CFP: Annual Joint Conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations: Biography & Popular Culture
St. Louis, Missouri, March 31-April 3, 2010
Deadline: December 15, 2009
The annual joint conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, March 31-April 3, 2010. The Biography and Popular Culture 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
· 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: susie.skarl@unlv.edu by December 15, 2009.
For more information on the PCA/ACA Conference, please visit the official website: For information on the conference, please visit:
http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/national.php
If you have any questions regarding the submission of papers, please feel free to contact: Susie Skarl, Urban Affairs Librarian, UNLV Libraries susie.skarl@unlv.edu
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
CALL FOR PAPERS: BIOGRAPHY SECTION - POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION
CALL FOR PAPERS: BIOGRAPHY SECTION - POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION
Popular Culture/American Culture Association National Conference
April 8-11, 2009
New Orleans Marriott
http://www.pcaaca.org
The Biography section of the Popular Culture Association announces a call for papers on Biography and Popular Culture. Please submit a proposal for a panel of four presenters or individual panelist proposals on any themes concerning political biography, historical biography, film or theater and biography, art or literature and biography, memoir or autobiography and popular culture. Panels run 90 minutes, each panelist has 20 minutes for presentation with questions and answers. Proposals must not be more than one page, include a one page curriculum vitae, make sure to include name, mailing address, institutional affiliation, phone number, and email address. Do not send proposals via electronic mail.
Send an email OR paper copy of proposals to
Susie Skarl
susie.skarl@unlv.edu
Urban Studies Librarian
LLB 1174
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(702) 895-2141
Fax: (702) 895-2147
Please include your name, affiliation, mailing address, email address, and
phone number
Deadline for proposal submissions is December 15, 2008.
Popular Culture/American Culture Association National Conference
April 8-11, 2009
New Orleans Marriott
http://www.pcaaca.org
The Biography section of the Popular Culture Association announces a call for papers on Biography and Popular Culture. Please submit a proposal for a panel of four presenters or individual panelist proposals on any themes concerning political biography, historical biography, film or theater and biography, art or literature and biography, memoir or autobiography and popular culture. Panels run 90 minutes, each panelist has 20 minutes for presentation with questions and answers. Proposals must not be more than one page, include a one page curriculum vitae, make sure to include name, mailing address, institutional affiliation, phone number, and email address. Do not send proposals via electronic mail.
Send an email OR paper copy of proposals to
Susie Skarl
susie.skarl@unlv.edu
Urban Studies Librarian
LLB 1174
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(702) 895-2141
Fax: (702) 895-2147
Please include your name, affiliation, mailing address, email address, and
phone number
Deadline for proposal submissions is December 15, 2008.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
CFP: BIOGRAPHY SECTION - POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION
CFP: BIOGRAPHY SECTION - POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION
http://www.pcaaca.org/
2009 National Conference to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Wednesday, April 8 through Saturday April 11.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Biography section of the Popular Culture Association announces a call for papers on Biography and Popular Culture. Please submit a proposal for a panel of four presenters or individual panelist proposals on any themes concerning political biography, historical biography, film or theater and biography, art or literature and biography, memoir or autobiography and popular culture. Panels run 90 minutes, each panelist has 20 minutes for presentation with questions and answers. Proposals must not be more than one page, include a one page curriculum vitae, make sure to include name, mailing address, institutional affiliation, phone number, and email address. Do not send proposals via electronic mail.
Send a paper copy of proposals to
Susie Skarl
Urban Studies Librarian
LLB 1174
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(702) 895-2141
Fax: (702) 895-2147
susie.skarl@unlv.edu
Deadline for proposal submissions is 30 November 2008.
Thank you so much in advance!
Susie Skarl
http://www.pcaaca.org/
2009 National Conference to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Wednesday, April 8 through Saturday April 11.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Biography section of the Popular Culture Association announces a call for papers on Biography and Popular Culture. Please submit a proposal for a panel of four presenters or individual panelist proposals on any themes concerning political biography, historical biography, film or theater and biography, art or literature and biography, memoir or autobiography and popular culture. Panels run 90 minutes, each panelist has 20 minutes for presentation with questions and answers. Proposals must not be more than one page, include a one page curriculum vitae, make sure to include name, mailing address, institutional affiliation, phone number, and email address. Do not send proposals via electronic mail.
