PCA/ACA

Areas

Topic	Area chair
Academics and Collegiate Culture	Arlene Caney Community College of Philadelphia	email
Adolescence in Film and Television	Kylo-Patrick Hart Texas Christian University	email
Advertising	Christopher Lee Swindell Marshall University	email
African-American Culture	Elgie Sherrod Virginia Commonwealth University	email
Aging and Senior Culture	Frederick John Augustyn, Jr. Library of Congress	email
American Indian Literatures and Cultures	Timothy Petete University of Central Oklahoma	email
American Literature	Jillian L Wenburg Park University	email
Animals and Popular Culture - Special Topic	Kathy Merlock Jackson Virginia Wesleyan University Kathy Shepherd Stolley Virginia Wesleyan University	email
Animation	David S. Silverman Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus Peter Chanthanakone Zayed University/University of Iowa	email
Art & Design Culture (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Gretchen Gasterland-Gustafsson Minneapolis College of Art and Design	email
Asian Popular Culture	Ying Xu Independent Scholar John A. Lent Independant Scholar	email
Australian and New Zealand Popular Culture	Glen Thomas Queensland University of Technology	email
Beer Culture	Katie Schwind Greensboro College	email
Biographies	Susie Skarl University of Nevada Las Vegas	email
Black Performing Arts Area	Jonafa Banbury Independant Scholar Michael Borshuk Texas Tech University	email
Body and Culture (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Tony Kemerly High Point University	email
Border Studies, Cultural Economy & Migration	Araceli Masterson-Algar University of Kansas	email
British Popular Culture	John Greenfield McKendree University Anastasia Bierman St. Charles Community College	email
Celebrity & Popular Culture	Michael Brody University of Maryland	email
Cemeteries & Gravemarkers	Elisabeth Beaunoyer Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	email
Children/Young Adult Series Books and Dime Novels (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Demian Katz Villanova University Matthew Short Northern Illinois University	email
Children’s and YA Literature and Culture (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Amie Doughty SUNY Oneonta	email
Circus and Sideshow Culture	Stacey Mascia-Susice North Country Community College	email
Civil War & Reconstruction (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Randal Allred Brigham Young University, Hawaii, retired Michael Frawley UTPB	email
Collecting & Collectibles (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Majda Atieh Howard University; Sultan Qaboos University	email
Comedy & Humor	Peter Seely Benedictine University	email
Comics and Comic Art (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College John Darowski University of Louisville	email
Communication & Digital Culture	Randy D Nichols Limestone University	email
Copyright and Intellectual Property	Brendan Riley Columbia College Chicago	email
Creative Fiction Writing	William Lee Belford, Jr. Georgia Southern University—Armstrong Campus	email
Cultural Adaptations	David Moody Lake Erie College	email
Dance & Dance Culture (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Jen Atkins Florida State University Cynthia J Williams Hobart and William Smith Colleges	email
Disability Studies (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Shannon R Wooden Missouri State University Claude Desmarais University of British Columbia	email
Disasters, Apocalypses, and Catastrophes (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Robert Bell University of North Carolina Asheville Robert Ficociello Holy Family University	email
Disney Studies - Special Topic 2023	Sabrina Mittermeier University of Kassel, Germany Peter Cullen Bryan Clemson University	email
Eastern European Studies - Special Topic 2023	Olga Silverman Sacred Heart Jr./Sr. High School David S. Silverman Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus	email
Ecology & Culture	Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College	email
Education, Teaching, History & Popular Culture (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Edward Janak University of Toledo	email
Eros, Pornography & Popular Culture	Christopher Maverick University of Pittsburgh	email
Fairy Tales	Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College	email
Fan Culture & Theory	Cait Coker University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Victoria L. Godwin Prairie View A&M University	email
Fashion, Style, Appearance, Consumption & Design	Jessica Strübel University of Rhode Island Myles Ethan Lascity Southern Methodist University	email
Fat Studies (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Lesleigh Owen Black Hills State University	email
