All Proposals & Abstracts Must Be Submitted Through The PCA Database.
Please submit a proposal to only one area at a time. Exceptions and rules
CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite papers that explore the past and present of circus as performance art, historical analysis, and a unique form of popular culture. Circus, a continuously evolving tradition of live entertainment, lends itself to scholarship from many perspectives.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Menageries
- Sideshows
- Aerialists
- Historic Relevance
- Worlds Fair Exhibitions
- Logistics of Circus Transportation
- Clowning
- Circus and Sideshow Documentary Screenings
- Performance Art
- P.T. Barnum and Other Promoters
- Gaffs
- Pitch Cards
and so much more!
Our panels have been diverse and fascinating. We invite you to join us. Submit a fifty word abstract of your paper.
Please send all inquires to:
Stacey L. Mascia
Humanities Department
North Country Community College
75 William Street
Malone, NY 12953
Phone: (518) 483-4550 ext. 3250
Email: smascia@nccc.edu
Note: Only one paper may be submitted to the Conference.