Book Review: Tragedy Plus Time: National Trauma and Television Comedy by Philip Scepanski

Scepanski, Philip. Tragedy Plus Time: National Trauma and Television Comedy. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2021. Philip Scepanski’s truly excellent new book examines the myriad of ways that television comedy addresses national tragedies through humor resulting in opportunities to define and redefine the boundaries of American identity by breaking taboos and identifying what is acceptable … Continue reading Book Review: Tragedy Plus Time: National Trauma and Television Comedy by Philip Scepanski

Book Review: Enter Sandwich: Some Kind of Vegan Cooking with No Connection to Metallica by Automne Zingg and Joshua Ploeg

Zingg, Automne and Joshua Ploeg. Enter Sandwich: Some Kind of Vegan Cooking with No Connection to Metallica. Portland, OR: Microcosm Publishing, 2022.  Enter Sandwich is not simply a cookbook. It’s  a celebration of all of the fun, enjoyable and unexpected ways that seemingly unconnected currents of pop culture can intersect. After several difficult years rent … Continue reading Book Review: Enter Sandwich: Some Kind of Vegan Cooking with No Connection to Metallica by Automne Zingg and Joshua Ploeg

CFP: Romance/Popular Romance Fiction – Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Fall Conference 2023

NORTHEAST POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION, Hybrid, October 12 to October 14, 2023AREA: ROMANCE/POPULAR ROMANCE FICTIONDeadline: August 1, 2023 The Northeast Popular/American Culture Association (NEPCA) is seeking paper proposals on the topic of Romance/Popular Romance Fiction for its annual conference.  NEPCA’s 2023 fall conference will be held Thursday October 12 – Saturday October 14, 2023. Virtual sessions … Continue reading CFP: Romance/Popular Romance Fiction – Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Fall Conference 2023

CFP: Politics, Civic Life, and Pop Culture – Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Fall Conference 2023

The Northeast Popular/American Culture Association’s Politics, Civic Life, and Pop Culture area welcomes paper submissions from graduate students, educators, and independent researchers of popular culture. NEPCA’s 2023 fall hybrid conference will be held October 12 – October 14, 2023 at Nichols College and via Zoom. The deadline for proposals is August 1, 2023. We encourage … Continue reading CFP: Politics, Civic Life, and Pop Culture – Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Fall Conference 2023

CFP: The Body, Fashion, and Popular Culture – Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Fall Conference 2023

The Northeast Popular/American Culture Association (NEPCA) The Body, Fashion, and Popular Culture Area invites presentation submissions for NEPCA’s hybrid conference to be held October 12 – October 14, 2023 in-person at Nichols College and virtually, via the Zoom platform.  In alignment with this subject matter area at the national level: The Body and Culture is concerned with the human body as … Continue reading CFP: The Body, Fashion, and Popular Culture – Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Fall Conference 2023

CFP: Digital Media and Gaming Culture NEPCA 2023

The Northeast Popular Culture Association welcomes proposals in the area of Digital Media and Gaming Culture for its virtual conference to be held from Thursday, October 12 - Saturday, October 14, 2023. Submissions may cover any aspect of gaming, including but not limited to board games, role-playing, and video games, as well as aspects of … Continue reading CFP: Digital Media and Gaming Culture NEPCA 2023

CFP: Literature and Popular Culture – Northeast Popular & American Culture Association

The Literature and Popular Culture area for the 2023 Northeast Popular & American Culture Association conference is accepting paper and panel proposals from faculty and graduate students. NEPCA’s 2023 hybrid annual conference will be held from Thursday, October 12-Saturday, October 14, 2023. Virtual sessions will take place on Thursday evening and Friday morning via Zoom, … Continue reading CFP: Literature and Popular Culture – Northeast Popular & American Culture Association

CFP: Race and Ethnicity

The Northeast Popular/American Culture Association’s Race and Ethnicity area welcomes paper submissions from graduate students, faculty, collectors, writers, and independent researchers of popular culture. NEPCA’s 2023 fall hybrid conference will be held October 12 – October 14, 2023 at Nichols College and via Zoom. The deadline for proposals is August 1, 2023. We encourage panel … Continue reading CFP: Race and Ethnicity

CFP: ESOTERICISM, OCCULTISM, and MAGIC – Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA) Virtual Summer Salon

June 8 & 9, 2023 Virtual Conference http://www.southwestpca.org Submissions open on March 18, 2023 Proposal submission deadline: April 15, 2023 Proposals for papers are now being accepted for the SWPACA Summer Salon. SWPACA offers nearly 70 subject areas in a variety of categories encompassing the following: Film, Television, Music, & Visual Media; Historic & Contemporary Cultures; Identities … Continue reading CFP: ESOTERICISM, OCCULTISM, and MAGIC – Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA) Virtual Summer Salon

VIRTUAL: The Marx Brothers and America: Where Film, Comedy & History Collide by Robert E. Weir

ZOOM Webinar with Robert E. Weir: The Marx Brothers and America: Where Film, Comedy & History Collide Time: Mar 29, 2023 10:30 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register for free: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5816766624865/WN_yAYp6U88SP-fhSeF7FW5JA Description Author Robert E. Weir will deliver a presentation based on his new book, "The Marx Brothers and America: Where Film, Comedy and … Continue reading VIRTUAL: The Marx Brothers and America: Where Film, Comedy & History Collide by Robert E. Weir