Anime Expo Symposium - JAMS@AX24

deadline for submissions: 
April 19, 2024
full name / name of organization: 
Anime Expo/Journal of Anime and Manga Studies

JAMS@AX24

Want to present your work at the one-and-only Anime Expo? The Journal of Anime and Manga Studies (JAMS) and Anime Expo have once-again teamed up to give you the JAMS@AX24 academic symposium, July 4 - July 7 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This symposium presents an incredible opportunity to connect fans of all ages directly to scholars researching and writing about the medium we all love. 

While the JAMS@AX24 welcomes all papers taking a scholarly perspective on anime, manga, cosplay, and their fandoms, we specifically welcome papers that match Anime Expo’s theme of: “Edo Japan''. To match this theme, we encourage presenters to think of how anime presents Japanese history and culture, especially during this period. Papers in this topic could include anime representations of:

  • Japanese culture, past and present
  • Japanese festivals and holidays
  • Japan as Place, modern or historical
  • Performing artists like geisha
  • Histories of Japan, real or imagined

To reiterate, more general papers about anime and manga are also encouraged to be submitted!

Interested academics should submit a title, 150-word abstract, and bio through this form. [https://forms.gle/23zYC6wkN7qMKi2T9

Submissions are due by April 19th.

Questions can be sent to: Billy Tringali, animestudiesjournal@gmail.com 

Notes to submitters:

The JAMS@AX Conference is held in the late-morning through late-afternoon over multiple days of Anime Expo and is open to all attendees.

Presenters will have roughly 20 minutes to present in their session, and will be paired with one or two additional presenters. Sessions will run for roughly one hour, with time divided between presenters, with additional time for questions following the session during “Office Hours”.

All accepted presenters will be given complimentary weekend badges to Anime Expo.

Conference Runner: 

Billy Tringali

Editor-in-Chief - Journal of Anime and Manga Studies

Faculty Librarian at Indiana University - Indianapolis

Contact Information

Billy Tringali, animestudiesjournal@gmail.com

URLhttps://forms.gle/23zYC6wkN7qMKi2T9