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Calls for Papers: Writing and Publishing
<p>Here’s the late calls-for-papers that might be of interest to our members. Dovetail Labs/Freelance Research Opportunity Media, Technology and New Generations: Representing Millennial Generation and Generation Z VIRAL MEDIA book Disability and the Media: Other Bodies Remembering Ntozake Shange Screening Non-Binary Bodies Voices on the Move: An Anthology of Literature and Art by and about … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/11/23/3381/" class="more-link">Continue
Nov 23, 20181 min read
Upcoming CFPs of Interest: Writing and Publishing
<p>There are some great writing opportunities coming up that we wanted to let you all know about. These CFPs cover a broad range with deadlines between next week and ongoing. Let us know if you end up pursuing any of these and the experience (it might help us better determine what CFPs to share forward … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/11/19/upcoming-cfps-of-interest-writing-and-publishing/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Upcomin
Nov 19, 201813 min read
Upcoming CFPs of Interest – Conferences and Workshops
<p>We thought it could be useful if we started pooling together some of the CFPs that we’re coming across to share out in case our members and others are interested. In this case, we have arranged them by chronological order from when the CFP is due. 21st Annual Women’s History Conference at Sarah Lawrence College … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/11/16/upcoming-cfps-of-interest-conferences-and-workshops/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="s
Nov 16, 20185 min read
CFP: The Horror of Relations: A Dark Philosophy of Interdependence Through Film
<p>NEPCA Commentary We came across this on Boston-Area Digital Humanities Listserv, which if you’re not a part of, you really should be. There’s lots of great projects being shared there as well as many (free) events and conferences on digital humanities in the greater Boston area. CFP The idea of interdependence is all around us. … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/11/14/cfp-the-horror-of-relations-a-dark-philosophy-of-interdependence-through-film/" cla
Nov 14, 20182 min read
Barbershop Music in Danbury!
<p>On the Sunny Side: The Danbury Mad Hatter Chorus, 1966-2016. Wynn Gadkar-Wilcox. Mad Hatter Chorus, 2017. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Mad Hatter Chorus located in Danbury, Connecticut, Wynn Gadkar-Wilcox has written the definitive history of the group. The Mad Hatters became a chartered group and official chapter of the Society … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/11/02/barbershop-music-in-danbury/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span
Nov 2, 20182 min read
The Fading World of Cinema: Review
<p>Repertory Movie Theaters of New York City: Havens for Revivals, Indies and the Avant-Garde, 1960-1994. Ben Davis. McFarland, 2017. Ben Davis’ excellent new book thoroughly explores the history, culture and importance of the repertory movie theaters that influenced the art film scene in New York City from the 1960s into the 1990s. In this well organized … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/10/29/the-fading-world-of-cinema-review/" class="more-link">Continue reading <sp
Oct 29, 20183 min read
Howard Bryant’s Searing Look at Black Athletes
<p>The Heritage: Black Athletes, A Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism. By Howard Bryant. Beacon Press, 238 pages, 2018. Once upon a time, black athletes were acutely aware of the “Heritage.” That is, they recognized that sports were inseparable from the quest for racial equality and social justice. ESPN analyst Howard Bryant sees Paul … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/10/29/howard-bryants-searing-look-at-black-athletes/" class="more-link">Con
