Deadline for Submission: June 15, 2024

Contact e-mail: p.hobbs-penn@snhu.edu

The Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) Disney Studies Area invites submissions for NEPCA’s annual conference to be held online October 3 – 5, 2024, and in person at Nichols College, MA. Virtual sessions will take place on Thursday evening and Friday morning via Zoom. In-person sessions will take place on Friday evening and Saturday morning with broadcast via Zoom.

Disney Studies invites submissions from scholars and independent researchers for topics related to Disney. The intent behind this area is to foster dialogue about an entertainment corporation that has seeped and inspired many facets of popular culture. Submission topics are welcome for any Disney-related topic, including but not limited to:

• Theme Parks and hyperreality
• Animation (films, process)
• Princesses, Pirates, and everything in between
• Walt Disney
• Imagineering and urban planning
• Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, The Wonderful World of Disney
• DisneyNature, the True Life Adventures, and Ecology
• Diversity and Disney Hegemony
• NOTE: Proposals for acquired properties (e.g. Star Wars, The Muppets) are welcome, but need to connect to Disney.

The call will be open until June 15, 2024. You can submit your proposal at this link, which will ask the following questions about your proposal:

• Proposal Type (Single Presentation or Panel)
• Subject Area
• Working Title
• Academic Affiliation (if any)
• Abstract (250 words)
• Short bio (50-200 words)

For more information, please visit our 2024 Conference Page or e-mail Disney Studies Area Chair Priscilla Hobbs at p.hobbs-penn@snhu.edu.