The conference will be held in Vilas Hall on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in downtown Madison, WI. For a map of the location and travel directions, click here.

Information for Presenters

All conference presentation rooms are equipped with a DVD player, VHS player, and cables to connect laptops to the projection system. Mac users should be sure to bring their own adapters. Internet access will also be available.

Panels with three papers are scheduled for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Panels with four papers are scheduled for 1 hour and 45 minutes. All presenters will have 20 minutes in which to present their papers, allowing for a question and answer period at the end of each session.

For general information about the conference or other inquiries, please email info@fiskematters.com.


Information for Attendees

The conference program can be found here and all abstracts are available here. All three conference keynotes are free and open to the public:

JOHN FISKE: "The Rise of the Individual in Early Modern Europe: Cultural Studies Tangles with Antiques"
Friday, June 11, 4:30-5:30 in 4070 Vilas

HENRY JENKINS: "'Technostruggles' Revisited: Participation, Resistance, Digital Media and Cultural Politics"
Friday, June 11, 5:30-6:30 in 4070 Vilas

HERMAN GRAY: "Incitement to Visibility and the Politics of Recognition"
Saturday, June 12, 5:30-6:30 in 4070 Vilas

If you wish to attend sessions and events beyond the keynote addresses, we ask that you register here.

For general information about the conference or other inquiries, please email info@fiskematters.com.