<p>Our world is a world of nations. The existence and fundamental importance of nations, national identities, or national boundaries is rarely questioned. Yet, the scholarly literature on nationalism has shown that national communities are socially constructed, that national identities are fluid, and that national boundaries are constantly contested. Clearly, maintaining nations requires a great deal &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/10/17/second-cfp-nationalism-and-p

<p>Star Trek: The Next Generation was far more than a simple reboot of Gene Roddenberry’s original sixties television program. A decade after counterculture’s end, the Watergate scandal and American “malaise,” and now in the waning days of the Reagan Administration, the crew of the Enterprise1701-D addressed the “next generation” of social, political, and cultural shifts &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/10/17/cfp-star-trek-the-next-generation-anthology/" class="more-

<p>Hey Folks&#8211;it&#8217;s just two weeks away&#8211;NEPCA&#8217;s fall, conference at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH.  If you are interested in coming as an observer, please contact Rob Weir.</p>

<p>Margaret Waltz, Guest Editor The editors of Societies Without Borders: Human Rights and the Social Sciences (SWB) &#8211; a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open-source electronic journal devoted to cutting-edge research on human rights and public goods &#8211; invite authors to submit manuscripts for a special issue on “Social Media and Human Rights.” With this special issue we invite submissions &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/10/11/call-for-papers-special-issue-on

<p>This is an open call for papers for the East Asian Journal of Popular Culture. This blind peer-reviewed journal is now looking for papers for its 3:1 and 3:2 edition. We are interested in papers examining any area of popular culture from the East Asian region. For edition 3:1 we are especially keen on papers &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/10/10/call-for-papers-east-asian-journal-of-popular-culture/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-t

<p>COMPARING JACKSON’S The Hobbit FILMS TO TOLKIEN’s NOVEL: : Text into Film   Edited by Dr. Janice M Bogstad Call for papers for an essay collection -12-15 essays of 6000-8,000 words in length. The deadline for receipt of an abstract, for consideration, is December 1, 2015. Final manuscripts are due March 1, 2016 with encouragement for &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/10/06/cfp-the-hobbit/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">CFP: The

<p>Jörn Eiben, who has served as an H-Sport Editor for two years, will be stepping down at the end of 2015. The H-Sport Advisory Board and Editorial Team thank Jörn for his dedicated service to H-Sport. With Jörn&#8217;s departure, H-Sport seeks to expand its team of volunteers to serve as editors for the network. What &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/10/06/h-sport-seeks-new-editor/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">H-Sport seeks Ne

<p>When Harley Quinn was added to the official comic book canon in 1993, it marked an unusual instance where an animated series for children influenced the comic books.  Since her first appearance on “Batman: The Animated Series”, Harley has since captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of fans, and her popularity continues to grow.  &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/10/01/call-for-chapters-essays-on-dcs-harley-quinn/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span

<p>On the Edge of the Panel: Essays on Comics Criticism Edited by Julio Cañero and Esther Claudio Cambridge Scholars Publishing, August 2015 A selection of papers from the First International Conference on Comics and Graphic Novels, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain, the essays reflect a variety of approaches to comics imaging strokes and words in having &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/10/01/new-book-of-essays-on-comics/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="s

<p>Scholars can now access revolutionary-era maps from leading cartographic collections around the world with one search. The American Revolution Portal features maps from the French and Indian War (1754-1763) to the early days of the new republic. The collection focuses on maps of European colonies in North America and the Atlantic world. Users can download &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/09/29/american-revolution-portal-database/" class="more-link">Continue readin

<p>Dr. Kristin M. S. Bezio would like to invite you to contribute to Arts and Humanities Leadership: A Reference Guide, a new 1-volume library reference to be published in 2016. The submission due date for articles is November 18, 2015. This cutting-edge reference is a unique opportunity to contribute to the contemporary literature, redefining sociological &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/09/29/cfp-arts-and-humanities-leadership-a-reference-guide/" class="more-link">

<p>The field of game studies has grown substantially since the turn of the century, and yet the field lacks rigorous reference collections on the cultural significance of video game franchises or characters. Such reference collections are needed as it can be difficult for even well-versed scholars to keep track of the range and complexity of &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/09/24/cfp-edited-collection-on-video-games/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="s