CFP: 2013 Annual Joint Conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations: Biographies Area, Washington DC, 3/27-3/30/13--Proposal Deadline Extended

CFP: 2013 Annual Joint Conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations: Biographies Area, Washington DC, 3/27-3/30/13--Proposal Deadline Extended

The PCA/ACA National Conference will be held March 27-30, 2013 in Washington, DC at the Wardman Park Marriott.

Proposal Deadline Extension: 12/7/2012

The annual joint conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations will be held at the Wardman Park Marriott in Washington, DC from March 27-30, 2013. 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

Submission Requirements: Abstract only, usually 100-250 words

Submit your proposal online: Go to http://ncp.pcaaca.org. Instructions for logging in and submitting 

proposals appear on the home screen of the site. Instructions are available also here:http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/instructions.php

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

Thank you in advance for your interest in this opportunity.  If you have questions or need more information, please feel free to contact:

Susie Skarl, PCA/ACA Biographies Area Chair
Associate Professor/Urban Affairs Librarian
UNLV Libraries
702-895-2141
susieskarl@gmail.com