CALL FOR PROPOSALS: SESSIONS, PANELS, PAPERS

MIDWEST CULTURE

NATIONAL POPULAR CULTURE & AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATIONS

2006 JOINT CONFERENCE

April 12-15, 2006

Atlanta Marriott Marquis

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.

TOPICS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

-Ethnic and folk cultures

-Culinary traditions

-Depictions of the Midwest in popular culture

-History of the Midwest

-Midwestern art and artists

-Midwestern literature and writers

-Political culture

-Religious traditions

-Travel narratives

Should you or any of your colleagues be interested in submitting a proposal or have any questions, please contact the area chair (see below).

Submit a one-page (150-250 word) proposal or abstract (via regular mail or e-mail) by November 1, 2005, to:

Mark D. Van Ells

Queensborough Community College

The City University of New York

222-05 56th Avenue

Bayside, NY 11364

(718) 631-6291

mvanells_at_qcc.cuny.edu

For more information on the PCA/ACA, please go to http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2005

 
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