Internet Culture
CALL FOR PAPERS: PCA 2021 National Conference in Boston, MA (June 2-5, 2021)
The Internet Culture Area of the Popular Culture Association invites proposals for individual papers, panels, roundtables, and alternative format presentations for the 2021 National Conference in Boston, MA, June 2-5, 2021. Proposals should explore Internet Culture as it relates to popular culture including, but not limited to:
- Social Media
- Mobility
- Apps/Applications
- Digital Marketing
- The Internet & Social Change
- Participatory Culture & the Internet
- Internet Celebrity & Fame
- Cross Media Convergence
- Memes, Trends, & Viral Culture
- Creative Industries
- Digital Distribution, Technology, & Ownership
- Specific Sites (Snapchat, Reddit, 4Chan, etc.)
- Local, Global, & Glocal Internet Culture
- Web Development & Design
- History, Present State, & Future of the Internet
Submit a 250-word proposal to the PCA Database at https://pcaaca.org/conference. Please note that there is an additional mandatory form for supplementary information. The form is located at https://forms.gle/1zj2SGbyYaHw99FE7. Only those who submit both the proposal and the supplementary information form will be considered for inclusion in the Internet Culture area.
While we recognize that many areas of the PCA/ACA conference deal with issues related to the Internet and Internet culture, the goals of the Internet Culture area are (1) to explore aspects of popular culture that are inherently tied to the Internet, new media communications, emerging technologies, social media, and related areas and (2) to create an interactive environment by embracing the changing nature of conference interactivity to include social media.
Please send all inquiries to both:
Colin Helb, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Communications
Elizabethtown College
717-361-1387
AND
Mary Beth Ray, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Communications & Media Studies
Plymouth State University
603-535-2856
