between 10 and 45 minutes to complete. The participants will be asked questions about their age, gender identity, sexual identity, and ethnicity and their knowledge and general opinion of various fan creations and fan communities.
The survey has been checked and approved by the researcher’s Faculty’s Ethics Commission. This survey on reading engagement includes a consent form and information about participant privacy and data usage.
More information can be found by clicking on the above survey link. You can also reach out to Makenna Reaves at reaves [at] uw.edu.
Fanhackers has received a request from a Ph.D. student in Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies – Popular Culture Studies, at The University of Zurich. Fabienne Saurer is seeking help to find fan participants for a survey. Her research is on reading, fan culture and online communities. The survey is planned to run over the next few weeks, and will help Fabienne gather information to design questions for interviews later in her research. You can access the survey on this link, it consists of ten questions and takes an average of twenty minutes to fill out. We expect that many of our readers would be interested in both the results and in participating. As it’s a rather limited sample, Fabienne would appreciate the help in sharing the survey around.
The survey has been checked and approved by her Faculty’s Ethics Commission. This survey on reading engagement includes a consent form and information about participant privacy and data usage.
More information can be found by clicking on the above survey link. You can also reach out to Fabienne at fabienne.saurer [at] uzh.ch or her research supervisor, Dr. Ingrid Tomkowiak, at ingrid.tomkowiak [at] uzh.ch
