The possible list of topics includes but is not limited to:

History of role-playing games
Theoretical analyses of role-playing in tabletop, live-action and online role-playing games
Case studies of role-playing games
Typologies and ways of interpreting role-playing games and game cultures
The social roles, structure and activities of player communities
Learning in and education with role-playing cultures
Technologically enchanced role-playing
Ludological approaches to role-playing games
The future of role-playing