Wednesday, September 9, 2009

CFP - Pop Culture Conference

Call for Papers

Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association

Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture Area

The Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association annual conference will be held March 31 - April 3, 2010 in the Renaissance Grand Hotel St. Louis and across the street in the America's Center, in St. Louis, Missouri. Scholars from numerous disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests.

The Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture area is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of Popular Culture as it pertains to libraries, archives, museums, or research. In the past this has included descriptions of research collections or exhibits, studies of popular images of libraries or librarians, analyses of web resources such as Wikipedia and YouTube, and reports on developments in technical services for collecting popular culture materials. Papers from graduate students are welcome.

Prospective presenters should send a one-page abstract (electronic preferred) with full contact information by November 30, 2009, to:

Allen Ellis

Professor of Library Services
W. Frank Steely Library
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY 41099-6101
USA
859-572-5527
FAX: 859-572-5390
E-Mail: ellisa@nku.edu

For more information visit the PCA/ACA web site at http://www.pcaaca.org.