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Aviya Amir

Participates in 3 items
Long-time member of fandom, and less-time Ph.D student, Aviya tries to eke out moments to enjoy fandom in between the busy life of a grad student of Korean and Japanese literature. Fannish interests outside of appreciation of books and media include: writing, art, cosplay, hanging out at cons, and writing and producing three fan-musicals.

Sessions in which Aviya Amir participates

Friday 25 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
Sex and Fandom
1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Aviya Amir (Moderator)

Jean Batt (Participant)

Chad Peterman (Participant)

Leigh Ann Hildebrand (Participant)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

The presence of explicit sexual material in fandom is known, but the way fans perceive and interact with it has changed over the generations. What ...

Sunday 27 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Enough with the f***ing Nazis
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Aviya Amir (Moderator)

Colin Fisk (Participant)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

Anne Killpack (Participant)

Recent years have brought us a plethora of shows reimagining Nazi-style dystopias, or just bringing in Nazi characters. In light of current events,...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Nostalgia and Me
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Aviya Amir (Moderator)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

Elwin Cotman (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

Jay Freeman, Me ... organized? (Participant)

What are some works that seem to have been forgotten by the younger generation? What works are better off forgotten? What contributes to something ...