American Studies and American History - SWPACA

Deborah Marinski Announcement
Location
New Mexico, United States
Subject Fields
American History / Studies, Area Studies, Cultural History / Studies, Popular Culture Studies, Social History / Studies
Call for PapersAmerican Studies and American HistorySouthwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA) 38th Annual Conference, February 15-18, 2017Hyatt Regency Hotel & Conference CenterAlbuquerque, New Mexicohttp://www.southwestpca.org

Proposal submission deadline: November 1, 2016

Proposals for papers and panels are now being accepted for the 38th annual SWPACA conference.  One of the nation’s largest interdisciplinary academic conferences, SWPACA offers nearly 70 subject areas, each typically featuring multiple panels.  For a full list of subject areas, area descriptions, and Area Chairs, please visit http://southwestpca.org/conference/call-for-papers/ 

The American Studies and American History subject area allows for a broad range of topics that address historical influences on American culture and/or cultural identity. Papers from a historical, interdisciplinary, and/or transnational perspective are encouraged. Subjects may include, but are not limited to:

  • Labor
  • Class studies
  • Medicine
  • Regional and local history
  • Materialism
  • Urbanism
  • Public history and collective memory
  • Leisure activities
  • Entertainment
  • Ethnicity
  • Economics and American culture
  • Nationalism, citizenship, community
  • Specific eras/periods
  • American Studies as a field
  • Cultural history as a field

All proposals must be submitted through the conference’s database at http://conference2017.southwestpca.org/ 

For details on using the submission database and on the application process in general, please see the Proposal Submission FAQs and Tips page at http://southwestpca.org/conference/faqs-and-tips/proposal-submission-faqs-and-tips/ 

Individual proposals for 15 minute papers must include an abstract of approximately 200-500 words.  Including a brief bio in the body of the proposal form is encouraged, but not required.  

For information on how to submit a proposal for a roundtable or a multi-paper panel, please view the above FAQs and Tips page.  

The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2016.   

SWPACA offers monetary awards for the best graduate student papers in a variety of categories. Submissions of accepted, full papers are due December 1.  For more information, visit http://southwestpca.org/conference/graduate-student-awards/

Registration and travel information for the conference is available at http://southwestpca.org/conference/registration/

In addition, please check out the organization’s peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, at http://journaldialogue.org

If you have any questions about the American Studies and American History area, please contact its Area Chair, Deborah Marinski, Ph.D., Ohio University Southern Campus, marinski@ohio.edu

We look forward to receiving your submissions.  

Contact Information
Deborah Marinski, PhDAssociate Professor of HistoryOhio University Southern Campus
Contact Email
marinski@ohio.edu