Prophecy 2007: From Hero to Legend
August 2-5, 2007
Toronto
http://www.prophecy2007.org

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Prophecy 2007 is an academic symposium about the Harry Potter series by J.K.
Rowling. We are seeking proposals for a variety of educational programming,
including presentations, discussion panels, round tables, workshops and
poster sessions addressing topics relevant to the books and/or the fan
community. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Call for Proposals by the Beat Studies Association for a panel on new
scholarship on the Beats at the American Literature Association Annual
Conference to be held in Boston, May 24-27, 2007. Proposals are
requested reflecting new research or forthcoming publications on
individual writers or a broader historical/cultural analysis of the Beat
Generation. Send brief proposals (1-3 pages) by December 1, 2006, to
Dr. Jennie Skerl, 1502 Weatherstone Dr., Paoli, PA, 19301 or
jskerl_at_wcupa.edu.

CALL FOR PAPERS
  POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION
  AND
  AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION
  ANNUAL MEETING
   
  APRIL 4-7, 2007
   
  BOSTON MARRIOTT COPLEY PLACE
  BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
   
   
  AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURES AND CULTURES
   
  We invite submissions from individuals or organized panels (3 or 4 persons) focusing on any issue relating to American Indian/First Nation/Indigenous peoples' lives and literatures. We especially invite the participation of native scholars and writers.
   
  UPDATED DEADLINE FOR ALL ABSTRACTS: NOVEMBER 3, 2006
   
   
  FOR INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS:
   

CALL FOR PAPERS
  POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION
  AND
  AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION
  ANNUAL MEETING
   
  APRIL 4-7, 2007
   
  BOSTON MARRIOTT COPLEY PLACE
  BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
   
   
  AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURES AND CULTURES
   
  We invite submissions from individuals or organized panels (3 or 4 persons) focusing on any issue relating to American Indian/First Nation/Indigenous peoples' lives and literatures. We especially invite the participation of native scholars and writers.
   
  UPDATED DEADLINE FOR ALL ABSTRACTS: NOVEMBER 3, 2006
   
   
  FOR INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS:
   

2007 Annual National
  Popular Culture/American Culture Associations Conference
   
  Boston, Massachusetts
  4-7 April 2007
   
  Boston Marriott Copley Place
  110 Huntington Avenue
  Boston, MA 02116
   
  Local Culture of Boston - American Culture Association
   
  UPDATED Deadline for proposal submissions is
  3 November 2006.
   
   
  http://www.popularculture.org
   
  The Local Culture of Boston section of the Popular Culture
  Association announces a call for papers on Boston and Popular
  Culture. Please submit a proposal for a panel of four presenters

Association for Welsh Writing in English Annual Conference 2007

'Life Writing in Wales'

CALL FOR CIRCUS PAPERS
   
  The Thirty-Seventh Annual Convention
  of The Popular Culture Association &
  The American Culture Association will take place
   
  April 4-7, 2007
   
  UPDATED Submission Deadline: 3 November 2006
   
  Boston Marriott Copley Place
  110 Huntington Avenue
  Boston, Massachusetts 02116
   
  This will be the eleventh meeting of the Popular Culture
  Association Circuses and Circus Culture interest group.
  We invite papers that explore the past and present of circus
  as art, craft and a unique form of popular culture. Circus,
  a continuously evolving tradition of live entertainment,

**** CALL FOR PAPERS ****
   
  Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association
  Joint Annual Conference
   
  Boston Marriot Copley Place
  Boston, Massachusetts
   
  April 4-7, 2007
   
  UPDATED Submission Deadline: 3 November 2006
   
  The PCA Dime Novels, Pulps, and Juvenile Series Books division invites interested parties to submit papers for presentation. Papers may cover (but are not limited to) any aspect of the following topics: authors, major characters, themes, readership, bibliography or research methods, social commentary, early genre forms, special collections, and matters of gender, race, class, image or attitude.
   

Appalachia was, and remains, one place where Americans' thoughts go when the=
y have to re-think what it means to be American. Whether it is understood as=
 the First Frontier, the original Old West, or an Eden infested with the sna=
kes of race, class, and violence, Appalachia offers exceedingly fertile grou=
nd for popular and scholarly investigation.

Presentations covering a broad range of Appalachian culture

are welcome, as are thematic panels composed of three to

four presentations. Topics may include:

--Appalachian music

--Appalachian writers

--Appalachia in film

--Appalachia in television

--Gender in Appalachia

--"Fighting Back" in Appalachia

ARTHURIAN LEGENDS
   
  Popular Culture Association
  Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting
   
  April 4-7, 2007
   
  Boston Marriott Copley Place
  Boston, Massachusetts
   
  UPDATED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 3, 2006
   
  Papers and panel proposals on all popular treatments
  of Arthurian Legend from any period and in any medium--
  print, visual, musical, commercial, electronic--are welcome.
   
  Abstracts should be 250 words max. Panel proposals must
  include abstracts from all session participants. E-mail
  submissions are acceptable. Please submit abstracts and
  proposals in duplicate.
   
   
  Electronic submissions to:
   

  2007 PCA/ACA National Conference
      
  April 4-7, 2007
      
  Boston Marriott Copley Place
  Boston, Massachusetts
      
  UPDATED Submission deadline: November 3, 2006
   
  We welcome papers on various subjects pertaining
  to Germany, its literature, and its culture. Specific
  topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
   
   
  "Animals in German Culture: A New Umwelt"
   
  Papers are sought that deal with representations
  of animals in German-language, literature and
  culture. Topics could include, but are not limited to:
  the impact of such representations on body theory;

GAY, LESBIAN, AND QUEER STUDIES
   
  Call For Proposals: Sessions, Panels, Papers
   
  POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION & AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION
  2007 JOINT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
   
  April 4-7, 2007
  Boston Marriott Copley Place
   
  For more information on the PCA/ACA,
  please go to http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca.
   
  UPDATED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 3, 2006
   
  We are considering proposals for sessions organized
  around a theme, special panels, and/or individual papers.
  Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, typically with four
  papers or speakers per standard session.
   

2007 PCA/ACA NATIONAL CONFERENCE
   
  Conspiracy Theory & Claims for the Paranormal
   
  April 4-7, 2007
   
  Boston Marriott Copley Place
  Boston, Massachusetts
   
  UPDATED Submission deadline: November 3, 2006
   
  We welcome papers on various subjects pertaining to conspiracy theories, to pseudoscience and to claims for the paranormal. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
   
  --The Political Conspiracy and its Representations
  --"Bullsh!t, Mythbusting and other Skeptics in Popular Culture"
  --The Da Vinci Code
  --Conspiracies and Claims for the Paranormal in New Religious Movements
   

Call For Papers UPDATE: PCA/ACA 2007 National Conference
   
  Area: American Culture Association, Music
   
  Conference Name: PCA/ACA 2007 National Conference
   
  Conference Date: April 4-7, 2007
   
  Conference Location: Boston Marriott Copley Place
  Boston, Massachusetts
   
  UPDATED Submission Deadline: 3 November 2006
   
  Topic: Contemporary Garage Rock and its Influences
   
  This panel is constructed to discuss the history, influences,
  and other apects of contemporary Garage Rock. All papers
  on these relationships will be considered.
   
  What to send: Abstracts of 150 words will be accepted
  for consideration