Monday, October 17, 2011

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

CFP: Annual Joint Conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations:  Biographies Area
Boston, Massachusetts:   April  11-14, 2012
Proposal Deadline: December 15, 2011

The annual joint conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations will be held at the Copley Marriott in Boston, Massachusetts,  April 11-14, 2012.

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, 2011.
For more information on the PCA/ACA Conference, please visit the official website:
http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/national.php