Tuesday, August 23, 2016

CFP: Genealogy and Popular Culture Area - 2017 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference (San Diego, CA)

For the second year, the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association will include a Genealogy and Popular Culture Area

Interested scholars are invited to submit papers for the 2017 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference in San Diego, California, April 12-15, 2017 Special Topics Area, Genealogy.

Academics studying and writing on American popular culture might examine genealogy within the context of television and literary disciplines, library and archival disciplines, American and public history disciplines, museum studies, or folklore. Proposals for papers or panel presentations regarding any aspect of these or other connections would be welcome.


Please submit a 100 to 250 word abstract on your proposed topic to the PCA website by October 1, 2016 as described here: https://conference.pcaaca.org/

Potential participants do not need to be members to submit proposals; however, membership in PCA/ACA and registration for the conference are required in order to present.

Please send all inquiries to:
Bruce E. Drushel, Ph.D.
VP Programming & Area Chairs, PCA/ACA

For more information see the associations' website at: http://pcaaca.org/national-conference