2026-05-25 –, Henley
The furry fandom has long been ignored by academia, but the tides are changing! Enter Furry Studies, the international conference of furry research, which held their first event in 2024. Join two of the conference co-founders - Vanguard and Spaxe - as they discuss the past and present of furry research, and look to its future.
Vanguard is a furry academic in the UK who has recently finished their PhD studying the furry fandom as a safe space to explore identity. One of the key goals of their work is to push back against the negative stigma faced by the community, and they are one of the co-founders of the Furry Studies international conference.
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