LL Killjoy's Cosplay Spectacular! (Cosplay Drag Shows)
LL Killjoy's Cosplay Spectacular! (Cosplay Drag Shows)
Busty Springfield has been performing and hosting in drag shows across Norman and Oklahoma City since 2018, using these platforms to raise money for multiple local nonprofit organizations (Sisu Youth Services, Free Mom Hugs, Other Options, Rainbow Youth Project), and to organize drag workshops and story times over the years. Currently, Busty is working on a Star Trek cosplay series that combines their interests in costume construction and queer performance art. Some of their regular cosplay looks include Mary Poppins, the Fairy Godmother (Shrek 2), Mystique (X-Men), Spock (Star Trek TOS), and Seven of Nine (Star Trek Voyager). As someone on the autism spectrum, Busty has future aspirations to establish a dialog for how cosplay and drag spaces can better accommodate neurodivergent and differently abled members of both communities.
LL Killjoy's Cosplay Spectacular! (Cosplay Drag Shows)
Academic writing is meant to reward research, reasoning, and intellectual honesty. This panel examines what happens when those standards break down, from poorly supported arguments to institutional responses that undermine education itself. Using anonymized and hypothetical scenarios, panelists explore how bad writing, misplaced outrage, and weak oversight collide, along with what students, educators, and readers should actually expect from higher education.
In today's cosplay culture, you don't always need to be the most accurate. Sometimes it's fun to bling out your cosplays and go crazy! From added jewelry, larger body proportions, to added embellishments get tips on making extravagant cosplays for competition or galas.
What would the world of fandom look like if Star Trek had never appeared on television? Without “Wagon Train to the Stars,” science-fiction culture might have taken very different paths. This panel imagines an alternate pop-culture history where other series, films, or genres filled that gap. Which stories might have inspired the same generation of fans and shaped conventions as we know them today?
Audience members play snatch game with cosplayers acting in character the entire time! Sure to be a lot of fun and hilarity ensues!