This is the official blog of MCS - the Media and Cinema Studies Program in the College of Communication at DePaul University (Chicago, IL). Here you will find the latest updates from our faculty members about new research and publications, conference talks, sponsored events and more.You'll also find updates from current students and alumni (including career paths, publications and media events).

Monday 2 February 2015

MCS Presents: The Slender Man Who Loved Me - Horror, Folklore and Online Fandom

The Media and Cinema Studies program and the Digital Communication and Media Arts program present "The Slender Man Who Loved Me - Horror, Folklore and Online Fandom," a talk by Dr. Shira Chess. "The Slender Man takes on important cultural meanings in the age of the internet - meanings often neglected when the crime version of the story went reported in the media." Dr. Chess, Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia and the author of Folklore, Horror Stories and the Slender Man, will discuss the origins of the Slender Man and the impact of fandom on the original myth.



Monday March 9th, 2015
6:00 - 7:00 pm,
DePaul University, Loop Campus
Daley Building, 14 E.Jackson Blvd.
Room 1220
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