Two of our members Kellie and Jim Deys invite folks in the NEPCA community to this virtual book launch for a publication they both have forthcoming chapters in. We're including here the invite, the book description and the abstracts from Kellie & Jim for those that are interested in learning more. Join this Virtual Book … Continue reading Book Launch Invitation: Gen X at Middle Age in Popular Culture on 1/8/2021
Resources for Scholars
Call for H-PCAACA Network Editors and Review Editors
H-PCAACA is issuing a call for new Network Editors and Review Editors. If you are interested in joining H-PCAACA's volunteer team of Editors, please email us at editorial-pcaaca@mail.h-net.msu.edu with a C.V. and cover letter attached. This is truly an exciting time to study popular culture across disciplines .The editorial staff of H-PCAACA is dedicated to expanding the … Continue reading Call for H-PCAACA Network Editors and Review Editors
Sharing NEPCA Members’ Scholarship & Endeavors
Greetings NEPCA Community, We recently realized that we could be doing more to promote and cross-pollinate the research that our members are doing every year. We are regularly impressed with the different articles, books, blogs, and other academic (and creative) content that you regularly put out there and we want to make sure the rest … Continue reading Sharing NEPCA Members’ Scholarship & Endeavors
New York Public Library Research Fellowships
The New York Public Library is pleased to offer short-term research fellowships to support graduate-level, post-doctoral, and independent researchers. Individuals needing to conduct on-site research in the Library’s special collections to support projects in the humanities, business, and the fine and performing arts are encouraged to apply. Fellowship stipends are $1,000 per week for a … Continue reading New York Public Library Research Fellowships
Phillips Library Moving
The Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts is one of the nation's premiere scholarly collections in American history and literature. Since 2011, it has been virtually closed to scholars as the Museum has undergone extensive renovation. The Peabody Essex Museum has moved most of the collection to the town of Rowley, … Continue reading Phillips Library Moving
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: H-Sport Teaching Initiative – Syllabi and Assignments
H-SPORT is currently seeking contributions for our Teaching Initiative project. Presently, we are looking for syllabi and assignments that focus on media, literature, philosophy, law, policy, management, sociology, and history of sport. Because we are an interdisciplinary list other categories in the sport-teaching field are also welcome. Our goal with the Teaching Initiative project is to offer a … Continue reading CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: H-Sport Teaching Initiative – Syllabi and Assignments
Seeking Hosts for the Podcast New Books in Sports
New Books in Sports (http://newbooksnetwork.com/category/sports/) is currently seeking hosts interested in conducting interviews with authors of new books on sports. Hosting the channel is a good way to bring the work of sports scholars to the attention of large audiences. Interested parties should write Marshall Poe at marshallpoe@gmail.com. New Books in Sports is part of the … Continue reading Seeking Hosts for the Podcast New Books in Sports
Revised Edition of the Historical Dictionary of New England
Longtime NEPCA member and former president Peter C. Holloran (Worcester State University) has published a revised and expanded second edition of Historical Dictionary of New England (Rowman & Littlefield).
Pop Culture Institute at Bowling Green
"Exploring the Archives: Fifty Years of Popular Culture" For the second time, the PCA/ACA and Bowling Green State University are jointly sponsoring a summer research institute on the Bowling Green, Ohio campus from Sunday, May 21 through Thursday, May 25, 2017. This institute will introduce a small group of scholars from across the country and … Continue reading Pop Culture Institute at Bowling Green
Theo Bikel: Revisiting the American Folk Music Revival
THEODORE BIKEL While I’m Here Red House 286 Theo Bikel’s While I’m Here is a magical trip down Memory Lane. If this name rings no bells, your cultural/musical education contains a gap that this double-CD can bridge. Bikel (1924-2015) was a seminal figure in the middle period of the Folk Revival (1947-1965). Bikel was … Continue reading Theo Bikel: Revisiting the American Folk Music Revival
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