Unfortunately I won’t be attending this week’s CoNZealand, the first ever virtual Worldcon, due to family issues. However, a few days after, I will be appearing at the Digital Heroisms symposium, taking place on 5th August.
In the committee’s own words, “Digital Heroisms is an online conference exploring Fantasy, the digital and the concept of heroism”. I’ll be doing my part in ‘Breaking the Protection Stave: God of War as Critique of the Heroic Magic Circle’, which will see me share a little of my doctoral work into representations of toxic behaviour in speculative media, focusing on Sony’s 2018 masterpiece.
Digital Heroisms will be taking place virtually in Discord and in Runescape. More information can be found on the official facebook page. Tickets are still available from Eventbrite.