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<div>Furry Studies is a global academic conference series that aims to bring together the voices of the academic community that are studying the furry fandom to share and discuss insights into the community<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The first Furry Studies conference took place on October 18th 2024 at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_Nieuwe_Instituut Het Nieuwe Instituut] in Rotterdam, the Netherlands with the theme "Being Furry". This formed part of the schedule of the [[Otterdam Furry Arts Festival|Otterdam Furry Arts Festival]] with [[Joe Strike|Joe Strike]] as the opening keynote speaker. The Organising Committee of this event were [[VanguardHusky|Reuben "Vanguard" Mount]], Tom "Jack Newhorse" Gellar, and Xavier "Spaxe" Ho, and the Call for Papers for this conference was released on Bluesky and into academic circles on March 25th 2024[https://bsky.app/profile/furrystudies.org/post/3kojxprodu427].<br />
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== Mascot ==<br />
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The official mascot of Furry Studies is Minerva, a non-binary owl who has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. They were designed by [[Reaperfox|Selena "Reaperfox" Thomas]].<br />
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== Attendance ==<br />
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! Year !! In-person !! Online<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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[http://www.furrystudies.org Furry Studies website]<br />
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[https://bsky.app/profile/furrystudies.org Furry Studies Bluesky]</div>VanguardHusky//en.wikifur.com/wiki/VanguardHuskyVanguardHusky2024-10-24T14:20:39Z<p>VanguardHusky: Created page with ''''Vanguard Husky''' (born January 4th, 1986), also known as '''Reuben Mount''', is a furry academic and Twitch streamer who lives in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midlan...'</p>
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<div>'''Vanguard Husky''' (born January 4th, 1986), also known as '''Reuben Mount''', is a furry academic and Twitch streamer who lives in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midlands Midlands of England].<br />
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His core research centers around the interrogation of the furry fandom as a safe space to explore identity; however, he also examines furry media such as video games and VRChat.<ref name="digra">[https://dl.digra.org/index.php/dl/article/view/2344/2341 Furry Ex Machina], Extended Abstract - DiGRA 2024</ref> He is currently particularly interested in the creation and curation of the [[Fursona|fursona]], which he delivered a paper about during [[Furry Studies|Furry Studies 2024]].<ref name="fsc">[https://reubenmount.wordpress.com/2024/08/17/i-bark-therefore-i-am-abstract/ I Bark Therefore I Am], Abstract - Furry Studies 2024</ref><br />
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== Hobbies ==<br />
Outside of academia, Vanguard's main interests lie in video games, of which he is a long-time fan. He streams gameplay on Twitch several times a week, reviews games for [https://thesixthaxis.com The Sixth Axis] and used to be heavily involved in Nintendo fan events. His favourite genre of games are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Eastern_role-playing_video_games#Japanese_role-playing_games JRPGs] of which he counts [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VI Final Fantasy VI], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Trigger Chrono Trigger] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ys_VIII:_Lacrimosa_of_Dana Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana] some of his all time favourite games.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
[https://reubenmount.wordpress.com/ Vanguard's research blog]<br />
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[https://twitch.tv/vanguardthehusky Vanguard's Twitch channel]</div>VanguardHusky//en.wikifur.com/wiki/Furry_StudiesFurry Studies2024-10-24T13:48:52Z<p>VanguardHusky: Created page with 'Furry Studies is a global academic conference series that aims to bring together the voices of the academic community that are studying the furry fandom to share and discuss i...'</p>
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<div>Furry Studies is a global academic conference series that aims to bring together the voices of the academic community that are studying the furry fandom to share and discuss insights into the community<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
<br />
The first Furry Studies conference took place on October 18th 2024 at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_Nieuwe_Instituut Het Nieuwe Instituut] in Rotterdam, the Netherlands with the theme "Being Furry". This formed part of the schedule of the [[Otterdam Furry Arts Festival|Otterdam Furry Arts Festival]] with [[Joe Strike|Joe Strike]] as the opening keynote speaker. The Organising Committee of this event were Reuben "Vanguard" Mount, Tom "Jack Newhorse" Gellar, and Xavier "Spaxe" Ho, and the Call for Papers for this conference was released on Bluesky and into academic circles on March 25th 2024[https://bsky.app/profile/furrystudies.org/post/3kojxprodu427].<br />
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== Mascot ==<br />
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The official mascot of Furry Studies is Minerva, a non-binary owl who has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. They were designed by [[Reaperfox|Selena "Reaperfox" Thomas]].<br />
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== Attendance ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year !! In-person !! Online<br />
|-<br />
| 2024 || 15 || 31 <br />
|}<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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[http://www.furrystudies.org Furry Studies website]<br />
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[https://bsky.app/profile/furrystudies.org Furry Studies Bluesky]</div>VanguardHusky