<p>Music is Power: Popular Songs, Social Justice, and the Will to Change. By Brad Schreiber. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2020. Viii + 218 pages + bibliography, index. Brad Schreiber opens Music is Power with a defense of protest music. It, like the much of this book, needs to be more precise. Schreiber is &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/05/18/book-review-music-is-power/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Book Review

<p>Call for Papers for Film and History area for the 2020 Northeast Popular/American Culture Association (NEPCA) annual conference scheduled for Friday, October 23 – Saturday, October 24 at the Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire. Dr. Carol Mitchell; Area Chair of Film and History Email: cmitchel@springfieldcollege.edu  Call for Papers: Film and History. The &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/05/09/nepca2020-cfp-film-and-history/" class="more

<p>The current COVID-19 global pandemic has changed life for all of us, both here and in other countries. The extent of that change may vary based on our professions, financial status, locations, health, and a variety of other factors. Yet, it seems clear that the pandemic has had a profound effect on all aspects of &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/05/06/nepca-cfp-covid-19-and-popular-culture/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">#NEPC

<p>Greetings members, I write to you today to provide you with an update about NEPCA and our plans for the fall.  Our goal is to be transparent about how we are moving forward and let you know that we&#8217;re trying o make the best decisions in a process where we don&#8217;t know how things will &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/04/11/nepca2020-conference-the-pandemic/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">#NEPCA2020 Conference &amp; th

<p>The Northeast Popular/American Culture Association (NEPCA) is seeking paper proposals on the topic of Fantasy and Science Fiction for its fall conference to be held Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH, on Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24, 2020. This conference marks the introduction to the Fantasy and Science Fiction area, which is &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/03/26/cfp-fantasy-and-science-fiction-area-nepca2020/" class="more-link">

<p>Why Disney Studies? Before I moved to New England and discovered NEPCA, I once asked the PCA/ACA about having a Disney Studies area for their national conference. I was told (and I paraphrase loosely) that Disney transcended too many areas to be its own standalone area. That, in my argument, is precisely WHY we need &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/03/20/cfp-disney-studies-at-nepca2020/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">CFP: Disn

<p>2020 Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) Conference Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 Proposal due: June 1, 2020 The Politics, Civic Life, and Pop Culture Area of NEPCA invites proposals from scholars of all levels for papers and/or panels that explore any aspect of the role &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/03/18/cfp-politics-civic-life-and-pop-culture-area-for-nepca-2/" class="more

<p>American Community: Radical Experiments in Intentional Living. By Mark Ferrara. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2020. 183 pp + notes, index. Many scholars have jettisoned the baggage-laden term “utopia.” Dictionaries often imprecisely define it as an imaginary and perfect society. Blame Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), who–in 1516–coined the term “utopia” for an eponymous and &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/03/16/book-review-american-community-radical-ex

<p>Call for Papers: Race and Ethnicity in Popular Culture 2020 Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference Friday, October 23-Saturday, October 24 Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire Proposal Submission Deadline June 1, 2020 The Race and Ethnicity Area requests proposals for individual papers or 3-4 paper panels to be presented at the 2020 &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/03/13/4051/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span

<p>CFP: World Literature – Northeast Popular/American Culture Association The World Literature area for the 2020 Northeast Popular/American Culture Association conference is accepting paper proposals from faculty and graduate students. NEPCA’s 2020 annual conference will be held from Friday, October 23-Saturday, October 24 2020 at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH. The NEPCA World Literature area &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/03/11/cfp-for-world-

<p>Call for Papers on the Fantastic (Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction / Monsters &amp; the Monstrous) The Northeast Alliance for Scholarship on the Fantastic and the allied Fantastic Areas (Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction and Monsters &amp; the Monstrous) invite paper proposals for the 2020 conference of the Northeast Popular Culture/American Culture Association (NEPCA) to convene at &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/03/09/call-for-papers-on-the-fantastic-for-nepca2020/" c

<p>Call for Papers for Special Session in Animals and Culture 2020 Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) Conference Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 Proposal due: June 1, 2020 The Animals and Culture area would like to invite proposals on the multifaceted roles and representations of animals &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/01/31/nepca-cfp-animals-culture/" class="more-link">Continue re

<p>Patriotism and Protest New England American Studies Association Annual Conference June 6, 2020 Lesley University, Cambridge, MA The New England American Studies Association (NEASA) invites proposals for its 2020 conference on the theme of “Patriotism and Protest.”  How have protest, dissent, and unrest shaped movements in American history and culture? What have been the defining &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/01/30/cfp-neasa-conference-2020/" class="more-link">C

<p>The 2020 Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) will host its annual conference this fall on Friday, October 23-Saturday, October 24 at the Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire.  We are looking forward to another engaging and rewarding conference for new and seasoned members alike.  We are seeking proposals for panels and presentations for &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/01/27/cfp-for-nepca-2020-is-here/" class="more-link">Continu

<p>Greetings members! We&#8217;re excited to finally share that the NEPCA 2020 Annual Conference will be held at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH on October 23 &amp; 24th.  More details will be forthcoming including the CFP but we just wanted to reach out and let you know to bookmark that weekend and we&#8217;ll see &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/01/17/nepca-2020-annual-conference-location-announced/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span clas

<p>Pick Up the Pieces: Excursions in Seventies Music by John Corbett. The University of Chicago Press, 2019. 475 Pages. Review by Randy Laist. What do you think of when you think about the 1970s?  Many people who are too young to have many first-hand memories from the 1970s, myself included, harbor a stereotyped characterization of the 1970s &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2020/01/08/book-review-pick-up-the-pieces-excursions-in-seventies-music/" class="more-link">Continu

<p>We just want to extend our deepest thanks for all of you who joined us in Portsmouth this past weekend for another great conference.  There were so many great papers and conversations that we saw happening in the sessions, at the reception and luncheon, as well as in the hallways and common areas. In the &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/11/19/a-great-thanks-for-another-amazing-conference/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Great