Send a paper copy of proposals to
Susie Skarl
Urban Studies Librarian
LLB 1174
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(702) 895-2141
Fax: (702) 895-2147
susie.skarl@unlv.edu
Deadline for proposal submissions is 30 November 2008.
Thank you so much in advance!
Susie Skarl
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Call for Contributions: Biographical Dictionary of New Chinese Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders
Call for Contributions: Biographical Dictionary of New Chinese Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders
Scheduled to be published by Edward Elgar in 2008-09, the Biographical Dictionary of New Chinese Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders will provide up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of major players of Chinese economy since the reform era began in 1978. Edited by Professors Wenxian Zhang and Ilan Alon of Rollins College, the emphasis of the reference book is on the movers and shakers of China’s new economy, highlighting notable figures from both the initial economic liberalization period and the renewed growth from the early 1990s to the present time. The geographic focus of the book will be the mainland China, and the majority of the subjects are mainland Chinese, defined as those who were born and brought up in China, no matter what passports they might hold today. The selection will be based mainly on the roles an individual played in the Chinese economic development, and people from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and other parts of the world who conduct significant business in the People’s Republic of China will also be included.
The biographical dictionary will contain 150-200 entries, each should be 300-1,000 words in length, briefly summarizing an individual’s life and careers, with a central focus on his or her accomplishments and the key roles played in the new Chinese economy. Three to five references should be provided at the end of each entry. Potential contributors may view the list of available entries at: web.rollins.edu/~wzhang/nce.htm. You may suggest other entrepreneurs or business leaders not listed along with a justification to the editors. Each contributor is expected to write five entries and 2,500 words, and, in return, will receive contributor acknowledgment in each entry and a copy of the dictionary when it is published. All entry assignments are due November 30, 2007 in Microsoft Word format. For additional information and entry assignments, please contact the editors at the email addresses below:
Professor Wenxian Zhang
Rollins College Box 2768
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: (407) 646-2231
Fax: (407) 646-2122
wzhang@rollins.edu
Dr. Ilan Alon, Petters Chair of International Business
Executive Director of Rollins-China Center
Rollins College Box 2722
Winter Park, Florida 32789
United States of America
Phone: (407) 646-1512
Fax: (407) 646-1550
ialon@rollins.edu
Scheduled to be published by Edward Elgar in 2008-09, the Biographical Dictionary of New Chinese Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders will provide up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of major players of Chinese economy since the reform era began in 1978. Edited by Professors Wenxian Zhang and Ilan Alon of Rollins College, the emphasis of the reference book is on the movers and shakers of China’s new economy, highlighting notable figures from both the initial economic liberalization period and the renewed growth from the early 1990s to the present time. The geographic focus of the book will be the mainland China, and the majority of the subjects are mainland Chinese, defined as those who were born and brought up in China, no matter what passports they might hold today. The selection will be based mainly on the roles an individual played in the Chinese economic development, and people from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and other parts of the world who conduct significant business in the People’s Republic of China will also be included.
The biographical dictionary will contain 150-200 entries, each should be 300-1,000 words in length, briefly summarizing an individual’s life and careers, with a central focus on his or her accomplishments and the key roles played in the new Chinese economy. Three to five references should be provided at the end of each entry. Potential contributors may view the list of available entries at: web.rollins.edu/~wzhang/nce.htm. You may suggest other entrepreneurs or business leaders not listed along with a justification to the editors. Each contributor is expected to write five entries and 2,500 words, and, in return, will receive contributor acknowledgment in each entry and a copy of the dictionary when it is published. All entry assignments are due November 30, 2007 in Microsoft Word format. For additional information and entry assignments, please contact the editors at the email addresses below:
Professor Wenxian Zhang
Rollins College Box 2768
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: (407) 646-2231
Fax: (407) 646-2122
wzhang@rollins.edu
Dr. Ilan Alon, Petters Chair of International Business
Executive Director of Rollins-China Center
Rollins College Box 2722
Winter Park, Florida 32789
United States of America
Phone: (407) 646-1512
Fax: (407) 646-1550
ialon@rollins.edu
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