Call for Papers: Regional Cultures and Literatures, PCA 2020
CALL FOR PAPERS:
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: SESSIONS, PANELS, PAPERS
POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION
2020 JOINT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Downtown Philadelphia Marriott
Wednesday, 15 April, to Saturday, 18 April, 2020
For information on PCA/ACA, please go to http://www.pcaaca.org
For conference information, please go to http://www.pcaaca.org/national-conference/
DEADLINE: November 1, 2019
Join academics and professionals in Philadelphia 2020 explore various US regional cultures and literatures (this area has been created to merge New England Studies, Appalachian Studies, and Midwestern Studies, but has been expanded to include any US geographical region).
Topics of interest include:
- US Regional Rhetorics
- Tourism, Culture, and Environment
- Sports
- Literature and Popular Fiction
- Art, Photography, and Music
- History and Economy
- Film, Television, and other Media
- Politics of Culture
- Class, Gender, Race, Ethnicity
We are considering proposals for sessions organized around a theme, special panels, and/or individual papers. Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, typically with four papers or speakers per standard session. Presentations should not exceed 15 minutes. Working professionals, scholars, educators, and graduate students are all encouraged to submit.
Interested individuals are asked to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words (including presentation title) and complete contact information (name, institutional affiliation, mail and e-mail addresses, and contact telephone number) to http://conference.pcaaca.org.
(Although the site is pretty user friendly, find general instructions at
http://pcaaca.org/national-conference/proposing-a-presentation-at-the-conference/ )
Travel and research grants are available: http://pcaaca.org/grants/
Panel proposals of 4 speakers and/or discussion panels of 4-6 participants each are also encouraged.
Please include the following:
- Panel Title
- Name and contact information for the Panel Chair
- Titles and abstracts of each paper
- Contact information for each presente
For inquiries, please contact:
Adam M. Crowley
Husson University
2020 CONFERENCE DATES AND DEADLINES
August 1, 2019 Submission Page Goes Live
October 7, 2019 Early Bird Registration Rate Opens
November 1, 2019 Deadline for Paper Proposals and Endowment Grants
December 1, 2019 Early Bird Registration Rate Ends
January 1, 2020 Regular Registration Rate Ends
January 2, 2020 Late Registration Rate Begins
January 15, 2020 Brigman and Jones Awards Deadline
January 20, 2020 Preliminary Schedule Available
February 1, 2020 Presenter Registration Deadline – participants who have not registered are removed from the program.
February 2, 2020 Registration ends for presenters at midnight.
April 15-18, 2020 National Conference
All presenters must be current, paid members of the PCA and fully registered for the conference.
Refund requests must be submitted in writing. Full or partial refunds will be processed according to the following schedule:
Requested by Jan. 1: 100% refund
Requested by Jan. 15: 75% refund
Requested by Jan. 25: 50% refund
Requested by Feb. 1: 25% refund
After Feb. 1: 0% refund
Membership fees are not refundable.
Adam Crowley, PhD
Husson Universtiy