PCA/ACA

Sea Literature, History, and Culture

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Accepts undergraduate submissions
Call for papers: 

Call for Proposals: Sessions, Panels, Papers

Popular Culture Association 2021 National Conference

 

June 2-5, 2021

http://www.pcaaca.org/national-conference/

 

 

Come join a vivid and diverse community of scholars and professionals to discuss about the sea and the numerous challenges related to water with a popular culture perspective!

 

We are considering proposals for individual papers, thematic sessions/special panels, or roundtables. Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, typically with four papers or speakers per session. Scholars, graduate students, and working professionals are all encouraged to submit. Proposals may be related to fresh-water or sea-water topics, such as (but not restricted to):

 

  • Literature, comics, art, music, television & movies
  • Ecology, conservation & climate changes
  • History, politics, war & peace
  • Culture & anthropology
  • Folklore, mythology, legends & hoaxes
  • Ships, boats, & other water craft
  • Aquatic life
  • Recreation, travel, tourism & festival

 

Interested individuals are asked to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words (including presentation title) to http://conference.pcaaca.org by November 16st, 2020. All presenters must be paid, current members of the PCA and must register for the conference.

 

Please send all inquiries to the Sea Area Chair:

 

Matthieu J. Guitton, PhD

Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada

matthieu.guitton@fmed.ulaval.ca

 

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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

Matthieu Guitton