Call for Papers MAPACA 2008
Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association
Annual Conference October 30 - November 2, 2008
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Sheraton Fallsview Hotel & Conference Center
Reminder: Travel between the united states and Canada
now requires a valid passport
An inclusive professional organization dedicated to the study of
Popular Culture and American Culture in all their multidisciplinary
manifestations, MAPACA hosts presentations in a wide range of areas.
Those interested in presenting at the conference are invited to submit
ONE proposal or panel to ONE of the areas listed below. Please send
by e-mail a one-page abstract to the appropriate area chair by June
15, 2008. For further information, please consult MAPACA's on-line
newsletter, The Gazette, at www.mapacagazette.net.
PLEASE NOTE: Prospective presenters may submit only ONE proposal to
only ONE area. Multiple submissions, whether to one area or several,
will result in rejection of all proposals.
MAPACA Areas & Area Chairs
American Studies
Anita Vickers
Penn State Schuylkill
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Art:
Janna Eggebeen
Ontario College of Art and Design
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Beowulf to Shakespeare: Popular Culture in the Middle Ages & the Renaissance
Diana Vecchio
Widener University
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Built Environment & Architecture Culture
Loretta Lorance
Fordham University
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Children & Childhood Studies
Vibiana Bowman
Rutgers - The State University
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& Holly Blackford
Rutgers - The State University
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Comics, Cartoons &Video Games
Gary Earl Ross
University at Buffalo, SUNY
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Death in American Culture
J. Joseph Edgette
Widener University
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& Richard Sauers
Lenape Investment Corp.
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Design and Decorative Art
Sarah Lichtman
Parsons, The New School for Design
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Detective Fiction
Alexander Howe
U. of the District of Columbia
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Disability Studies
Alison Smith
Independent Scholar
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Education & Social Change
Earl Tai
Parsons, The New School for Design
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Environment & Culture
Tara Weiss
Kingsborough CC CUNY
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Fashion, Appearance & Material Culture
Joseph H. Hancock, II
Drexel University
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Film Studies
Ralph R. Donald
So. IL U at Edwardsville
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Food & Culture
Loretta Lorance
Fordham University
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Harry Potter Phenomenon
Richard Currie
Coll. of Staten Island, CUNY
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Horror
Lisa Miller
Pace University
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Internet Culture
Mary Lou Nemanic
Penn State – Altoona
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J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis: Books & Films
Bill Mistichelli
Penn State - Abington
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Latino/a Studies
Enrique Morales-Díaz
Hartwick College
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Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/
Transgender/Queer Studies
Cathy Leaker
Empire State College
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Music & Culture
Scott Henderson
Brock University
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Native American Studies
Ron Denson
Ithaca College
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Performance Studies
Louis Scheeder
New York University/TSOA
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Popular Culture & Activism
Alison Smith
Independent Scholar
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Popular Literary Landscapes
Bill Mistichelli
Penn State, Abington
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Popular Novels
Anne K. Kaler
Independent Scholar
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Religion & Popular Culture
Pam Detrixhe
Temple University
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Rock & Roll Culture
Thomas Kitts
St. John's University
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Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Cathy Leaker
Empire State College
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Sexuality & Erotica
Gary Earl Ross
University at Buffalo, SUNY
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Sports
Robert Trumpbour
Penn State Altoona
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& Ron Bishop
Drexel University
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Technology & Culture
Lois Ascher
Wentworth Institute
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Television
Scott Ash
Nassau Community College
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Theater Studies
Jason Davids Scott
University of California Santa Barbara
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Travel & Tourism
Gene McQuillan
Kingsborough CC CUNY
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Urban Culture
Blagovesta Momchedjikova
New York University/TSOA
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Violence & Society
Gary Earl Ross
University at Buffalo, SUNY
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Visual Culture
Tracey Bowen
University of Toronto
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War
Andrew Schopp
Nassau Community College
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Women's Studies
Annalisa Castaldo
Widener University
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Working Class Studies
Mary Lou Nemanic
Penn State – Altoona
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Special Session: G.K. Chesterton
Jill Kriegel
Florida Atlantic University
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Miscellaneous/Not Sure Where
Gary Earl Ross
University at Buffalo, SUNY
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