Update from the PCA/ACA–May Newsletter
- schiffnerhs
- May 2, 2013
- 4 min read
Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association
May Update
1 May 2013
NOTE: These links won’t work from here. Go to http://pcaaca.org/ for live links.
There’s a lot here, but it’s great stuff, so please take a look.
0. Calls for Papers – Regional conferences and dates1. Summer Writers’ Workshop applications are due 15 May2. Now hiring – two PCA/ACA jobs available
3. 2012 PCA/ACA Award winners – official list
4. Thanks for taking our survey!
0. Calls for papers for upcoming affiliated PCA conferences:
Can’t wait until next April to do more PCA/ACA work? We can’t either! Here are some other places to get your conference on:
Calls for Papers
Midwest PCA/ACA (St. Louis, 11 Oct) Deadline Extended: 15 May
Northeast PCA/ACA (Vermont, 24 Oct) Deadline: 10 Jun
Mid-Atlantic PACA (Atlantic City, 7 Nov) Deadline: 14 Jun
PCA South (Savannah, 3 Oct) Deadline: 15 JunConferences you could attend PCA of Canada, Niagara Falls, 9-11 MayPCA of Australia and New Zealand, Brisbane, 24-26 JuneInternational PCA, Warsaw, 22-26 JulyEU Pop, Turku, Finland, 31 July – 2 Aug
Applications now available, due May 15th
PCA/ACA Summer Writers’ WorkshopNew York University16-23 June 2013 Join PCA/ACA for summer in New York! Take part in our first writers’ workshop, an intensive weeklong experience where you can begin a new project or develop a work in progress. For more information, visit the website
Applications due 1 June 2013
Executive Director/ Events
The PCA/ACA invites applications for the position of ED/Events for one 5-year term (July, 2013 to June, 2018). The ED/Events is responsible for all planning of events, including the annual conference, as directed by the Executive Director Oversight Committee, and serves as the PCA/ACA liaison to the hotel during annual PCA/ACA conferences. She/he coordinates with the Executive Director/Operations (PCA/ACA’s chief financial officer), and submits annual conference financial reports. The ED/Events does not set PCA/ACA policy.
The position is part-time; benefits not included. The stipend is competitive. The contract includes standard 90-day probationary period and contract renewal is subject to annual evaluative reviews. The ED/Events may not serve successive terms. The successful candidate should be experienced in event planning and personnel management of at least a medium-sized academic conference or organization and have a demonstrable commitment to and activity in the PCA/ACA, and be able to work well with people and under pressure.
Applications should include a letter of interest, a statement of purpose, and a current CV. Applications should be submitted electronically to Joy Sperling, President, PCA/ACA (Sperling@denison.edu) by 1 June, 2013. The PCA/ACA is an EOE employer. Further information is available upon request. Executive Director/ Operations
The PCA/ACA invites applications for the position of ED/Operations for one 5-year term (July, 2013 to June, 2018. The ED/Operations is the chief financial officer of the PCA/ACA and is responsible for the management and oversight of all PCA/ACA fiscal matters as well as long- and short-term financial planning, investments, and the preparation of an Annual Financial Report, as directed by the PCA/ACA Executive Director Oversight Committee. She/he coordinates with the Executive Director/Events (PCA/ACA’s annual conference management and planning). The ED/Operations does not set PCA/ACA policy.
The position is part-time; benefits not included. The stipend is competitive. The contract includes standard 90-day probationary period and contract renewal is subject to annual evaluative reviews. The ED/Operations may not serve successive terms. The successful candidate should be experienced in financial management, be versed in hotel contract negotiation for and oversight of at least a medium-sized academic body or organization, have a demonstrable commitment to and activity in the PCA/ACA as an officer or board member, and be able to work well with people and under pressure.
Applications should include a letter of interest, a statement of purpose, and a current CV. Applications should be submitted electronically to Joy Sperling, President, PCA/ACA (Sperling@denison.edu) by 1 June, 2013. The PCA/ACA is an EOE employer. Further information is available upon request.
Ray and Pat Browne Award Best Single Work: David Thomson
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2012
Ray and Pat Browne Award Best Edited Collection:
Chris York and Rafiel York
McFarland 2012
Ray and Pat Browne Award Best Reference/Primary Source Work:
Sianne Ngai
Harvard University Press 2012 Susan Koppelman Award Best Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Work in Feminist Studies:
Alma Garcia
AltaMira Press 2012
Emily Toth Award Best Single Work in Women’s Studies:Donna Knaff University Press of Kansas 2012
John G. Cawelti Award Best Textbook/Primer: Timothy D. Taylor The University of Chicago Press 2012
Peter Rollins Film Award Best Documentary: Jonathan Gayles 2012
Russel B. Nye Award Outstanding Article published in Julia Mason
Light for Light’s Sake: Thomas Kinkade and the Meaning of Style 2012
William E. Brigman Award Outstanding Graduate Student Paper in Popular Culture Presented at the National Conference: Brian Welesko “Interstitial Reality: Service Tunnels, Steam Pipes, and Glitches in Constructed Works” 2012
Carl Bode AwardOutstanding Article published in Ian Reilly
William M. Jones Award Outstanding Graduate Student Paper in American Culture Presented at the National Conference: Christian Elcock “The Psychedelic Movement Beyond the Sixties: Continuity and Discontinuity” 2012
Electronic Reference Award 2012:
Berg Fashion Library
Berg Publishers
PCA/ACA Lifetime Service Award:
Felicia Campbell
President’s Award for Exemplary Service:
Trish Cunningham
Joe Hancock, Brendan Riley, Jennifer Tebbe-Grossman, Ro Conforti, and Bruce Drushel.
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