PCA/ACA

Awards

Each year, the PCA recognizes achievements in research, writing, and service to our profession. Find more information about our awards here.

 

Organizational Awards:

  • Ray and Pat Browne Award for Contributions to the Popular Arts
  • bell hooks Legacy Award
  • Lynn Bartholome Eminent Scholar Award
  • The Association Award
  • Popular Culture Association Governing Board Award
  • Felicia Campbell and David Sokol Area Chair Awards
  • President’s Award

For more details, see our Organizational Awards page.

 

Literary, Film, & Electronic Awards

  • Ray and Pat Browne Awards
  • John G. Cawelti Award for the Best Textbook/Primer
  • Emily Toth Award for the Best Single Work by One or More Authors
  • Susan Koppelman Award for the Best Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited book in Feminist Studies
  • John Leo and Dana Heller Award for Best Single Work, Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Book in LGBTQ Studies.
  • Harry and Katrina Hazzard-Donald Award for Outstanding Work in African-American Popular Culture Studies
  • Peter C. Rollins and Susan W. Rollins Award for the Best Documentary Film
  • Allen Ellis Digital Research Award in Popular Culture
  • Kathy Merlock Jackson Dissertation Award

For more details, see our Literary, Film, & Electronic Awards page.

 

Journal Awards:

The Journal of Popular Culture Awards:

  • Russel B. Nye Award for the Outstanding Article published in the Journal of Popular Culture
  • William E. Brigman Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper presented at the National Conference

Journal of American Culture Awards:

  • Carl Bode Award for the Outstanding Article published in the Journal of American Culture
  • William M. Jones Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper presented at the National Conference

For more details, see our Journal Awards page.