CFP: [American] SW/TX PCA/ACA Collecting Panels
Collecting, Collectibles, Collectors, Collections
30th Annual Meeting of the Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture
Association
Feb 25-28, 2009
Hyatt Regency
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Proposals are being accepted for the Collecting, Collectibles,
Collectors, Collections Area. All proposals are welcome. We are
especially interested in papers that address the following areas:
* the intersections between literary/filmic/photographic techniques of
exhibition and curation and those of museums
*films and literature that engage museum themes
* the intersections between professional and popular archival forms as
expressed through any medium
* the archiving and exhibition of Native American, African-American, or
immigrant populations as addressed in literature, film, or museums
* the relationship between civic/professional collections and private
collections
* postmodern museums/collections and the role of the visitor
Scholars, artists, curators, and other professionals are encouraged to
participate. Graduate students are welcome, with award opportunities for
the best graduate papers. Please visit the organization website for more
information about this conference. www.swtxpca.org
Send 200-250 word abstracts or proposals for panels not later than 10
December to Elizabeth Festa eaf2_at_rice.edu
Note: As priority registration only applies through 1 December, earlier
submissions are strongly encouraged.
Elizabeth A. Festa, Ph.D.
Program for Communication Excellence
Rice University MS 630
PO Box 1892
RMC Cloisters
Houston TX 77251
713-206-6885
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