<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

<p>We are exuberant to announce this year&#8217;s winner of the Peter C. Rollins Book Prize: Amy Werbel&#8217;s Lust on Trial: Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of  Anthony Comstock. New York: Columbia University Press, 2018. pp. 391.  Here is a review by Katherine Allocco  (Western Connecticut State University)of this book which will be formally recognized at the &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/11/04/award-winning-book-lust-on-trial/" class="

<p>We&#8217;re coming up on two important deadlines! September 30 is the last day to register for NEPCA if you are presenting (check out the schedule). October 15 is the last day to register at the current prices (BTW&#8211;you can register here!). After October 15, prices will be updated as follows: Full-time faculty: $150 Part-time faculty, &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/09/27/upcoming-registration-dates-for-nepca2019/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span cl

<p>Call for Papers for Does the Matter of Britain (Still) Matter?: Reflections on the State of Arthurian Studies Today (A Roundtable) 51st Annual Convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association Boston Marriott Copley Place, in Boston, Massachusetts, from 5-8 March 2020 Paper abstracts are due by 30 September 2019 Session organized by Michael A. Torregrossa, &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/07/26/cfp-does-the-matter-of-britain-still-matter-reflections-on-the-s

<p>Communes in America, 1975-2000. By Timothy Miller. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2019. 148 pp. + appendices, notes, bibliography, index. If I asked you what decade of American history had the most active communes (1,378) and you guessed the 1970s, congratulations. But it might surprise you to learn that the first decade of the 21st &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/07/24/book-review-communes-in-america-1975-2000/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span

<p>Call for Papers for Saving the Day: Accessing Comics in the Twentieth-First Century (A Roundtable) 51st Annual Convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association Boston Marriott Copley Place, in Boston, Massachusetts, from 5-8 March 2020 Paper abstracts are due by 30 September 2019 Session organized by Michael A. Torregrossa, The Medieval Comics Project, and Carl &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/07/22/cfp-saving-the-day-accessing-comics-in-the-twentieth-first

<p>Call for Papers for Afterlives of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court 51st Annual Convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association Boston Marriott Copley Place, in Boston, Massachusetts, from 5-8 March 2020 Paper abstracts are due by 30 September 2019 Session organized by Michael A. Torregrossa, The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/07/19/cfp-afterlives-of-a-connecticut-yankee-in-king-arthurs-court/" class="m

<p>The 2019 Fall Conference is shaping up to be another excellent event.  We recently contacted those who submitted proposals to indicate if they have been accepted.  If you submitted a proposal, be sure to check your email ASAP! If you want to get a sneak peek at the tentative schedule, you can see the current &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/07/17/nepca-2019-fall-conference/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">NEPCA 2019 Fall&nbsp;C

<p>Thank you to everyone who submitted proposals and those who have been active in spreading the CFP as far as possible.  We have a fantastic array of submissions in so many different areas.  We&#8217;re hard at work, reading through them.  We should be sending out acceptance letters in early July.  In the meantime, feel free &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/06/16/call-ended-get-ready-for-nepca19/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">C

<p>While we&#8217;ve got proposals rolling in at a fast clip, we wanted to extend a little bit longer of an opportunity for people to get their proposals in so we have the best pool to choose from.  So if you haven&#8217;t submitted yet, then you better act now! The 2019 Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/05/28/extended-cfp-nepca-deadline-june-15/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">EXTENDED

<p>The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture seeks proposals for the following sessions to be held under the Medieval &amp; Renaissance Area of the Mid-Atlantic Popular &amp; American Culture Association at the organization’s 2019 Annual Conference to convene at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA, &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/05/15/cfp-sponsored-sessions-on-the-medieval-in-popular-cul

<p>In 2019, Marty Norden and Rob Weir edited Pop Culture Matters: Proceedings of the 39th Conference of the Northeast Popular Culture Association. One of the great joys of this publication is that it included numerous first-time authors. At some point every scholar is a neophyte in the publishing world. What are the secrets to getting your work &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/05/13/call-for-papers-the-secrets-of-academic-publishing/" class="more-link">Continue readi

<p>This is a Call for Papers for Film and History area for the NEPCA’s 2019 Fall Conference to be held November 15-16 at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH. Northeast Regional Popular / American Cultural Association (NEPCA) annual conference. Dr. Carol Mitchell; Area Chair of Film and History Email: cmitchel@springfieldcollege.edu Film and History. &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/05/10/nepca-cfp-film-history/" class="more-link">Continue readi

<p>2019 Conference of the Northeast Popular &amp; American Culture Association (NEPCA) Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH, Friday, 15 November, &#8211; Saturday, 16 November Proposals due by 1 June 2019 Crime and Scandal in Fact and Fiction welcomes proposals that explore actual crime, the representation of crime in culture, and fictional crime. Scandals of &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/05/08/cfp-crime-and-scandal-in-fact-and-fiction-for-nepca/

<p>On behalf of the New England American Studies Association (NEASA) Council, I’m very excited to invite you, your colleagues, and your students to join us at Fitchburg State University on June 8 for our 2019 NEASA Conference! Co-sponsored by FSU and Roxbury Community College, our 2019 Conference will offer panels and roundtables on the theme &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2019/05/06/neasa-conference-june-8-at-fitchburg-state-university/" class="more-link">Continue read