Film	Fabrizio Cilento Associate Professor of Film and Digital Media; Messiah University Anna Weinstein Assistant Professor of Screenwriting, Kennesaw State University	email
Folklore	Kathryn Edney Regis College	email
Food in Popular Culture	Roger Adams Kansas State University	email
Game Studies	Nicholas Mizer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Matthew Wysocki Flagler College Steffi Shook Manhattanville College	email
Gender & Media Studies	Debbie Phillips Muskingum College	email
Gender Studies	Julie O'Reilly Heidelberg University	email
Generational Studies	James Von Schilling Northampton Community College Shay Rahm University of Central Oklahoma	email
German Literature & Culture (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Claude Desmarais University of British Columbia	email
Gothic Literature, Film & Culture (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Louis Palmer Castleton State College	email
Happiness and Culture—Special Topic 2023	Vida Penezic Independent Scholar Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College	email
Health, Humanities, and Popular Culture	Elizabeth Lea Ervin-White Ph.D. Student at University of Alabama Birmingham	email
History of PCA and the Popular Culture Movement	Gary Burns Northern Illinois University	email
Horror (Text, Media, Culture) (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Tiffany A. Bryant Independent Scholar Jim Iaccino Associate Professor of Forensic Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology	email
Indian Culture, Art & Media	Bridgette Colaco Troy University Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College	email
Internet Culture	Mary Beth Ray Plymouth State University Colin Helb Elizabethtown College	email
Journalism & Media Culture (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	James Von Schilling Northampton Community College	email
Language Attitudes & Popular Linguistics (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	James G. Mitchell Salve Regina University	email
Latin American Literature, Film, and Culture	Julio Quintero University of Dayton	email
Latin Americans and Latinos: Identity Issues and Cultural Stereotypes	Raul Rosales Herrera Drew University	email
Law and Popular Culture	Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College	email
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Bruce Drushel Miami University	email
Libraries, Archives & Museums (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Casey Hoeve University of Nebraska-Lincoln	email
Literature & Madness	Russ Pottle Worcester State University	email
Literature, Politics, & Society	Michael J Blouin Milligan University Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College	email
Material Culture	Margaret A. Weitekamp Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum	email
Medieval Popular Culture	Christina Francis Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	email
Memory & Representation	Terry Cochran Université de Montréal	email
Men and Men’s Studies (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Merry G Perry West Chester University	email
Motherhood/Fatherhood & Popular Culture	Kathryn Pallister Red Deer College	email
Music (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Thomas M. Kitts St. John’s University	email
Musicals, Stage & Film	Samuel Goldstein Daytona State College	email
Mystery & Detective Fiction (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Amy Hausser Midlands Technical College Marla Harris independent	email
Mythology in Contemporary Culture (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Kate Rittenhouse Independent Scholar Lol Elizabeth Fow Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)	email
Non-Fiction Writing	Michael Smith James Madison University	email
Philosophy and Culture	James M. Okapal Missouri Western State University Christopher M. Innes Boise state University	email
Poetry Studies and Creative Poetry (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Katie Manning Point Loma Nazarene University	email
Politics Portrayed in Electronic Print and Media (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Fran Hassencahl Old Dominion University	email
Popular Art, Architecture, and Design (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Jennifer Streb Juniata College	email
Popular History in American Culture	Tiffany Knoell Bowling Green State University	email
Professional Development	Jordan McClain Independent Scholar Callie Clare Siena Heights University	email
Professional Wrestling Studies - Special Topic 2023	Lowery A Woodall MIllersville University CarrieLynn Desira Reinhard Dominican University Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College	email
Psychology and Popular Culture	Margaret Ann Mendenhall Graduate Student, Pacifica Graduate Institute	email
