2007 MAPACA conference in Philadelphia, PA.
November 2-4, 2007
Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel Philadelphia
Deadline 15.06.2007
Proposals for papers, panels and round-tables are invited for the 2007 MAPACA conference in Philadelphia, PA. The conference offers a wide range of research areas in Popular Culture and American Culture. These areas and their corresponding chairs are listed below. Please send a one-page proposal to the appropriate chair before June 15, 2007. Include a brief CV or bio and any A/V needs. Single papers, three or four person panels, round-tables and alternative formats are encouraged. You may submit proposals to more than one area, but you may present only ONE paper at the conference.
For more information, please visit MAPACA’s online newsletter, The Gazette, at www.mapacagazette.net.
American Studies
Anita Vickers, Penn State University
Amv5@psu.eduArt, Architecture & Design
Raphy Sarkissian, School of Visual Arts
SarkissianR@aol.com
Children & Childhood Studies
Vibiana Bowman, Rutgers, State University
bowman@camden.rutgers.edu
Comics, Cartoons & Video Gaming
Gary Earl Ross, University at Buffalo, SUNY
geross@buffalo.edu
Death in American Culture
J. Joseph Edgette, Widener University
jjedgette@enter.net
& Richard Sauers, Lenape Investment Corp.
rsauers@enter.net
Detective Fiction
Alexander Howe, University of the District of Columbia
howe_a@comcast.net
Disability Studies
Alison Smith, University of Central Florida
feministwriter@hotmail.com
Education & Social Change
Gary Earl Ross, University at Buffalo, SUNY
geross@buffalo.edu
Environment & Culture
Tara Weiss, Kingsborough CC, CUNY
drtara5@earthlink.net
Film Studies
Ralph R. Donald, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
rdonald@siue.edu
Food & Culture
Monika Bolino, Brown Medical School
foodandculture@gmail.com
Health
Allan N. Benn, East Stroudsburg University
abenn1@verizon.net
Horror
Lisa Miller, Pace University
littlemonster3141@yahoo.com
Internet Culture
Mary Lou Nemanic, Penn State Altoona
mun1@psu.edu
Latino/a Studies
Suzanne Kaebnick, Nassau Community College
suzanne.kaebnick@gmail.com
& Enrique Morales-Diaz, Harwick College
Morales_DiazE@hartwick.edu
Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Transgender Studies
Cathy Leaker, Empire State College
Cathy.Leaker@esc.edu
Local Popular Culture
Annalisa Castaldo, Widener University
acastaldo@mail.widener.edu
Medieval Studies
Diana Vecchio, Widener University
dmvecchio@widener.edu
Music & Culture
Kimberly Golden, Independent Scholar
RandolphScott@att.net
Native American Studies
Ron Denson, Ithaca College
denson@ithaca.edu
Performance Studies
Louis Scheeder, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU
Louis.Scheeder@nyu.edu
Popular Culture & Activism
Alison Smith, University of Central Florida
feministwriter@hotmail.com
Popular Literary Landscapes
Bill Mistichelli, Penn State Abington
wxm3@psu.edu
Popular Novels
Anne K. Kaler, Independent Scholar
kalerlouden@verizon.net
Radio & Sound Technology
Joseph A. Tighe, Duquesne University
jtighe@telerama.com
Religion & Popular Culture
Richard Currie, College of Staten Island, CUNY
RCu8598882@aol.com
Rock & Roll Culture
Thomas Kitts, St. John’s University
Kittst@stjohns.edu
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Cathy Leaker, Empire State College
Cathy.Leaker@esc.edu
Sexuality & Erotica
Gary Earl Ross, University at Buffalo, SUNY
geross@buffalo.edu
Shakespeare (and Friends) in Popular Culture
Annalisa Castaldo, Widener University
acastaldo@mail.widener.edu
Sports
Bob Trumpbour, Penn State Altoona
rct4@psu.edu
Technology & Culture
Lois Ascher, Wentworth Institute
ascherl@wit.edu
Technology & the Home
Loretta Lorance, Fordham University
llorance@earthlink.net
Television
Scott Ash, Nassau Community College
Scott.Ash@ncc.edu
Travel & Tourism
Gene McQuillan, Kingsborough CC, CUNY
genekcc@verizon.net
Urban Culture
Blagovesta Momchedjikova, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU
bmm202@nyu.edu
Violence & Society
Kimberly Golden, Independent Scholar
RandolphScott@att.net
Visual Culture
Tracey Bowen, University of Toronto, Mississauga
traceybowen@cogeco.ca
War
Andrew Schopp, Nassau Community College
schoppa@ncc.edu
Women’s Studies
Sheri Weinstein & Elizabeth Dill
Kingsborough CC, CUNY
sheriweinstein@hotmail.com
elizdill@hotmail.com
Working Class Studies
Mary Lou Nemanic, Penn State Altoona
mun1@psu.edu
Special Sessions
Apocryphal Biography & Autobiography
Loretta Lorance, Fordham University
llorance@earthlink.net
Fashion & Material Culture
Raphy Sarkissian, School of Visual Arts
SarkissianR@aol.com
The Harry Potter Phenomenon
Richard Currie, College of Staten Island, CUNY
RCu8598882@aol.com
J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis: Books & Films
Bill Mistichelli, Penn State Abington
wxm3@psu.edu
Poser Art & 3D Animation Culture
Andrew Schopp, Nassau Community College
schoppa@ncc.edu
The Power & Politics of Popular Music
Martin Butler, University of Duisburg
arvi.sepp@ua.ac.be
Sixties Shockers & Surprises
Lisa Miller, Pace University
littlemonster3141@yahoo.com
The Starbucking of America
Andrew Schopp, Nassau Community College
schoppa@ncc.edu
A DIFFERENT AREA?
Please contact Raphy Sarkissian through SarkissianR@aol.com
CfP – Quelle: Newsletter des AKHFG Arbeitskreis Historische Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Universität Flensburg