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NEw England Studies Area for PCA
<p>Call for Papers – New England Studies. The 2015 Popular Culture Association Conference will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from April 1-4. The New England Studies Area invites presentations on any aspect of New England popular culture: Film; Literature; Politics; History; Music; Food; Sports; Celebrities; Entertainment; Gambling/Casinos; Fishing Industry; Tourism, Economics, and numerous other … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/10/15/new-england-studies-ar
Oct 15, 20141 min read
Ann Axtmann Wins NEPCA Book Prize
<p>Indians and Wannabes: Native American Powwow Dancing in the Northeast and Beyond, by Ann M. Axtmann, Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press, 2013. Note: This book won NEPCA’s 2013 Peter Rollins Prize as the best book on a popular/American culture subject. In Ann M. Axtmann’s first published book, she explores Native American powwows, specifically in … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/10/15/ann-axtmann-wins-nepca-book-prize/" class="more-link">Continue r
Oct 15, 20143 min read
2015-16 Genocide Research Grant Applications
<p>The USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research invites applications from senior scholars for its 2015-2016 Center Research Fellow. The fellowship provides $30,000 support and will be awarded to an outstanding candidate from any discipline, who will advance genocide research through the use of the Visual History Archive (VHA) of the USC Shoah Foundation … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/10/04/2015-16-genocide-research-grant-applications/" class="more
Oct 4, 20142 min read
Ryerson University Conference on Higher Ed, Media & Society
<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 … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/10/04/ryerson-university-conference-on-hig
Oct 4, 20141 min read
One Month to Submit for the PCAACA
<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>
Oct 4, 20141 min read
Are You Getting Excited?
<p>If you’re not psyched already for NEPCA’s upcoming fall conference in Providence, RI, the New York Times gives you reason to get excited. Here’s a link to its story on visitingProvidence.</p>
Sep 30, 20141 min read
Latest Issue of Celebrity Culture and Social Inquiry
<p>Thee Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) announces that the Fall edition of Celebrity Culture and Social Inquiry Vol. 4 has been published. Highlights include: • Dr Mira Moshe’s anthology The Emotions Industry featured on Nova Publishers home page under the “What’s Special for September” section. Relations between fame and emotions theorized in Chapter … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/09/28/latest-issue-of-celebrity-culture-and-social-
Sep 28, 20141 min read
Kluge Fellowships Annoucement
<p>The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress seeks applicants for Kluge Fellowships in Digital Studies. The fellowship supports research related to the impact of the digital revolution on society, culture, and international relations using the Library’s collections and resources. Full information on eligibilty, tenure, stipend, and expectations is on the Kluge Center … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/09/26/kluge-fellowships-annoucement/" class="more-link">Co
Sep 26, 20141 min read
Please Register Now! (And book your room)
<p>If you have not yet registered for the fall NEPCA conference, please do so ASAP. Although you can register in person the process goes much more smoothly if you register in advance. Remember, you can pay by check or via PayPal. Hotel rooms are filling fast, so book your room now.</p>
Sep 25, 20141 min read
Call for Papers: Marvel Feature Films
<p>Marvel Feature Films edited by Robert Moses Peaslee, Matthew McEniry, and Robert G. Weiner, seeks contributions for said volume. The recent release of Guardians of the Galaxy marks the penultimate film in the so-called second “phase” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a group of big-budget tentpole films that include Marvel’s The Avengers, Captain America: The … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/09/24/call-for-papers-marvel-feature-films/" class="more-link">Continue r
Sep 25, 20141 min read
New Book on African-American Workers
<p>A Working People: A History of African American Workers Since Emancipation Steven A. Reich. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013. In 1982, William H. Harris published The Harder We Run, a concise narrative of black workers since the end of slavery that has been used in scores of undergraduate labor and African-American history … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/09/22/new-book-on-african-american-workers/" class="more-link">Continue reading <
Sep 22, 20143 min read
Don Piatt: Gilded Age Gadfly
<p>Donn Piatt: Gadfly of the Gilded Age. By Peter Bridges. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2012. The word ‘gadfly’ references those whose probing questions challenge constituted authority. It can also mean an annoyance of either insect or human form. Gilded Age journalist Donn Piatt (1819-91) was a social critic and a crank–the sort … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/09/15/don-piatt-gilded-age-gadfly/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-rea
Sep 15, 20143 min read
Books! Books! Books! (And by you, no less)
<p>Do you have a recent book you’d like to display at the fall NEPCA conference? If so, please contact Julie DeCesare and let her know you’d like to do so. Email Julie at: jdecesa1@providence.edu</p>
Aug 27, 20141 min read
NYLO Hotel
<p>The NYLO Hotel in Warwick has set aside 15 rooms for NEPCA. There are other options available under the Fall Conference tab. NYLO Warwick 400 Knight Street, Warwick, RI This hotel is a 16-minute drive to Providence College. It has reserved 15 rooms at $129 per night if booked before September 26. See <a href="http://www.nylohotels.com/warwick" rel="nofollow">http://www.nylohotels.com/warwick</a></p>
Aug 27, 20141 min read
Want to Host a Podcast?
<p>New Books in Pop Culture (<a href="http://newbooksinpopculture.com/" rel="nofollow">http://newbooksinpopculture.com/</a>) is currently seeking hosts interested in conducting interviews with authors of new books on popular culture. Hosting the channel is a good way to bring the work of scholars of popular cuture to the attention of large audiences. Interested parties should write Marshall Poe at <a href="mailto:marshallpoe@gmail.com">marshallpoe@gmail.com</a>. New Books in
Aug 20, 20141 min read
Hotels for NEPCA Conference
<p>Click on the Conference Tab above to find a list of suggested hotels for the 2014 NEPCA conference in Providence.</p>
Aug 17, 20141 min read
LAWCHA Labor History Award
<p>The Organization of American Historians and the Labor and Working-Class History Association is currently seeking submissions for the 2015 David Montgomery Book Award recognizing the best book on a topic in American labor and working-class history. This award is given in recognition of David Montgomery’s incalculable impact on the historical study of workers’ lives, aspirations and struggles … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/08/15/lawcha-labor-history-aw
Aug 15, 20141 min read
Would You Like to Display Your Book in the Providence College Library?
<p>“In celebration of the 2014 NEPCA Annual Conference, the Providence College Phillips Memorial Library + Commons will be showcasing an exhibit of recent books authored by NEPCA members. Ideally, we are looking for donations of monographs published within the past 7 years. The exhibit will be up Oct 2014 through January 2014. Space is limited and the deadline is August 29, 2014. … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/08/05/would-you-like-to-display-your-book-in-th
Aug 5, 20141 min read
Registration reminder: Second Notice
<p>Panelists who wish to be listed in the newsletter as an official registrant for the fall NEPCA conference need to send conference registration and payments have only until August 30, or NEPCA will be unable to confirm your upcoming participation or verify that you are on the program. A reminder also that you can pay either … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/07/30/registration-reminder-second-notice/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text
Jul 30, 20141 min read
Call for Authors: SAGE Encyclopedia of Advertising & Society
<p>Each 1,000 to 5,000-word article will include the name and affiliation of the contributor in the byline of the entry. This comprehensive project will be published by SAGE Publications and the General Editor, who will be reviewing each submission to the project, is Dr. Isabella Cunningham, The University of Texas at Austin. We are currently … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/07/30/call-for-authors-sage-encyclopedia-of-advertising-society/" class="more-link">Continue
Jul 30, 20141 min read
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