Pulp Studies	Jason Ray Carney Christopher Newport University	email
Punk Culture (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Andrew Wood De Anza College	email
Radio and Audio Media	Matthew Killmeier Auburn University Montgomery	email
Regional Cultures and Literatures	Adam M. Crowley Husson University	email
Religion and Culture	Pamela A. Detrixhe Central Michigan University	email
Reproductive Justice - Special Topic 2023	Brenda Boudreau McKendree University Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College	email
Rhetoric, Composition, and Popular Culture	Jennifer Burg Bennington, VT	email
Romance (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Jodi McAlister Deakin University Heather Schell George Washington University	email
Science & Popular Culture	Steven Gil Queensland University of Technology Bill Lott Queensland Uinversity of Technology	email
Science and Religion on Popular Culture - Special Topic	Anthony Kenneth Nairn York University Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College	email
Science Fiction and Fantasy (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Gillian I Leitch Independent Scholar Heather M. Porter Independent Scholar Edward Ardeneaux IV University of the Ozarks	email
Sea Literature, History, and Culture (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Matthieu Guitton Laval University	email
Shakespeare on Film and Television (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Richard Vela University of North Carolina-Pembroke	email
Soap Opera and Serialized Storytelling	R. Bruno University of Michigan	email
Sports (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Yuya Kiuchi Michigan State University Jon Bruning Carthage College	email
Stephen King	Phil Simpson Eastern Florida State College Rebecca Frost independent scholar	email
Television (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Amanda McClain American Public University Candice D Roberts St. John’s University	email
The Beatles- Special Topic 2022	Shannon Howard Auburn University Montgomery Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College	email
The Grateful Dead - Special Topic 2022	Nicholas G. Meriwether Haight Street Art Center, San Francisco Granville Ganter St. John’s University Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College	email
The Sixties (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Kevin M. Moist Penn State Altoona	email
Theatre and Drama	Eric Wiley University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley Thomas James Fuschetto South Texas College	email
Tolkien Studies (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Robin Anne Reid Independent scholar	email
Travel and Tourism (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Matthew Mosley College of Coastal Georgia	email
True Crime - Special Topic 2023	Lauren Kuryloski State University of New York, University at Buffalo Samantha Przybylowicz Axtell Northeastern University Nicole Freim Southwestern Oregon Community College	email
Undergraduate Sessions (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Mark Rubinfeld Westminster College Kristjane Nordmeyer Westminster College	email
Vampire Studies	Lisa Nevarez Siena College U Melissa Anyiwo Curry College Amanda Jo Hobson Indiana State University	email
Vehicle Culture	Amee Kim Canterbury Christ Church University Frederique Jos Vanheusden Nottingham Trent University	email
Virtual Identities and Self-Promoting	Monica Storme Gallamore Professor of History	email
Visual Culture	Jeffrey Schneider Saint Louis Community College/Meramec Royce Smith Montana State University	email
War and Armed Conflict After 1945: Literature, History, Culture, and the Arts	Roger Chapman Palm Beach Atlantic University	email
Westerns and the West (Accepts undergraduate submissions)	Mark Bernhardt Jackson State University	email
Women’s Studies	Kathy Mason University of Findlay, Department of History, Law and Gender Studies	email
World’s Fairs and Expositions	Laurie Dalton Acadia University Thomas Prasch Washburn University	email

2023 Conference Dates and Deadlines

15 Aug-22	2022 Conference Information Available on Website
15 Sept-22	Submissions Open
07 Oct-22	Early Bird Registration Begins
20 Dec-22	Deadline for Paper Proposals
02 Jan-23	Early Bird Registration Ends
03 Jan-23	Regular Registration Begins
13 Jan-23	Preliminary Schedule Available
01 Feb-23	Regular Registration Ends for Presenters; Those Presenters Not Registered by the Date Will be Dropped From the Program; Late Registration Continues for Nonpresenters
17 Mar-23	Late Registration Ends for Nonpresenters
5-8 April-23	conference in San ANTONIO, TX
	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. *Membership fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.*

2023 Conference Dates and Deadlines

conference in San ANTONIO, TX