Collecting and Collectibles

CALL FOR PAPERS:
Collecting/Collectibles Area of the Popular Culture Association

2008 Convention – March 19-22, San Francisco, CA
 
The Collecting and Collectibles Area of the Popular Culture Association invites paper submissions on any topic involving collecting for the 2008 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Convention, to be held March 19-22, 2008 at the San Francisco Marriott in San Francisco, CA.
 
Topics can include: why people collect; particular collectors and/or collections; social or cultural aspects of collecting; the practice of collecting; specific types of collectibles; the psychology of collecting; historical changes in collecting; and the popularity of collecting in contemporary culture. Papers can deal with any area of collecting from popular culture to institutional collecting (museums, etc.) and beyond. Recent PCA panels have done an excellent job in broadening existing topics and perspectives on collecting, and we would like to especially encourage submissions that continue to push the boundaries of the field.
 
Please send a 150-word abstract, with title and contact information included, either via email or ground mail at the address listed below. Emailed submissions can be sent either as a Word attachment or in the body of the email.
 
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: November 30, 2007.
Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by January 1, 2008.
 
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email or phone if you have any questions.

 
Kevin Moist