We are so very pleased to announce our Keynote Speaker for the 2021 NEPCA Annual Conference is Dr. Henry Jenkins. Dr. Jenkins has and continues to be an important and valuable voice in the world of popular culture studies and we look forward to his talk on Friday, October 22 as our Keynote Speaker. NEPCA's … Continue reading Conference Keynote: Dr. Henry Jenkins at #NEPCA2021
#NEPCA2021 Digital Media and Gaming Culture Area CFP
The Northeast Popular/American Culture Association (NEPCA) is seeking paper proposals on the topic of Digital Media and Gaming Culture for its annual conference, occurring online from 21 October through 23 October 2021. In this area, we welcome a wide variety of papers on the subjects of digital media and/or gaming, both fields loosely defined. Submissions … Continue reading #NEPCA2021 Digital Media and Gaming Culture Area CFP
CFP: Performance Studies for #NEPCA2021
The Performance Studies content area of the Northeast Popular/American Culture Association is now welcoming submissions for our virtual Fall conference! The conference will be held Thursday, Oct. 21 – Saturday, Oct. 23. Image Source: Jay Galvin We invite the community to submit proposals for this year’s conference in the Performance Studies content area. (For a … Continue reading CFP: Performance Studies for #NEPCA2021
CFP: Race & Ethnicity at #NEPCA2021
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 2021 fall, virtual conference will be held Thursday October 21 – Saturday October 23, 2021. The deadline for proposals is August 1, 2021. We encourage panel proposals, as well as, individual submissions. Papers are … Continue reading CFP: Race & Ethnicity at #NEPCA2021
CFP: Politics, Civic Life, and Pop Culture Area for #NEPCA2021
2021 Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) Virtual ConferenceThursday, October 21-Saturday, October 23, 2021Proposal due: August 1, 2021 Papers for the Politics, Civic Life and Culture area of NEPCA explore the role of political actors, institutions, ideology, rhetoric, and satire in popular culture. Topics and themes may be drawn from all policy domains – both foreign … Continue reading CFP: Politics, Civic Life, and Pop Culture Area for #NEPCA2021
CFP: Animals and Culture
The Northeast Popular/American Culture Associations invites paper and panel proposals for its special topics – and hopefully continuing - Animals and Culture area! Paper and panel proposals that explore a range of animal-culture interactions are invited. Below is a list of possible topics but in general historical and contemporary analyses and interdisciplinary approaches are welcome. … Continue reading CFP: Animals and Culture
CFP: Romance and Popular Romance Fiction
The Northeast Popular/American Culture Association (NEPCA) is seeking paper proposals on the topic of Romance/Popular Romance Fiction for its annual conference. We welcome a wide variety of papers related to romance and popular romance fiction. Possible approaches can include narrative analysis of the romance genre, issues of representation in romance fiction, production and … Continue reading CFP: Romance and Popular Romance Fiction
CFP: Classrooms, Libraries, and the Academy
The Northeast Popular/American Culture Association’s Classrooms, Libraries, and the Academy area welcomes paper submissions from librarians, archivists, curators, graduate students, faculty, collectors, writers, patrons, and independent researchers of popular culture and information settings of all types. NEPCA’s 2021 fall,virtual conference will be held Thursday October 21 - Saturday October 23, 2021. The deadline for proposals … Continue reading CFP: Classrooms, Libraries, and the Academy
Book Review: Battle for the Big Top
Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American CircusBy Les StandifordHachette Book Group, 272 pages.Review by Rob Weir If you are under the age of 40 and have never lived in New York City, you may have never seen the “Greatest Show on Earth,” as … Continue reading Book Review: Battle for the Big Top
NEPCA2021 Is Ready for Submissions!
We recently mentioned that this Fall conference would be held virtually from Thursday, October 21-Saturday, October 23. We’re very excited for the opportunities this affords a great many of us during these times. We now invite the community to submit proposals for this year’s conference. In the past year, we have updated our areas and … Continue reading NEPCA2021 Is Ready for Submissions!
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