Call for Papers & Presentations
Radio Division
Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture
Association Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 12-15, 2003
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The 24th Annual Conference of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture
Association/American Culture Association will take place February 12
- 15, 2003 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The SW/Texas PCA/ACA accepts
scholarly papers from academics, students, and professionals for
presentation.
What topics are appropriate for the radio division? If it's radio
related, the topic will at least be considered. From programming to
law and policy to Internet radio to history to personalities to well,
you name it, as long as your topic fits under the radio umbrella it
stands a chance.
This year's radio papers included:
o The Liars' School: High Culture, Low Culture, and the BBC During Wartime
o The Bible and the BBC: Dorothy L. Sayer's Working-Class Voices
o Hucksterism on 20th Century America Radio ... and Brinkley Begat Bell
o It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got Those Spins: The Effect of
Radio Airplay on Jazz Album Sales
What is the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/American
Culture Association Conference like? First off, broadcast types
should know this is not a media conference. Media is but one of
several areas of study explored at the conference.
The PCA's mission is "to promote an innovative and nontraditional
academic movement in Humanities and Social Sciences, to provide an
outlet for scholars, writers, and others interested in the popular
culture, to share ideas in a professional atmosphere, and to have
papers presented at meetings."
The atmosphere is professional, but really very relaxed compared to
some media conferences. Interest divisions range from Radio to Folk
Ways & Ethnicity to Geography to History to Law & Culture to Creative
Writing to Music to Romance Novels to Religion to Visual Arts &
Architecture to Wars & War Eras to, well anything pop culture.
For instance, at the 2001 conference, you could attend presentations on
* Conflicting Inclinations: Latino/a Children's Literature Into the
21st Century,
* Sustaining the Grateful Dead Community with Digital Technology
* Patti Smith's Postmodern Punk Rock
* Musty Boxes Under the Stairwell: A History of a 100-Year-Old Texas Bank
* Here Comes Santa Claus: Promises, Expectations, and Television, 1946-1951
Though this is a regional conference, presenters come from all over
the United States, Canada and Mexico.
What do I need from you? If you are interested in presenting a paper
at the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture
Association Conference, then I need to receive the following via mail
or e-mail no later than November 4, 2002:
1) A 100 - 300 word paper proposal
2) A brief biographical sketch
Please Note: You should not have presented your paper elsewhere.
Final decisions should be made no later than December 2, 2002.
Send your proposals to:
Paul MacArthur
Assistant Professor
Radio Television Department
Sam Houston State University
Box 2207
Huntsville, TX 77341
(936) 294-1344
rtf_pjm@shsu.edu
Please feel free to pass this along to anyone who might be interested.
-- Paul MacArthur Ph: (936) 294-1344 Assistant Professor Radio Television Department Fx. (936) 294-1888 Sam Houston State University Box 2207 Communications Building Room 123 Huntsville, TX 77341=============================================== From the Literary Calls for Papers Mailing List CFP@english.upenn.edu Full Information at http://www.english.upenn.edu/CFP/ or write Erika Lin: elin@english.upenn.edu ===============================================
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