WrestlePosium IV
April 1, 2023
8:00 am – 6:00 pm EST
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Check out the schedule for the 4th Annual WrestlePosium Forum below:
Introductions and Welcome from the Board
8:00 – 9:00 Presidential Address
MORNING SESSIONS
9:15 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Actual Health, Injuries, and Illness as a Result of Pro Wrestling Panel
- Fred Mason – University of New Brunswick
- Clare Warden – Loughborough University
- David Beard – University of Minnesota Duluth
- Connor Heffernan – Ulster University
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Representations of Health, Injury, and Illness in Professional Wrestling Panel
- Danielle Johannesen – University of Minnesota Crookston
- Nevena Martinovic – Queens University
- Lisa Butler – University of Chester
12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. LUNCH
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Wrestling in Cyberspace and Beyond
- John Withers – Gaston College
- Wrestling Video Games
- CarrieLynn Reinhard and Christopher Olson
- Queering of Masculinity in Vlogs
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Wrestling in Academia and Overseas:
- Rocky Colavito – Butler University
- Designing a College Course on Pro Wrestling
- Guillermo F. Rebollo Gil – Universidad Ana G. Mendez
- Interpersonal Relationships Through Pro Wrestling
- David Moon – University of Bath
- The Welsh Government and the WWE Partnership
ACADEMIC KEYNOTE
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Abraham Riesman
PROFESSIONAL KEYNOTE
5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Mike Lackey (Marvel WCW comic book author)
CLOSING REMARKS
5:50 p.m. – 5:55 p.m. – Wrap up and Thank Yous