Alfred Hitchcock Panels - San Antonio, Texas, April 20-23, 2011

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PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations
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Call for Papers: Alfred Hitchcock

PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Joint Conference

San Antonio, Texas
April 20-23, 2011
Marriott Rivercenter
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205 USA
Phone: 1-210-223-1000
Submission Deadline: December 15th, 2010

Conference Website: (updated regularly)

Panels now forming for presentations on the films and career of Alfred Hitchcock. Listed below are some suggestions for possible presentations.

• Hitchcock and Music
• Hitchcock and Television
• Hitchcock and Pedagogy
• Hitchcock and Film Theory
• Hitchcock and Film Genres
• Hitchcock and Voyeurism
• Hitchcock and the Silent Era
• Hitchcock and Gender
• Hitchcock and Black Humor

This list of topics suggests a few possible ways to consider Alfred Hitchcock's work, but it is not final. Any other approaches to discussing the "master of suspense" are certainly welcome.
Please send a 250 word abstract, as well as a current curriculum vitae, by December 15th 2010 to Michael Howarth at the e-mail or physical address below:

Michael Howarth, Alfred Hitchcock Chair
Assistant Professor of English
Missouri Southern State University
3950 E. Newman Road
Kuhn Hall
Joplin MO 64801
417-625-3051
Howarth-M@mssu.edu