Call for Papers: Women’s Studies Area of Popular Culture Conference (March 2018; Proposals Due October 2017)

Holly Kent Announcement
Location
Indiana, United States
Subject Fields
Cultural History / Studies, Film and Film History, Humanities, Popular Culture Studies, Women's & Gender History / Studies

Call for Papers: Women’s Studies Area of the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Joint Conference (March 28-31, 2018; Proposals Due October 1, 2017)

The Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association invites submissions for individual papers, and for complete panels, for its Women’s Studies area, for its forthcoming national conference, to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from March 28-31, 2018.  Submissions will be due by October 1, 2017. 

We welcome papers and panels on any facet of popular culture relating to the study of women and gender, including, not by no means limited to:

·       Women’s participation in, and creation of, literary works and print culture

·       Women’s involvement as consumers and producers of film and television culture, and representations of women within television and film

·       Women as the subjects of, audiences for, and responders to advertising

·       Women’s engagement with popular music, as artists, consumers, and fans

·       Women’s engagement with social media and their work as bloggers and cultural critics

ALL PROPOSALS AND ABSTRACTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE PCA DATABASE FOR CONSIDERATION.  You can access this database here: http://conference.pcaaca.org/

Please send all inquiries to:

Holly M. Kent, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
University of Illinois, Springfield
hkent3@uis.edu

Contact Information
Holly M. Kent, Ph.D.Associate Professor of History
University of Illinois-Springfield
hkent3@uis.edu
Contact Email
hkent3@uis.edu