PCA/ACA

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Accepts undergraduate submissions

Presentations on all areas of sports scholarship - history, media, technology, economics, philosophy, politics, sociology, literature, cultural studies - are welcomed.

 

Topics related to sporting events, venues, and teams, past and present, in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest are especially encouraged. Proposals about American sports history, sports and political expression, and sports and gender, are also invited.

 

Presentations should be completed within twenty minutes and should stimulate audience questions and discussion. Presentations utilizing various media are especially welcomed. Panel proposals of 4 speakers and/or discussion panels of 4-6 participants each are also encouraged.

 

The deadline for a 250-word abstract is November 15, 2021. Inquiries about possible papers or proposals for sessions can be directed to either of the area co-chairs listed below. Presentation at the conference requires current membership in the PCA or the ACA.

 

Address inquiries to either of the area co-chairs:

 

Dr. Yuya Kiuchi: kiuchiyu@msu.edu

 

Dr. Jon Bruning: jbruning@carthage.edu

 

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

 

2022 Conference Dates and Deadlines

01Aug-21 2022 Conference Information Available on Website
01 Sept-21 Submissions Open 
21 Jan-22 Deadline for Paper Proposals
11 Feb-22 Early Bird Registration Ends
12 Feb-22 Regular Registration Begins
01 Mar-22 Regular Registration Ends for Presenters; Those Presenters Not Registered by the Date Will be Dropped From the Program; Late Registration Continues for Nonpresenters
01 Apr-22 Late Registration Ends for Nonpresenters
April 13-16, 2022

Virtual conference
 

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 20, 2022. No refund requests will be honored after this date. Membership fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.

 

Area chairs

Yuya Kiuchi

Jon Bruning