Oct 29, 20185 min read
5 Days to NEPCA!
<p>Are you psyched? NEPCA’s annual conference opens on Friday and we’ve got a dynamic program on tap. You will get the latest program when you check in, but every change to the program between now and then can be viewed by pasting this URL into your browser: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQiIOFC7tTtrvkqsVeRLLUxAYRf0lKLHN1ImEZHtOy1hzstGdQ4N8AhC5LKhushHOr45rtfQxrJ3fQ7/pub Additional receipts are also available at check in, … <a href="https://nep
Oct 15, 20182 min read
Massachusetts Historical Society Fellowships
<p>The Massachusetts Historical Society will offer more than forty research fellowships for the academic year 2019-2020. MHS-NEH Long-term Fellowships are made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Society will offer at least two awards in 2019-2020. (See our ad in the H-Net Jobs Guide or visit our website for details.) The stipend, governed by an NEH … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/09/30/massachusetts-historical-society-fellowships-2/" class="m
Sep 30, 20182 min read
Berkshire Book Prize Nominations Open
<p>Now Accepting Nominations for the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians’ Book Prizes Deadline for Nominations: November 1, 2018 To nominate a book, see: https://berksconference.org/prizes/ Description of Prizes We invite publishers and authors to submit books published in the year 2018 for consideration for the Berkshire Conference Book Prizes. The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians annually … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/09/28/berkshire-book-pri
Sep 28, 20182 min read
New England Studies at PCA CFP
<p>NEW ENGLAND STUDIES — CALL FOR PAPERS (2019) The 2019 Popular Culture/American Culture Association Conference will be held in Washington, DC, April 17-20, 2019,. The New England Studies Area invites presentations on any aspect of New England popular culture: Architecture; Art; Ecology/Environment; Economics; Fashion; Film and Theater, especially films made in New England, and plays … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/09/21/new-england-studies-at-pca-cfp/" class
Sep 21, 20183 min read
Dissertation Prize
<p>George E. Pozzetta Dissertation AwardEach year the Immigration and Ethnic History Society awards the George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award. For the 2019 award, it will invite applications from any Ph.D. candidate who will have completed qualifying exams by 2018, and whose thesis focuses on American immigration, emigration, or ethnic history. The award provides two grants of $1000 … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/09/20/dissertation-prize/" class="more-link">Continu
Sep 20, 20181 min read
Call for Papers: 2019 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference — Washington, DC (April 17-20, 2019)
<p>Call for Papers: 2019 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference — Washington, DC (April 17-20, 2019) The Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association annual conference will be held on Wednesday April 17 through Saturday April 20, 2019 at the Wardman Park Marriott in Washington, DC. Scholars from a wide variety of disciplines will meet to share their … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/09/10/all-for-papers-2019-popular-cult
Sep 10, 20181 min read
Call for H-PCAACA Network Editors and Review Editors
<p>H-PCAACA is issuing a call for new Network Editors and Review Editors. If you are interested in joining H-PCAACA’s volunteer team of Editors, please email us at editorial-pcaaca@mail.h-net.msu.edu with a C.V. and cover letter attached. This is truly an exciting time to study popular culture across disciplines .The editorial staff of H-PCAACA is dedicated to expanding the … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/07/24/call-for-h-pcaaca-network-editors-and-review-edit
Jul 24, 20182 min read
PCA Awards Committees Seeking Judges
<p>The following PCA Awards Committees need additional judges/members for the 2019 awards competition (<a href="https://pcaaca.org/awards/literary-film-electronic-awards" rel="nofollow">https://pcaaca.org/awards/literary-film-electronic-awards</a>): Ray & Pat Browne Award for the Best Single Work by One or More Authors in Popular Culture and American Culture Committee Ray & Pat Browne Award for the Best Edited Collection Committee Ray and Pat Browne Award for the Best
Jul 8, 20181 min read
Norse Mythology in Popular Culture
<p>More than Marvel: Representations of Norse Mythology in Contemporary Popular Culture Sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture 54th International Congress on Medieval Studies Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 9-12 May 2019 Proposals due by 15 September 2018 Myths and legends from the Middle … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/06/27/norse-mythology-in-popular-culture/" class="more-l
Jun 27, 20183 min read
ONLY 48 HOURS LEFT
<p>The deadline for sending a proposal for NEPCA’s fall conference is midnight on June 1. Please send your proposals now as NEPCA will only solicit papers to round out existing panels after the deadline passes. All details for applying can be found on the tab above marked 2018 Conference.</p>
May 30, 20181 min read
Soccer Conference in Cambridge MA
<p>May 31-June 2nd Cambridge, MA The third conference in the series on Soccer and Globalization will focus on participation and inclusion in global sports and global history. Using a comparative perspective, we look to better understand how and why certain types of people are allowed to participate and others are not in a cross-section of sports, … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/05/16/soccer-conference-in-cabridge-ma/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="
May 16, 20181 min read
Women Warriors at NEPCA
<p>Women Warriors and Popular Culture: Representations across Time and Space Panel Proposed for the Fantastic (Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction) Area Sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture 2018 Conference of the Northeast Popular Culture/American Culture Association (NEPCA) Worcester State University, Worcester, Massachusetts 19-20 October … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/05/10/women-warrior
May 10, 20182 min read
LAST MONTH TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS
<p>Proposals for NEPCA’s annual conference are due June 1. Please submit your proposals ASAP. NEPCA staff know this is a busy time, but NEPCA needs to meet in June to assemble the conference and begin doing to scores of tasks necessary for conducting a successful conference. One click on the 2018 Conference tab will take you … <a href="https://nepca.blog/2018/05/03/last-month-to-submit-proposals/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text
May 3, 20181 min read
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