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Friday, May 10, 2024

10:00 a.m. Welcome

10:15: Paper Session 1: Riverdale is Scary

• Alissa Burger, “Contending with Unfinished Narratives: Afterlife with Archie and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina“
• Sam Langsdale, “Monstrous Mountain Women and Silent Angels: Patriarchal Models of Maternity in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina“

11:00 Paper Session 2: Riverdale is Scary: The Sequel

• John Edward Martin, “Summoning Madam Satan: The Demonic Feminine in the Archieverse”
• Justin Wigard, “The Monstrous-Feminine Heart of Veronica Lodge in the Archie Horror Imprint”

11:45 Forum: Archie Horror

• Moderator: Spencer D. C. Keralis

12:25-2:00 p.m. Lunch Break

2:00 Book Panel: The Archie/Sabrina Universe: Essays on the Comics and Their Adaptations

• Heather McAlpine
• Ron Sweeney
• Jess Wind

4:00 Virtual Social: Pop’s Adult Shakes

Saturday, May 11, 2024

10:30 Paper Session 3: Riverdale’s Wild Boys

• Spencer D. C. Keralis, “The Homonormativity of Kevin Keller”
• Christopher Maverick, “On the Riverdale: Archie Andrews and the Duluoz Legend”
• Neale Barnholden, “The New Jughead of 1988: Riverdale’s Loverboy?”

11:30 Paper Session 4: Riverdale Girls Rock!

• Claire Sewell, “Katy! Katy! Katy!: A Brief History of Katy Keene and Fan Culture”
• Kaarina Mikalson, “From Punk Rock Prom Queen to Branded Pop Princess: Youth and Consumption in Adaptations of Josie and the Pussycats”

12:15-1:30 Lunch Break

1:30 Forum on The Archie Gang

• Moderator: Justin Wigard

2:20 The World of Archie Comics Archive

• Samantha Lubrano, Product Manager for Alexander Street’s Comics Collections
• Mike Pellerito, President/Editor in Chief of Archie Comics Publications, Inc.
  
  Learn about the history of Archie Comics, their current and upcoming projects, and new and exciting resources for studying and using Archie comics in teaching, research, and more.

3:10 Closing Plenary with Kay Clopton

Kay K. Clopton is an assistant professor and librarian at Ohio State University. She earned her PhD studying sound effects in comics and manga in 2018 and is a life-long Archie fan. And while she is Team Betty, her love of Josie and the Pussycats is on a whole different level.