<p>CALL FOR PAPERS, ABSTRACTS, AND PANEL PROPOSALS Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association Annual Conference Thursday&#8211;Sunday, 1-4 October 2015  Cincinnati, OH  Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Address: 35 West Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, Phone: (513) 421-9100 Submit paper, or abstract (including the title of the presentation) to the Contemporary Studies Area on the Submissions website submissions.mpcaaca.org. Individuals &hell

<p>Videogame Cultures,  The Videogame Cultures Project Friday 11th September – Sunday 13th September 2015 Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom Call for Presentations: Videogames have probably become one of the most progressive mediums in the 21st century. The videogame genres and sub-genres are rapidly diverging and many concepts are merging with those from other media and &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/03/20/videogames-culture-conference-cfp/" class="more-lin

<p>CALL FOR PAPERS Journeys Through 1950s and 1960s Television An area of multiple panels for the 2015 Film &amp; History Conference , &#8220;Journeys, Detours, Breakdowns,&#8221; November 5-8, 2015,  Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club, Madison, WI (USA) DEADLINE for abstracts: June 1, 2015.  Proposals for complete panels (three related presentations) are welcome.  All proposals must include an abstract &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/03/19/film-history-con

<p>The Sixth International Digital Storytelling Conference is happening September 25-27 in Western Massachusetts. The theme is &#8220;Voices and Change: Activism, Education &amp; Public Service.&#8221; Please tell your colleagues and friends about this historic conference, the first of its kind on American soil! The conference website is live at <a href="http://www.dst2015.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.dst2015.org</a>. The conference will hosted by Smith College in Northampt

<p>The Third annual Fandom and Neomedia Studies (FANS) Conference will be held in Dallas, TX, on 6 and 7 June 2015. It is now accepting paper proposals. Fandom for us includes all aspects of being a fan, ranging from being a passive audience member to producing one’s own parafictive or interfictive creations. Neomedia includes both new &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/02/21/cfp-fandom-and-neomedia-studies-fans-conference/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span cla

<p>CFP: The Sci-Fi Project Wednesday 5th August – Friday 7th August 2015 Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom From the 10th century’s The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, to 19th century classics like War of the Worlds, to the universe of superheroes that populated comic books of the 20th century, to post-war television series like Star &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/02/21/cfp-the-sci-fi-project/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">C

<p>The section on Politics, Civic Life, and Culture for the 2015 Northeast Popular/American Culture Association conference is now accepting paper proposals from faculty and graduate students. This year, NEPCA&#8217;s annual fall conference will be held on the campus of Colby Sawyer College in New London, NH during the weekend of October 30-November 1, 2015. For &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/01/27/cfp-politics-civic-life-and-culture-northeast-popularamerican-cultur

<p>Science Fiction from Latin America: the (Re)invention of a Genre. This is the second event of the Science and Culture in Latin America research network, organised by Joanna Page (Cambridge) and Maria Blanco (Oxford). This symposium will explore Latin American contributions to the global SF genre, seeking to expand and challenge existing views of its origins and &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/01/27/cfp-reminder-science-fiction-from-latin-america/" class="more-lin

<p>100 to 200 word abstracts for papers, presentations, panels, and poster sessions taking a critical or historical perspective on comics (juxtaposed images in sequence) are being accepted for a meeting of scholars and professionals at the San Diego Comic-Con International, 7/9-7/12, 2015.  We seek proposals from a broad range of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives and &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/01/27/cfp-comics-arts-conference-at-comic-con-international/

<p>Panel: Teen TV Comes of Age: Industry and Representation in Young Adult Television Console-ing Passions: International Conference on Television, Audio, New Media, and Feminism Date: June 16-17, 2016 Location: University of Notre Dame Web link: <a href="http://www.console-ingpassions.org/conf-nd/" rel="nofollow">http://www.console-ingpassions.org/conf-nd/</a> In recent years, there has been a rise in popular, critically acclaimed teen-oriented dramas on specialized cable an

<p>Very Bad Things: Material Culture and Disobedience  Call for Proposals—2015 Emerging Scholars Symposium Winterthur Museum, Garden &amp; Library Saturday, April 11, 2015 &nbsp; The Center for Material Culture Studies at the University of Delaware invites submissions for papers to be given at the Thirteenth Annual Material Culture Symposium for Emerging Scholars. What happens when a &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/12/23/material-culture-cfp/" class="more-link">Cont

<p>The  Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies announces that the 8th edition of Celebrity Culture and Social Inquiry has been published. You may now access the newsletter for printing or review here.</p>

<p>Popular Culture Association of Canada (PCAC) 5th Annual Conference, May 7-9, 2015 Five Years of Keeping the Ideas Flowing &nbsp; The Fifth Annual Conference of the Popular Culture Association of Canada will be held at the Sheraton on the Falls Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada from Thursday, May 7 to Saturday, May 9, 2015. We &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/11/10/cfp-popular-culture-association-of-canada-pcac-5th-annual-conference-may-7-9-2015/" class="more-l

<p>SIXTH ANNUAL PROVIDENCE COLLEGE Undergraduate Research Conference on Health and Society Saturday, April 11, 2015 8:30am – 4:00pm – Harkins Hall and Slavin Center   The Health Policy and Management Program at Providence College is now accepting proposals from advanced undergraduates for our 6th annual undergraduate conference. The subject of this interdisciplinary conference is &#8220;Health &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/10/31/undergraduate-research-conference-a

<p>The Centre for Media and Celebrity (CMCS), in association with the Centre for Ecological, Social, and Informatics Cognitive Research (ESI.CORE), invites cross-disciplinary panel, paper and workshop proposals for the international conference Bridging Gaps – Higher Education, Media and Society. Accepted papers will be published as an open access edited book. Extended version of selected best &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/10/04/ryerson-university-conference-on-hig

<p>The Popular Culture Association of American American Culture Association reminds that November 1 is the deadline to submit proposals for the 2015 conference in New Orleans. Click here for more details.</p>

<p>World Fairs and Expositions Area, Popular Culture Association, invites proposals for its 2015 national conference, to be held 1-4 April 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The Area covers all aspects of research on world’s fairs and exhibitions; commemorations and celebrations; horticultural exhibitions (in which participants present gardens and garden pavilions; and more-theme specific events, &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/07/24/cfp-worlds-fairs-and-expositio

<p>Film and History ill hold a conference October 29-November 2, 2014 at the The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club in Madison, WI (USA) Numerous panels seek papers. Interested parties should consult the Film and History Website for details. DEADLINE for abstracts: June 1, 2014</p>

<p>The International Journal of Motorcycle Studies (IJMS), the only online, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to motorcycle culture, will be hosting its conference at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, JULY 17-19, 2014.  IJMS is dedicated to the study and discussion of motorcycling culture in all its forms—from the experience of riding and racing to the history &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/02/05/motorcycle-culture-conference/" class="more-link">Continue

<p>The Religion and American Culture Caucus of the American Studies Association promotes engagement with scholarship on American religion by organizing and supporting submissions to the Annual Meeting of the American Studies Association, which will next meet November 6-9, 2014, in Los Angeles. RACC invites scholars, activists, librarians, artists, and others to submit proposals on “The Fun &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/12/13/religion-and-american-culture-caucus/"