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H.G. Wells and Bicycles: A Book Review
<p>The War of the Wheels: H. G. Wells and the Bicycle, by Jeremy Withers, Syracuse: New York: Syracuse University Press, 2017. Jeremy Withers in The War of the Wheels: H. G. Wells and the Bicycle provides the “first in-depth analysis of bikes in Wells’ long and prolific writing career” (p. 3). This book joins other … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/02/12/h-g-wells-and-bicycles-a-book-review/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">H.G. Wel
Feb 12, 20184 min read
Hockey Conference
<p>The Hockey Conference is a biennial event held at various locations throughout North America. It has instrumentally advanced scholarship on ice hockey, and brings together hockey scholars and community members interested in or working in hockey. The upcoming conference will be hosted by Dr. Cheryl A. MacDonald of the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Education … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/02/09/hockey-conference-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span cl
Feb 9, 20182 min read
Weir Publishes on Madame Sherri
<p>Rob Weir, Executive Secretary for NEPCA, has just published an article in Magazine Americana on New Hampshire eccentric Antoinette Sheri. It evolved from a paper he gave at NEPCA in 2016. Here is the URL: http://www.americanpopularculture.com/style.htm</p>
Jan 29, 20181 min read
NEPCA Seeking Area Chairs
<p>NEPCA currently has openings for three area chairs: Crime in Fact and Fiction (reworked area) Celebrity and Fan Studies Media Literacy (new area) If interested in chairing one of these, please contact Executive Secretary Rob Weir ASAP: weir.r@comcast.net Chairs must be NEPCA members (which you are if you have paid dues or attended the 2017 … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/01/26/nepca-seeking-area-chairs-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-re
Jan 26, 20181 min read
Providence College Undergrad Conference: Health and Society
<p>CALL FOR PAPERS: Undergraduate Research Conference on Health and Society Saturday, April 14, 2018 Providence College Attention undergraduate researchers and writers! Submit a 200 word abstract of your project to be considered for inclusion in the 9th Annual Providence College Undergraduate Research Conference on Health and Society. This is a great opportunity for advanced undergraduates … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/01/26/providence-college-undergrad-conference
Jan 26, 20181 min read
Gerald Ford Travel Grants
<p>The Gerald R Ford Foundation awards grants of up to $2,200 each in support of research in the holding of the Gerald R Ford Library. A grant helps to defray the costs of travel and living expenses of a research trip to the Ford Library. Overseas applicants are welcome to apply but the grants only … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/01/25/gerald-ford-travel-grants/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Gerald Ford Travel Grants</span
Jan 25, 20181 min read
University of Chicago Collections Research Grants
<p>The University of Chicago Library invites applications for the Robert L. Platzman Memorial Fellowships for the summer of 2018. Any visiting researcher, writer, or artist residing more than 100 miles from Chicago, and whose project requires on-site consultation of University of Chicago Library collections, primarily archives, manuscripts, rare books, or other materials in the Special Collections Research … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/01/22/university-of-chicago-
Jan 22, 20182 min read
Cold War Research Travel Grants
<p>New York University’s Center for the United States and the Cold War announces the Agnese N. Haury fellowships and travel grants for 2018-2019. The Center for the United States and the Cold War at NYU’s Tamiment Library supports research on the Cold War, especially on the ways in which this ideological and geopolitical conflict with the … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/01/21/cold-war-research-travel-grants/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span clas
Jan 21, 20182 min read
New York Public Library Research Fellowships
<p>The New York Public Library is pleased to offer short-term research fellowships to support graduate-level, post-doctoral, and independent researchers. Individuals needing to conduct on-site research in the Library’s special collections to support projects in the humanities, business, and the fine and performing arts are encouraged to apply. Fellowship stipends are $1,000 per week for a … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/01/19/new-york-public-library-research-fellow
Jan 19, 20182 min read
Race and Yoga
<p>The full issue of Race and Yoga 2.1 (2017) is available now. This special issue titled “Sassin’ Through Sadhana”, guest edited by Drs. Rachel Panton and Stephanie Y. Davis, features 7 personal narratives by Black women yoginis and teachers. Check out this important contribution by Black women whose voices and bodies are under-represented in mainstream yoga and … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/01/16/race-and-yoga/" class="more-link">Continue rea
Jan 16, 20181 min read
Race & Sports in Canada Conference
