If you plan on presenting at the conference, please do not pay conference fees your proposal is approved by an area chair. If you try to register before you are accepted, you will only have the option of paying the non-presenter fee. Membership fees can be paid before or when you register for the conference.
We are pleased to announce that we have simplified the way in which members access their digital journal subscriptions. If you are an active paid member, you simply need to visit your membership page and click the link under your subscription status. You will be redirected to the Wiley library. No additional logins needed!
Register for the conference here!
The paper proposal and grant application deadline IS November 24, 2019.
Thank you for your interest in submitting a proposal for the PCA Conference! Please be sure you read and understand all instructions, policies, and procedures before you submit your proposal.
Undergraduate participation at the conference is limited. Please review the new rules in this section.
The grant application deadline IS November 24, 2019.
In 2020, sixty-five scholarships will be offered to support travel to the 2020 national conference in Philadelphia.
The 2020 nomination process is open. The deadline for Journal Awards is January 5, 2020. See the 2019 award winners here.
Award-winning interviewer and host Terry Gross is this year’s recipient of the PCA/ACA Presidential Award.
Award-winning screenwriter Kevin Wilmott is this year’s recipient of the Ray and Pat Browne Award for Contributions to the Popular Arts.
Beth Lennon (also known as Mod Betty®) is the creative mind behind the Retro Roadmap® Roadbook series.
The PCA/ACA is proud to be affiliated with several regional organizations that promote the study of popular culture by scholars in their respective regions (and beyond!)