2026 Conference New Orleans, LA October 15th- 17th

The Popular Culture Association in the South and the American Culture Association in the South meet annually to present and discuss ideas about popular culture, American culture, and culture world-wide. This year we meet at the The Royal Sonesta in New Orleans located in the center of the French Quarter.

Submissions: Papers are limited to twenty (20) minutes or less. We encourage individual submissions as well as creative writing. We also invite panels organized around one issue or theme. Submissions from graduate and undergraduate students are welcome. Prizes are awarded for the best student paper each in popular culture studies and American culture studies (completed papers submitted for awards are due September 1st).

Submit abstracts for papers, panels, posters, creative sessions online at:

http://www.pcasacasconference.org

Submission Deadline:  June 15th 2026

Complete submission instructions and information, including AV and tech requests, can be found on the Submission Guidelines section of the site; please review all guidelines before submitting.

Click abstract submissions on the right-hand side course menu.

• Once there, you will be prompted to create an account with WordPress
• Follow all directions and please provide us with an e-mail where you can be reached this summer.
• Additional instructions and information on submissions can be found on the submission guidelines section of the site.

There will also be some special sessions and areas that will post their own CFPs. These will be sent out separately and will be available on our website under special sessions and areas. If you would like to submit to one of these, please follow their specific submission instructions.

*If you have technical difficulty submitting on the site or any questions please email submission to Heather M. Porter and Sherry Ginn at: pcasacasorg@gmail.com