<p>Telling the Stories of Race and Sports in Canada: A Symposium, to be held at University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, September 28-9, 2018 by Miriam Wright Your network editor has reposted this from H-Announce. The byline reflects the original authorship. Type: Call for Papers Date: January 31, 2018 Location: Ontario, Canada Subject Fields: Canadian History / … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/01/14/race-sports-in-canada-conference/" class="more-link">Contin
Jan 14, 20182 min read
Horror Deadline Fast Approaching
<p>CFP: Horror Comes Home Deadline for Abstracts: 1/15/18; Essays: 8/1/18 The horror genre in film and television is no stranger to images of home. As Carol Clover notes, most horror occurs within a “terrible place,” often a space that, in fact, represents home, transforming it from a refuge to a prison or a supernatural battleground. How do … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/01/12/horror-deadline-fast-approaching/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="scree
Jan 12, 20182 min read
New England Consortium Awards
<p>New England Regional Fellowship Consortium Application deadline: February 1, 2018. The New England Regional Fellowship Consortium (NERFC), a collaboration of twenty-five major cultural agencies, will offer at least twenty awards in 2018-2019. Each grant will provide a stipend of $5,000 for a total of eight or more weeks of research at three or more participating institutions … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/01/12/new-england-consortium-awards/" class="more-link">C
Jan 12, 20181 min read
Phillips Library Moving
<p>The Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts is one of the nation’s premiere scholarly collections in American history and literature. Since 2011, it has been virtually closed to scholars as the Museum has undergone extensive renovation. The Peabody Essex Museum has moved most of the collection to the town of Rowley, … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/01/05/phillips-library-moving/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="
Jan 5, 20181 min read
From the Horses’ Mouths: NEPCA Conference Experiences
<p>Boston University graduate students Laura Brown and Nadum wrote about their experiences for the BU College of Communication newsletter. Click on this link to read their comments: http://www.bu.edu/com/resources/current-students/graduate/graduate-prize-student-summaries/ See–We *told* you NEPCA is a popular place to be!</p>
Dec 28, 20171 min read
CFP: Journal of American Popular Culture
<p>Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture, 1900 to present, seeks American Studies submissions no longer than 10,000 words in MLA format. Articles must by analytical, original, and focus on some aspect of American Studies, especially pertaining to popular culture in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Please go here for more details: http://americanpopularculture.com/journal/call_for_papers.htm If you would … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2017/12/27/cfp
Dec 27, 20171 min read
CFP: Black Ball
<p>Call for papers for the Annual publication Black Ball, published by McFarland Publishing. This is a peer reviewed journal focusing on the history of black baseball. The 2019 journal will include a special section focusing on barnstorming and minor negro league teams and their history. Send inquiries or papers to the editor, Dr. Leslie Heaphy. … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2017/12/27/cfp-black-ball/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-te
Dec 27, 20171 min read
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<p>Blood and Faith: Christianity in White American Nationalism. By Damon T. Berry. Syracuse University Press, 2017. In the epilogue to Blood and Faith, St. Lawrence University religion professor Damon Berry evokes the 2016 presidential election: “If the economic policies of the new administration do indeed end up hurting the white working class that voted Trump … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2017/12/20/2731/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader
Dec 20, 20174 min read
Documentary Film Award Last Call
<p>PETER ROLLINS DOCUMENTARY FILM AWARD Awarded by the National Popular Culture/American Culture Association Deadline: December 15, 2017 This is a final call for film submissions for the 2017 Peter C. Rollins Documentary Film Award. Both short and feature-length films are eligible for consideration. Films must be 2017 productions, and must not have received commercial release. Please … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2017/12/13/documentary-film-award-last-call/" class="
Dec 13, 20171 min read
Masculinities Journal CFP
<p>Call for Papers for 9th Issue of Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture Critical studies on men and masculinities is a developing and interdisciplinary field of inquiry, flourished in association with the feminist and LGBTQ studies since its establishment in the 1980’s by the substantial efforts of authors such as Raewyn Connell, Michael Kimmel, … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2017/12/13/masculinities-journal-cfp/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span cl
Dec 13, 20171 min read
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