Aya Esther Hayashi holds a PhD in Musicology from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her dissertation focused on the musicians and musical communities within media fandom - namely, the communities surrounding filk, wizard rock, and the YouTube musicals of Team StarKid and AVbyte. She currently works in New York City as the Development Associate at Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, the most veteran Asian American theatre company on the East Coast.
Sessions in which Aya Hayashi participates
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Researching Wrock! Academics on Loving Wizard Rock Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Little in the Harry Potter fandom compares to the joy and community that is experienced at a wrock concert. Because of this, wizard rock has...
- Roundtable