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