Call For Proposals
The 2013 National PCA/ACA Popular Culture Association /American Culture Association Conference.
Deadline for Proposal submissions is December 7, 2012.
Indian Culture, Art & Media – Area of the PCA/ACA cconference provides a scholarly forum, an important site of creative, intellectual, and cultural exchange to share and disseminate research about “Indian Culture, Art & Media.” Broadly defined, the area includes all forms and styles of art, media (visual art, dance, music and film) from all times and geographic locations that engage with issues, ideas and practices related to Indian aesthetics, and culture
India is a country that offers a cornucopia of myriad aesthetics, from Bollywood films, posters, billboards, to its cities/streets, bazaars, localities, visual contemporary/modern art, dance, music, and mass media/TV screen, and other aspects. We welcome and invite scholars to submit proposals for panel sessions/roundtable, individual presentations that engage with issues, ideas and practices related to Indian aesthetics and culture, especially topics that would stimulate a dialogue across a variety of disciplines. The connection between Indian popular visual culture, imagery (broadly defined), the social processes and art forms intertwine with representation, identity, production, consumption and the growing popularity of Indianness.
Submission Guidelines:
For consideration, please submit the following information to the PCA Database:
- CONTACT INFORMATION (of each author/participant): Name, Affiliation, Address, E-Mail Address
- ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP*: PCA or ACA
- 100-250-WORD PAPER ABSTRACT or PANEL ABSTRACT: If you are submitting a panel proposal, please include contact information for all participants.
- 1-page CV or RÉSUMÉ
NOTE: Audiovisual equipment has not been finalized, but the PCA/ACA expects to make available wireless internet in the conference rooms, DVD players & monitors (with VGA cables). Presenters may bring personal laptops, (laptops will not be provided) PowerPoint software, or other software for their presentations. Mac users should bring applicable adaptors, etc. Presenters are free to make arrangements with the hotel for any special audio-visual equipment that the PCA/ACA does not supply (but be advised that hotel equipment rental is costly).
Send inquiries to:
Dr. Rekha Menon
Professor of Art History
Liberal Arts Department
Berklee College of Music
You should also submit your proposals online: PCA 2.0
*All presenters must be members of PCA or ACA and must pre-register to ensure inclusion in the conference program.
Participants are allowed to give only one paper. For anyone who nevertheless sends out multiple proposals, the PCA/ACA will select only one of the proposals for inclusion.