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Sci-Fi Television Seeks Authors
<p>Scarecrow Press welcomes proposals on any aspect of science-fiction television, bur especially on the following topics: * The SF television of Gerry Anderson, from * Adapting print and film SF to television * Long-form SF storytelling on television, from Babylon 5 to Fringe * The history of SF television for children * Japanese SF television (in … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/02/10/sci-fi-television-seeks-authors/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class=
Feb 10, 20131 min read
Journal of American Culture Seeks Reviewers
<p>The following books are available for review in the Journal of American Culture. If interested contact Camille McCutcheon: CMCCUTCHEON@uscupstate.edu Armstrong, Tim. The Logic of Slavery: Debt, Technology, and Pain in American Literature. Cambridge, 2012. (262 pages). Curley, Stephen. The Ship That Would Not Die: USS Queens, SS Excambion, and USTS Texas Clipper. Texas A&M Press, 2011. (235 pages). … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/02/10/301/" class="more-link
Feb 10, 20132 min read
Book on African American Pulp Fiction
<p>Temple University Press has just published Pimping Fictions: African American Crime Literature and the Untold Story of Black Pulp Publishing by Justin Gifford. It s the first literary and cultural history of the African American crime literature. Temple is making the book available to NEPCA and PCAACA members at a 20% discount through its Chicago distribution center and online. You … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/02/10/book-on-african-american-pulp-fiction/" cla
Feb 10, 20131 min read
NEW PCAACA Newsletter
<p>The new PCAACA newsletter is now out, which includes early bird information on the 2013 conference. You can view all conference information and other organziational news at: http:/pcaaca.org/</p>
Feb 6, 20131 min read
Travel to Collections Grant at Dume University
<p>Travel to Collections Grant applications are now available from the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History at Duke. The submission deadline is March 29, 2013. There are three types of grants available. See details at: <a href="http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/hartman/travel-grants/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/hartman/travel-grants/index.html</a></p>
Feb 6, 20131 min read
Intellectual Property Panel
<p>A panel is forming on the politics and culture of intellectual property for next year’s Organization of American Historians conference in Atlanta. Anyone who is interested should contact the chair, Alex Cummings: alexcummings@gsu.edu The deadline for OAH submissions is February 28, hence time is of the essence.</p>
Feb 6, 20131 min read
Regional New England World History Conference
<p>The New England Regional World History Association’s fourth symposium, to be held at Salem State University on March 2. The theme this spring is “Connecting the Local and the Global. To see the schedule and other informationgo to the NERWHA Website: <a href="http://www.nerwha.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.nerwha.org</a></p>
Feb 6, 20131 min read
Journal Seeks Articles on Remixing
<p>The upcoming issue of M/C Journal is seeking papers that address the range of cultural practices characterized by “remix,” and the social, cultural, aesthetic, and legal contexts in which they operate. Areas under consideration include everything from YouTube and sound sampling to fan viding and ownership conundrums such as plagiarism, copyright violation, and fair use. … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/02/02/279/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="sc
Feb 2, 20131 min read
U2 Conference Set
<p>Registration is now open for the U2 Conference 2013: <a href="http://u2conference.com/register/" rel="nofollow">http://u2conference.com/register/</a> The schedule is posted here: http://u2conference.com/schedule-2013/</p>
Feb 2, 20131 min read
Penn State Travel to Collections Grants
<p>The Penn State Library offers travel grants to use material in its Special Collections. Information can be found at: <a href="http://dontcallusdusty.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-research-travel-awards.html" rel="nofollow">http://dontcallusdusty.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-research-travel-awards.html</a> </p>
Jan 28, 20131 min read
Films on Cuban and Cuban-American Life
<p>Two new documentary films explore Cuban and Cuban-American life. Cuban Roots/Bronx Stories (57 minutes) highlights the historical journey of an Afro-Cuban-American family, from Jamaica, to Cuba, to the Bronx. Diana, Ruben, and Pablo reveal stories of growing political awareness, overcoming the dangers of the streets, and coming into their own as Afro-Latinos in the 1960s … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/01/25/films-on-cuban-and-cuban-american-life/" class="more-l
Jan 25, 20131 min read
Cold War Fellowships
<p>The Center for the United States and the Cold War supports research on the Cold War at home and the ways in which this ideological and geopolitical conflict with the Soviet Union affected American politics, culture, and society. It is offering a dissertation fellowship and a post-doctoral fellowship. Applicants for the dissertation fellowship must have … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/01/24/cold-war-fellowships/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="scr
Jan 24, 20131 min read
Grants to Research Governors
<p>The Center on the American Governor, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University announces awards of up to $5,000 available to early-career faculty and researchers (no more than 8 years post-doctorate) interested in conducting research on the theme of: “The American Governor: Politics, Policy, Power and Leadership.” Applications are due on March … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/01/22/grants-to-research-governors/" class="more-link">Continue
Jan 22, 20131 min read
AHA Panelist Sought
<p>An American Historical Association panel titled “Contested Spaces: Gender and the Geography of Early American Cinema” seeks a third paper to complete a panel for the 2014 conference to be held in Washington DC. Hilary Hallett will chair the panel, and Kathy Peiss will comment on the papers. If you are interested in joining the … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/01/21/aha-panelist-sought/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text
Jan 21, 20131 min read
NEPCA Journal to Migrate to this Site
<p>NEPCA will continue to operate NEPCA Journal for several more weeks, but by mid-February the functions once fulfilled by the old Website and the Journal will migrate to this site.</p>
Jan 20, 20131 min read
NEPCA Executive Secretary Publishes New Volumes
<p>NEPCA Executive Secretary Rob Weir has published Workers in America: A Historical Encyclopedia. It has been published by ABC-CLIO.</p>
Jan 20, 20131 min read
Historical Journal of Massachusetts Seeks Contributors
<p>The Historical Journal of Massachusetts (HJM) is currently seeking articles about any aspect of Massachusetts history. Each 180 pp. issue includes 6-8 major articles, a “Teaching Resources Section” designed for 6th-12th grade teachers, a “Photo Essay,” an “Editor’s Choice” special selection, and 10-12 book reviews. Also included are studies relating to Massachusetts culture, literature, arts, and humanities. The journal … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/01/20/histo
Jan 20, 20131 min read
Audience Reception Journal Online; Seeks Contributors
<p>Participations, The Journal for Audience and Reception Studies has put its latest issue online. The current issue addresses a wide variety of topics including comic book audiences, music audiences, and audience involvement and new production paradigms. The journal is also seeking new contributions: submission guidelines. </p>
Jan 20, 20131 min read
Ethnomusicology Conference
<p>The Society for Ethnomusicology will hold its annual meeting at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown on November 14-17, 2013, with Indiana University Bloomington serving as the host institution. For the Call for Proposals, abstract submission instructions, and preliminary meeting information, please visit the SEM website and select “Conferences” / “Current.” The deadline for submission of all abstracts is February 15, 2013.</p>
Jan 20, 20131 min read
Canada-U.S. Border Conference
<p>The Culture and the Canada-US Border (CCUSB) network invites proposals for 20-minute papers, or full panels, for its inaugural conference to be held at Algoma University, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, from May 24-26, 2013. The conference theme is “Straddling Boundaries”: Hemispherism, Cultural Identity and Indigeneity.” Whereas border studies in North America has hitherto focused primarily on … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/01/20/canada-u-s-borde
Jan 20, 20131 min read
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