Apologies for cross-posting. If interested, please contact the area chair as listed below. See you in Phildelphia!
 
Mid-atlantic popular | american culture association
18th Annual Conference
Call for Papers 2007 MAPACA Conference
November 2-4, 2007
Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel Philadelphia
 
Proposals for papers, panels and round-tables are invited for the 2007 MAPACA conference in Philadelphia, PA. The conference offers a wide range of research areas in Popular Culture and American Culture. These areas and their corresponding chairs are listed below. Please send a one-page (250-300 word) proposal to the appropriate chair before June 15, 2007. Include a brief CV or bio and any A/V needs. Please note: only slide projectors, carousels, screens and combined VCR/DVD players with monitors are provided. Single papers, three or four person panels, round-tables and alternative formats are encouraged. You may submit proposals to more than one area, but you may present only ONE paper at the conference. For more information (including descriptions of each area, how to submit via the post office and other conference-related material), please visit MAPACA’s online newsletter, The Gazette, at www.mapacagazette.net.
 
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: JUNE 15, 2007

 

American Studies

Anita Vickers

Penn State University

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Art, Architecture & Design

Raphy Sarkissian

School of Visual Arts

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Children & Childhood Studies

Vibiana Bowman

Rutgers, State University

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Comics, Cartoons & Video Gaming

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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Detective Fiction

Alexander Howe

University of the District of  Columbia

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Disability Studies

Alison Smith

University of Central Florida

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Education & Social Change

Gary Earl Ross

University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Environment & Culture

Tara Weiss

Kingsborough CC, CUNY

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Film Studies

Ralph R. Donald

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

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Food & Culture

Monika Bolino

Brown Medical School

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Health

Allan N. Benn

East Stroudsburg University

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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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Latino/a Studies

Suzanne Kaebnick &

Enrique Morales-Diaz

Nassau Community College

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Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Transgender Studies

Cathy Leaker

Empire State College

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Local Popular Culture

Annalisa Castaldo

Widener University

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Medieval Studies

Diana Vecchio

Widener University

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Music & Culture

Kimberly Golden

Independent Scholar

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Native American Studies

Ron Denson

Ithaca College

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Performance Studies          

Louis Scheeder

Tisch School of the Arts, NYU

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Popular Culture & Activism

Alison Smith

University of Central Florida

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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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Radio & Sound Technology

Joseph A. Tighe

Duquesne University

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Religion & Popular culture

Richard Currie

College of Staten Island, CUNY

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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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Shakespeare (and Friends) in Popular Culture

Annalisa Castaldo

Widener University

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Sports

Bob Trumpbour

Penn State Altoona

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Technology & Culture

Lois Ascher

Wentworth Institute

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Technology & the Home

Rett Lorance

Fordham University

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Television

Scott Ash

Nassau Community College

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Travel & Tourism

Gene McQuillan

Kingsborough CC, CUNY

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Urban Culture

Blagovesta Momchedjikova

Tisch School of the Arts, NYU

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Violence & Society

Kimberly Golden

Independent Scholar

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Visual Culture

Tracey Bowen

University of Toronto, Mississauga

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War

Andrew Schopp

Nassau Community College

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Women’s Studies

Sheri Weinstein & Elizabeth Dill

Kingsborough CC, CUNY

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Working Class Studies

Mary Lou Nemanic

Penn State Altoona

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Special Sessions

 

Apocryphal Biography & Autobiography

Rett Lorance

Fordham University

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Fashion & Material Culture

Raphy Sarkissian

School of Visual Arts

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The Harry Potter Phenomenon

Richard Currie

College of Staten Island, CUNY

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J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis: Books & Films

Bill Mistichelli

Penn State Abington

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Poser Art & 3D Animation Culture

Andrew Schopp

Nassau Community College

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The Power & Politics of Popular Music

Martin Butler

University of Duisburg

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Sixties Shockers & Surprises

Lisa Miller

Pace University

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The Starbucking of America

Andrew Schopp

Nassau Community College

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Or

 

Raphy Sarkissian

School of Visual Arts

Art History

209 East 23 Street

New York, NY 10010-3994

 

 

 





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