Call For Papers: Women’s Studies Area of Popular Culture Conference 2014

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book-stack-and-ereaderThe Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association invites submissions for individual papers, and for complete panels, for its Women’s Studies area for its 2014 conference (to be held in Chicago, from April 16-April 19, 2014). We welcome papers and panels on any facet of popular culture relating to the study of women and gender, including, not by no means limited to:

-Women’s participation in, and creation of, literary works and print culture

-Women’s involvement as consumers and producers of film and television culture, and representations of women within television and film

-Women as the subjects of, audiences for, and responders to advertising

-Women’s engagement with popular music, as artists, consumers, and fans

-Women’s engagement with social media and their work as bloggers and cultural critics

All submissions will be due by November 1, 2013, and must be uploaded through the PCA-ACA website, available at:

http://ncp.pcaaca.org/

Please send all inquires to:

Holly M. Kent, Ph.D.
Department of History
University of Illinois, Springfield
hkent3@uis.edu

3 thoughts on “Call For Papers: Women’s Studies Area of Popular Culture Conference 2014”

  1. i am interested in working a paper about women overseas foreign workers in the philippines as fans and supporters of local artists, since i noticed that when artists go abroad they have a huge fan bas that organizes shows and gatherings for them. however, the deadline is quite near

    • It sounds like a worthy project. Perhaps if you contact the person listed for inquiries you can negotiate the deadline. (This site is a hub for postings related to women’s history, education, and digital humanities projects, but many of the announcements–such as this one–are taken from other listings and we are not the original posters.)

  2. IS THERE WOMEN EMANCIPATION IN THE WORLD ?
    1.When in academic world institutions of Higher learning still award bachelors degrees instead spinsters degrees for ladies
    2 Engineering world they still call it boys quarters even if they being occupied by women in this crazy world
    3 theatre world they still call him Father chrismas even when actors are women this should charge for real emancipation
    4 Economy inheritance you find that MK and sons even when he has no son for inheritance and business name
    5Events or occassions peaple have to Master of ceremonies instead mistress of ceremonies the sky is the
    Thanks Albert
    prophetic poet

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