Apologies for cross-posting. If interested, please contact the area chair
as listed below. See you in Phildelphia!

Mid-atlantic popular | american culture association
18th Annual Conference
Call for Papers 2007 MAPACA Conference
November 2-4, 2007
Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel Philadelphia

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
(250-300 word) proposal to the appropriate chair before June 15, 2007.
Include a brief CV or bio and any A/V needs. Please note: only slide
projectors, carousels, screens and combined VCR/DVD players with monitors
are provided. 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 (including descriptions of each area, how to submit via the
post office and other conference-related material), please visit MAPACA’s
online newsletter, The Gazette, at www.mapacagazette.net.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: JUNE 15, 2007

American Studies
Anita Vickers
Amv5psu.edu

Art, Architecture & Design
Raphy Sarkissian
SarkissianRaol.com

Children & Childhood Studies
Vibiana Bowman
bowmancamden.rutgers.edu

Comics, Cartoons & Video Gaming
Gary Earl Ross
gerossbuffalo.edu

Death in American Culture
J. Joseph Edgette, Widener University
jjedgetteenter.net
Richard Sauers, Lenape Investment Corp.
rsauersenter.net

Detective Fiction
Alexander Howe
howe_acomcast.net

Disability Studies
Alison Smith
feministwriterhotmail.com

Education & Social Change
Gary Earl Ross
gerossbuffalo.edu

Environment & Culture
Tara Weiss
drtara5earthlink.net

Film Studies
Ralph R. Donald
rdonaldsiue.edu

Food & Culture
Monika Bolino
foodandculturegmail.com

Health
Allan N. Benn
abenn1verizon.net

Horror
Lisa Miller
littlemonster3141yahoo.com

Internet Culture
Mary Lou Nemanic
mun1psu.edu

Latino/a Studies
Suzanne Kaebnick &
Enrique Morales-Diaz
suzanne.kaebnickgmail.com
Morales_DiazEhartwick.edu

Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Transgender Studies
Cathy Leaker
Cathy.Leakeresc.edu

Local Popular Culture
Annalisa Castaldo
acastaldomail.widener.edu

Medieval Studies
Diana Vecchio
dmvecchiowidener.edu

Music & Culture
Kimberly Golden
RandolphScottatt.net

Native American Studies
Ron Denson
densonithaca.edu

Performance Studies
Louis Scheeder
Louis.Scheedernyu.edu

Popular Culture & Activism
Alison Smith
feministwriterhotmail.com

Popular Literary Landscapes
Bill Mistichelli
wxm3psu.edu

Popular Novels
Anne K. Kaler
kalerloudenverizon.net

Radio & Sound Technology
Joseph A. Tighe
jtighetelerama.com

Religion & Popular culture
Richard Currie
RCu8598882aol.com

Rock & Roll Culture
Thomas Kitts
Kittststjohns.edu

Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Cathy Leaker
Cathy.Leakeresc.edu

Sexuality & Erotica
Gary Earl Ross
gerossbuffalo.edu

Shakespeare (and Friends) in Popular Culture
Annalisa Castaldo
acastaldomail.widener.edu

Sports
Bob Trumpbour
rct4psu.edu

Technology & Culture
Lois Ascher
ascherlwit.edu

Technology & the Home
Rett Lorance
lloranceearthlink.net

Television
Scott Ash
Scott.Ashncc.edu

Travel & Tourism
Gene McQuillan
genekccverizon.net

Urban Culture
Blagovesta Momchedjikova
bmm202nyu.edu

Violence & Society
Kimberly Golden
RandolphScottatt.net

Visual Culture
Tracey Bowen
traceybowencogeco.ca

War
Andrew Schopp
schoppancc.edu

Women’s Studies
Sheri Weinstein & Elizabeth Dill
sheriweinsteinhotmail.com
elizdillhotmail.com

Working Class Studies
Mary Lou Nemanic
mun1psu.edu

Special Sessions

Apocryphal Biography & Autobiography
Rett Lorance
lloranceearthlink.net

Fashion & Material Culture
Raphy Sarkissian
SarkissianRaol.com

The Harry Potter Phenomenon
Richard Currie
RCu8598882aol.com

J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis: Books & Films
Bill Mistichelli
wxm3psu.edu

Poser Art & 3D Animation Culture
Andrew Schopp
schoppancc.edu

The Power & Politics of Popular Music
Martin Butler
arvi.seppua.ac.be

Sixties Shockers & Surprises
Lisa Miller
littlemonster3141yahoo.com

The Starbucking of America
Andrew Schopp
schoppancc.edu

A DIFFERENT AREA?
Please contact Raphy Sarkissian: SarkissianRaol.com

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