a footnote most of my readership will not need

[joculum]

I am stunned to find that the annual conference of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts has a roster of academic papers and participating academicians that puts the American Academy of Religion to shame in terms of quantity: and this is only on one interdisciplinary topic, even if it is explored from many different perspectives.

http://iafa.highpoint.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/35th-Annual-ICFA-Program-Draft-v2.pdf