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Bringing CT fans together: A look at ConnectiCon and fan conventions

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Today, we hear from the founder of ConnectiCon, a Connecticut-based convention that’s been bringing together fans for over 20 years. Like many conventions, it’s changed to evolve with the times.

If you have ever attended a comic convention, you probably saw a lot of people dressed as their favorite characters.

The act of cosplaying has exploded in recent years. We hear from cosplayers attending this year's convention.

GUESTS:

  • Matt Daigle: founder of ConnectiCon, a Connecticut pop-culture convention based in Hartford
  • Paul Booth: professor of Media and Pop Culture at DePaul University
  • Andrew Liptak: author of Cosplay: A History and of the newsletter, the Transfer Orbit

Additional voices featured in this hour:

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1. Bringing CT fans together: A look at ConnectiCon and fan conventions (00:00:00)

2. B (00:13:59)

3. C (00:41:55)

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Today, we hear from the founder of ConnectiCon, a Connecticut-based convention that’s been bringing together fans for over 20 years. Like many conventions, it’s changed to evolve with the times.

If you have ever attended a comic convention, you probably saw a lot of people dressed as their favorite characters.

The act of cosplaying has exploded in recent years. We hear from cosplayers attending this year's convention.

GUESTS:

  • Matt Daigle: founder of ConnectiCon, a Connecticut pop-culture convention based in Hartford
  • Paul Booth: professor of Media and Pop Culture at DePaul University
  • Andrew Liptak: author of Cosplay: A History and of the newsletter, the Transfer Orbit

Additional voices featured in this hour:

Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Bringing CT fans together: A look at ConnectiCon and fan conventions (00:00:00)

2. B (00:13:59)

3. C (00:41:55)

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