CFP: Racial Constructions and Considerations (11/15/03; PCA/ACA, 4/7/04-4/10/04)

CALL FOR PAPERS for the RACIAL CONSTRUCTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS Area of the National Popular Culture/American Culture Associations in San Antonio TX on April 7-10 2004. This will be a joint meeting with the Southwest/Texas PCA/ACA.

The racial constructions and consideration area is dedicated to discussing and dissecting the racial tropes and traditions which curse and guide our society. The racial constructions and considerations area is not designed to compete with the areas of various ethnic and racial concerns, but rather to complement them.

Last year we had speakers present on a variety of subjects, including the rhetoric between the Asian-American and the African-American radical groups during Viet Nam, Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, Cho’s I’m the One that I Want, and Vin Diesel.

Presentations can be on any subject, and are not limited to:

The Racist Dialogue of post 9/11

Holy Hoppin’ Hobbits! The racial constructs of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings

The X-gene in four colors: The X-Men and the Genetic Other

Immigration and Migration: Racial tensions during the early Twentieth Century

Eugenics and American policies during Pre-World War II

The hotel information is:

San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
1-210-223-1000, fax x6239

http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca/ <http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca/> is the website for the National PCA/ACA

300 word Abstract/Proposals due by 15 November, 2003. E-mail submissions are encouraged
Please include a brief biography for introductory purposes.

Amy Becker-Chambless, Ph.D. Candidate in American Literature and Film Studies

Dept. of English MS 3091

Texas Tech University

Lubbock TX 79409

Amy.Becker-Chambless_at_ttu.edu

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