<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 before 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 by &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/07/30/reminder-panelists-should-register-now-for-fall-nepca-connference/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span c

<p>Contributors are sought for Gladiators in Suits: Race, Gender, and the Politics of Representation in Scandal, a new collection to be edited by Kimberly R. Moffitt, Simone Puff, and Ronald L. Jackson II.  Contributors should submit 500-word proposals, including a one-page bibliography of working sources and a 100-word author bio by September 15, 2014 to GladiatorsinSuitsvolume@gmail.com Accepted proposals will be &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/07/24/cfp-edited-vo

<p>NEPCA can now accept PayPal for conference registration, renewing membership, and donations. You can access this by following the links under the Payments to NEPCA tab at the top of this webpage. Please scroll down for the category that applies to you. (We apologize for the text listings&#8211;WordPress architecture requires that we do it this &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/06/25/nepca-now-uses-paypal/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-read

<p>NEPCA is not, at this time, accepting any more proposals for the 2014 conference. Nut watch this page as NEPCA may put out a call for individual papers to fill panels. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>Former NEPCA President Mark Van Ells (Queensborough Community College CUNY) has just published American and World War I: A Traveler&#8217;s  Guide. It is available through Interlink Publishing: http://www.interlinkbooks.com/product_info.php?products_id=3213&amp;osCsid=1d8c94ee5b6a6753751471d413f22dai</p>

<p>Just a reminder that NEPCA must have your paper proposals in hand by 5 pm Friday if you wish to present in October.</p>

<p>For those who wish to stay in a historic hotel during the NEPCA conference in October, we offer the following option The upscale Providence Biltmore has reserved 15 suites available for $169 per night. It is located at 11 Dorrance Street in the ehart of Providence. Book before October 3 to secure the conference rate. &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/06/09/upscale-loding-in-providence/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Upscale Lod

<p>Some of the area chairs requested a June 1 deadline for proposals and some June 9. NEPCA is officially extending all deadlines to the week of June 9. We will consider any that come to us before 5 pm on Friday.</p>

<p>Need more incentive to come to the fall NEPCA conference? We&#8217;ve just learned that Providence will have a WaterFire performance on Saturday night&#8211;after our conference. If you&#8217;ve never seen one of these, they are spectacular. So if you&#8217;ve been dawdling on  submitting a conference proposal, now&#8217;s the time to send it in. NEPCA is still &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/05/14/waterfire/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="scree

<p>Call for academic editorial contributors to The SAGE Encyclopedia of Pharmacology and Society, a new 4-volume reference to be published by SAGE Reference. A striking rise in use of pharmaceuticals by Americans has been documented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over the last decade, the percentage of Americans who took at least one &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/05/12/sage-encyclopedia-of-pharmacology-and-society-cfp/" class="more-link">Contin

<p>What Is Rhode Island? &nbsp; CALL FOR PAPERS: “What is Rhode Island?” The Northeast Popular/American Culture Association (NEPCA) seeks papers that explore the nature, character, and perceptions of modern-day Rhode Island. Papers will be delivered at its annual meeting at Providence College October 24-25, 2014. Rhode Island is, by area, the smallest state in the &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/05/07/special-call-for-nepca-papers-on-rhode-island/" class="more-link"

<p>The deadline for proposals for the Clues issue on &#8220;Re-Evaluating Patricia Highsmith&#8221; has been extended to May 31. The Call for Papers is posted on http://tinyurl.com/aboutclues Elizabeth Foxwell Managing Editor, Clues: A Journal of Detection Current issue: Tana French and Irish crime fiction <a href="http://mcfarland.metapress.com/content/" rel="nofollow">http://mcfarland.metapress.com/content/</a></p>

<p>Screening the Non/human: Animals Representations in Visual Media  Non/human animals are consistently represented in film, television, and advertising as a means of entertainment in a diversity of ways that often overlook the oppressive dynamics that impede a politics of animal liberation.  Certainly, mass media is a powerful force in our everyday lives because it both reflects &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/04/30/screening-the-nonhuman-animals-representations-in

<p>A new project seeks essays of 6,000-8,000 words that explore television series about war. Despite the historical and social prevalence of military-themed programming on US television, there has been no thorough scholarly investigation of this phenomenon. This anthology seeks to rectify the omission and to identify what television, as a cultural medium, has added to &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/04/30/seeking-essays-on-tv-and-war/" class="more-link">Continue rea

<p>The Projector: A Journal on Film, Media, and Culture is seeking submissions for a special issue on digital culture. It is interested in essays that critically explore digital texts, the digital distribution and consumption of media, and various forms of online communication and cultural practices. Potential topics include (but are not limited to): Convergence Culture Remix &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2014/04/30/call-for-digital-culture-essays/" class="more-link">C

<p>Our dear friend Carol Mitchell, a past NEPCA president and current executive council member was recently awarded a pin for her service as Distinguished Professor of Humanities from her institution, Springfield College. Here&#8217;s a picture of Carol (on the right) receiving her award for the VP of Academic Affairs. </p>

<p>This three-volume encyclopedia is in the final stages with a few entries left to complete. The style of music for the remaining bands ranges widely. Each entry is slated for 4500 words with emphasis on band history and impact, selected discography, and bibliography. Short list of open entries is available upon request. Email: 100bestbands@gmail.com</p>