PCA/ACA

African-American Culture

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Call for papers: 

AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE

 

Call for Proposals:  Sessions, Panels, Papers

 

Popular Culture Association & American Culture Association

2020 Joint National Conference

June 2-5, 2021​

 

 

For information on PCA/ACA, please go to http:/www.pcaaca.org

 

 

We are considering proposals for sessions organized around a theme, special panels and/or individual papers.  Sessions are scheduled in 1-½ hour slots, typically with four papers or speakers per standard session.  Presentations should not exceed 15 minutes. 

We encourage the submission of topics on African American and African-derived performance and culture – especially those submissions examining current events that inform and shape our communities today.

Should you or any of your colleagues be interested in submitting a proposal or have any questions, please contact:

 

E. Gaynell Sherrod, Ed.D., Associate Professor

Department of Dance and Choreography

Virginia Commonwealth University

1315 Floyd Avenue

P.O. Box 843007

Richmond, Virginia 23284-3007

(804) 828-1711

egsherrod@vcu.edu

 

To submit your panel or presentation, go to pcaaca.org and follow the instructions for creating an account and making your submission. All submissions must be made through the conference submission site. For individual papers, please submit a title and 100-word abstract.  For themed paper sessions, presenters must enter her/his/their own presentation and the chair (who organized the theme/group) should contact Gaynell Sherrod to assemble them into a panel. 

 

 

 

 

 

2022 Conference Dates and Deadlines

01Aug-21 2022 Conference Information Available on website
01-Sept-21 Submissions Open 
01-Oct-21 Early Bird Registration Begins
15-Nov-21 Deadline for Paper Proposals and Grant Applications
16-Dec-21 Early Bird Registration Ends; Regular Registration Begins
01-Jan-22 Regular Registration Ends
02-Jan-22 Preliminary Schedule Available
01-Feb-22 Registration for Presenters End; Those not registered by the Date Will be Dropped From the Program
01-Apr-22 Online Non-presenter Registration Ends
April 13-16, 2022

PCA Conference in Seattle, WA
 

All presenters must be current, paid members of the PCA and registered for the conference. Non-presenters who attend the full conference must also pay membership fees.

To attend the National Conference, members must pay the membership fee and the registration fee.   

The last day for all refunds is February 15, 2022. No refund requests will be honored after this date. Membership fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.

 

Please check back soon for 2022 conference updates.

 

 

 

 

Area chairs

Elgie Sherrod