CALL FOR PAPERS
CALL FOR PAPERS: ECOLOGY AND CULTURE 2020
The Ecology and Culture Area of the Popular Culture/American Culture Association is soliciting papers on Perspectives on Landscapes and Culture for the 2020 annual conference in Philadelphia, PA at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown from Wednesday April 15 to Saturday, April 18.
How do landscapes, whether natural or built, affect human behavior and perspectives? Is there a relationship between landscape and culture? What role does non-human life play in the health of the landscape (animals, insects, birds, rivers, trees, soil, etc). How will climate change affect the interplay of landscape and culture? Are there connections between landscapes and health–either human or non-human health?
Abstracts of papers exploring landscape and culture connection on any of the following or related topics are welcome.
- Geographically specific landscapes
- Types of landscape (forest, desert, urban, etc)
- Landscape and visual art (paintings, photography, film, for example)
- Landscape and literature
- Landscape and climate
- Landscape and nature
- Landscape and health
- Landscape and aesthetics
- Landscape and religion or spirituality
- Landscape and social issues
- Landscape and history
Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, typically with four papers or speakers per standard session. Presentations should not exceed 15 minutes. Working professionals, scholars, educators, and graduate students are all encouraged to submit.
Interested individuals are asked to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words (including presentation title) and complete contact information (name, institutional affiliation, mail and e-mail addresses, and contact telephone number) to http://conference.pcaaca.org. The submission deadline is November 1, 2019.
(Although the site is user friendly, find general instructions at http://pcaaca.org/national-conference/proposing-a-presentation-at-the-conference/ )
Travel and research grants are available: http://pcaaca.org/grants/
