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Check Out this CD from One of NEPCA’s Own
<p>Chris Gleason is NEPCA’s area chair for music. This CD shows that he can do a lot more than write and comment upon it! SADO-DOMESTICS Two-Egg Scrambler (2013) Self produced <a href="http://www.sadodomestics.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.sadodomestics.com</a> * * * * The Sado-Domestics titled their debut release Two-Egg Scrambler, but by my reckoning they broke considerably more eggs and raided the … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/01/06/check-out-thi
Jan 6, 20152 min read
Cine-Files Call for Articles
<p>The Cine-Files is now accepting submissions (4000-6000 words) for the “Featured Scholarship” segment of Issue 8 (Spring 2015), a special issue on film sound. Papers should make an argument about some aspect of cinematic sound. We welcome a diversity of methodologies. Though writing should follow traditional essay conventions (strong thesis, linear organization and development of argument), we … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/01/06/cine-files-call-for-
Jan 6, 20151 min read
CFP: Console-ing Passions Conference
<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
Jan 2, 20151 min read
Screening the Victorians in the Twenty-First Century – 2017 special issue of Neo-Victorian Studies
<p>Despite frequent predictions of their disappearance, appropriations of the Victorian era never quite seem to leave our film, television and computer screens. Indeed, in popular prime-time viewing from Doctor Who (2005-) to Sherlock (2010-) and Penny Dreadful (2014-), and in cinematic blockbusters such asSweeney Todd (2007), Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Crimson Peak (2015), the Victorians … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2015/01/01/screening-the-victorians-in-the-twenty-f
Jan 1, 20152 min read
Can Flawed Books Be Good Teaching Tools?
<p>Boom! Voices of the Sixties: Personal Reflections on the ’60s and Today. By Tom Brokaw. Random House, 2008. ISBN: 9780812975116. Historians study the past, but we know its meanings change over time. That principle extends to books written about history–some remain vital and others age more like beer than wine. Aging badly is especially … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/12/31/can-flawed-books-be-good-teaching-tools/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span
Dec 31, 20144 min read
Material Culture CFP
<p>Very Bad Things: Material Culture and Disobedience Call for Proposals—2015 Emerging Scholars Symposium Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Saturday, April 11, 2015 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 … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/12/23/material-culture-cfp/" class="more-link">Cont
Dec 23, 20142 min read
Celebrity Culture and Social Inquiry Vol. 8 2014 – Conference and Publication
<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>
Nov 29, 20141 min read
Andi McClanahan Profiled
<p>Check out the story that recently appeared on our colleague, Executive Council member, and all ’round good friend Andi McClanahan: <a href="http://thestroudcourier.com/2014/11/22/esu-professor-takes-an-active-role-in-understanding-pop-culture/" rel="nofollow">http://thestroudcourier.com/2014/11/22/esu-professor-takes-an-active-role-in-understanding-pop-culture/</a></p>
Nov 25, 20141 min read
Call for Journal Article Submissions: Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Manga, and the World of Sequential Art
<p>CALL FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES The Middle Ground Journal ongoingbforum on: The Sequential World: Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Manga, and the World of Sequential Art Editors: Dr. Maryanne Rhett and Dr. Hong-Ming Liang Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and a vast array of other forms of sequential art pervade the world around us, but are only just recently … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/11/25/call-for-journal-article-submissions-comic-books-graphic-novels-manga-and-the-worl
Nov 25, 20142 min read
Publishing Opp for Foodies
<p>CFP: Food Issue of European Journal of American Culture For this issue we seek diverse perspectives that investigate the joys and sorrows of food within United States populations that have been influenced and/or impacted Europe. We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary papers that draw from cinema, music, document, visual and material culture, history, literature, philosophy, … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/11/21/publishing-opp-for-foodies/" class="mor
Nov 21, 20141 min read
CFP: Popular Culture Association of Canada (PCAC) 5th Annual Conference, May 7-9, 2015
<p>Popular Culture Association of Canada (PCAC) 5th Annual Conference, May 7-9, 2015 Five Years of Keeping the Ideas Flowing 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 … <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
Nov 10, 20142 min read
Lovely Note from Lisa Silvestri
<p>Ever wonder if giving a paper at NEPCA does any professional good? We won’t kid you–the job market is very tough–but sometimes good things happen to good people. At NEPCA’s 2013 conference, then graduate student Lisa Silvestri delivered a paper titled “Social Media at War: Shining, Happy People Holding Guns.” It was so good we awarded … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/11/10/lovely-note-from-lisa-silvestri/" class="more-link">Cont
Nov 10, 20141 min read
Job Posting: Springfield College American Literature
<p>Springfield College invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of American Literature in the Department of Humanities. Tine College Is seeking candidates with experience teaching pre-Civil War American literature with additional expertise in diverse literatures and film studies. A strong commitment to equity, diversity and student success is required. Responsibilities Include teaching four … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/11/08/job-pos
Nov 8, 20141 min read
It Came from the Internet
<p>Click here for “It Came from the Internet“ an interesting blog from the PCAACA H_net site</p>
Nov 4, 20141 min read
NEPCA Book Exhibit
<p>Thanks to Bob Hackey and Julie DeCesare for making pictures of the NEPCA members book exhibit available: Click here.</p>
Nov 3, 20141 min read
Ann Axtmann Book Award Statement
<p>The winner of the Peter C. Rollins Prize for the best book on popular or American culture published in 2013 is: Ann Axtmann for her work Indians and Wannabes, which was nominated by the University of Florida Press. Ann could not attend this year’s conference, but she sent this very gracious thank you, which was … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/11/01/ann-axtmann-book-award-statement/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Ann Axt
Nov 1, 20143 min read
Undergraduate Research Conference at Providence College
<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 “Health … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/10/31/undergraduate-research-conference-a
Nov 1, 20141 min read
The Civil War in 50 Objects
<p> The Civil War in 50 Objects. By Harold Holzer and the New-York Historical Society. New York: Viking, 2013. In a fascinating departure from the usual narrative accounts of Civil War history, Harold Holzer has assembled a text in which sundry stories are told using—as points of reference—physical artifacts from the era. Holzer, a Fellow … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/10/30/the-civil-war-in-50-objects/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-
Oct 30, 20142 min read
Chronological Bibliography of Early Occult Detectives
<p>Just in time for Halloween, past Clues contributor Tim Prchal (under his pseudonym Tim Prasil) is compiling a “chronological bibliography of early occult detectives.” Vol 30.2: Paranormal mysteries </p>
Oct 28, 20141 min read
PROVIDENCE WEATHER UPDATE
<p>It looks like the wettest part of the week will pass through on Thursday. Friday morning will be unsettled, but the rest of the weekend looks good. The forecast as of 9 am Thursday is: Friday: Rain in the morning, partly sunny shortly after noon. High 59, low 46 Saturday: Partly sunny. High 61 and low … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/10/23/providence-weather-update/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">PROVIDENCE WEATHER UPDATE</spa
Oct 23, 20141 min read
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