2020 Popular Cultural Association National Conference
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown on Market Street
Wednesday, April 15 - Saturday, April 18, 2020
The Tolkien Studies Area welcomes proposals for papers, paper sessions, or roundtables in any area of Tolkien studies (the Legendarium, adaptations, reader reception and fan studies, source studies, literary studies, cultural studies, tourism studies, medieval and medievalist studies, media and marketing, religious studies) from any disciplinary, interdisciplinary, or multidisciplinary perspective.
All sessions are scheduled in 1.5 hour slots with four presenters in paper sessions or five-seven in roundtables. Individual papers should not exceed 15 minutes. Roundtable participation should not exceed 5-7 minutes per participant.
Academic, independent scholars, and graduate students are invited to submit. For individual papers, please submit contact information (name, institutional affiliation if any, mail and e-mail addresses, and telephone number), a title and 300 word abstract including a brief working bibliography.
For roundtables or complete paper session proposals, the session organizer should submit:
- Session Title
- Organizer name and contact information
- Titles, abstracts, names and contact information for all participants
Individual or session proposals may be submitted starting August 1. You must:
Create an account: https://pcaaca.org/user/register
Register for the conference and become a member between October 1, 2019 and February 1, 2020
http://pcaaca.org/national-conference/proposing-a-presentation-at-the-co...
Possible topics for paper sessions or roundtables were discussed at the 2019 conference, but the list below are possible topics. Proposals on other topics relating to Tolkien studies are welcome:
Adaptation Studies
Games, Films, Art, Amazon’s Tolkien
Cultural Studies/Reception Studies/Fan Studies
Race & Tolkien
Queer Tolkien
Gender & Tolkien
Intersectional Tolkien
Tolkien & Religion or Spirituality (Catholic, Buddhist, Neo-Paganism)
Tolkien & White Supremacy (then and now)
Tolkien’s Fandoms (fanfiction, fan art, fan vids, cosplay, collecting, tourism)
Tolkien Fanzines (Marquette or other archives)
Tolkien & Contemporary Fantasy (examples: N. K. Jemisin, G. R. R. Martin, Terry Pratchett)
Literary Studies
“New” Tolkien Publications
Tolkien & Genre
Tolkien & Romanticism
Tolkien & Medievalisms
Tolkien & Modernisms
Tolkien & the Sciences
Roundtables (brainstormed at 2019 conference):
Tolkien Studies: New Disciplines, Methods, Pedagogies
Tolkien Studies: Publishing Venues
Research Ethics: Independent Scholars (relating to Tolkien reception & fan studies)
For information on the Tolkien Studies area, please contact:
Robin Anne Reid
Robin.Reid@tamuc.edu
Department of Literature and Languages
A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, TX 75429
Or check the Tolkien Studies at Popular Culture Public Group on Facebook.
