Children's Television
2008 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
OF THE POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION
and AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION
The “Children’s Television” Area of the Popular Culture Association invites interested scholars to submit papers or proposals on any aspect of Children’s Television Programs for presentation at the 2008 National Conference of the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association, to be held at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel ( San Francisco, California) March 19-22, 2008. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: media ecological, educational aspects, critical perspectives, historical examinations, or discussions regarding the place of children’s television in, or influence on, popular culture.
Please send a 100- to 250-word abstract, including title, via email to the address listed below. Completed papers of not more than 15 minutes reading time may also be sent. Please provide all pertinent contact information (name, institutional mailing address, phone numbers, and email).
Panel proposals of 4 speakers and/or discussion panels of 4-6 participants each are also encouraged. Please include the following:
Panel title
Name and contact information for the Panel Chair
Titles and abstracts of each paper
Contact information for each presenter
All presenters must be members of the PCA and must register for the conference. Membership and registration forms will be sent upon presentation acceptance.
If you are involved in producing children’s television and are interested in speaking on or showing your work, please contact us! We had a fantastic meeting in Boston in 2006 and are looking forward to an equally exciting time in San Francisco.
The deadline for submission of abstracts and/or papers is November 30, 2007. For additional information, please go to: http://www.pcaaca.org/
www.pcaaca.org
Please email all abstracts, papers, and queries to:
Richard Graham
Area Chair: Children’s Television
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
rgraham7@unl.edu
(402) 472-5410