Monday, December 13, 2010

CFP - CFP: Annual Joint Conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture

CFP: Annual Joint Conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture/SWPCA Associations: Biographies Area

San Antonio, Texas: April 20-23, 2011
Proposal Deadline: December 15, 2010

The annual joint conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations/SWPCA will be held in San Antonio, Texas: April 20-23, 2011.

The Biography Area of the Popular Culture Association welcomes submissions from scholars of various disciplines.

The Biography and Popular Culture Area will examine the connections between biography and popular culture. Papers and full panel presentations regarding any aspect of popular culture and biography are encouraged.

Potential topic might include:
-Biography and entertainment, art, music, theater
-Biography and film
-Biography and criminal justice
-Television programs about biography
-Biography and urban legends
-Biography and folklore
-Biography and literature
-Scholarly Biography
-Controversial Biography
-Psychoanalysis and Biography
-Historical Biography
-Political Biography
-Autobiography

Prospective presenters should send a one-page abstract and a one-page vitae to Susie Skarl via email: susieskarl@gmail.com by December 15, 2010.

For more information on the PCA/ACA Conference, please visit the official website: http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/national.php