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Call for Proposals: Sessions, Panels, Papers

POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION 2026 NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA

 

Come join academics and working professionals at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, April 8-11 2026!

 

We are considering proposals for sessions organized around a theme, special panels, and/or individual papers. Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, typically with four papers or speakers per standard session. Presentations should not exceed 15 minutes. Working professionals, scholars, educators, and graduate students are all encouraged to submit.

 

Proposals within animation studies in relation to popular culture are welcomed. Possible themes for papers/panels include but are not restricted to:

Animated adaptations, comics and animation, propaganda, public information, advertising, animated television series, animation for education, animation history, children’s animation, animation aesthetics, gender, race, sexuality and issues of identity, animation studios, online animation, comedy, documentary, Disney, South Park, Adult Swim, the work of Matt Groening, CGI/animated special effects, anime, global animation, streaming and animation, animated intellectual property or any aspect of animation production.

 

Screening times are made available to view your source material or your own animated productions

 

Panel proposals of 4 speakers and/or discussion panels of 4-6 participants each are also
encouraged.

Please include the following:

Panel Title
Name and contact information for the Panel Chair
Titles and abstracts of each paper
Contact information for each presenter
to http://conference.pcaaca.org.

 

(Find general instructions at http://pcaaca.org/national-conference/proposing-a-presentation-at-the-conference/ )

 

Travel and research grants are available: http://pcaaca.org/grants/

 

All presenters must be members of the PCA and must register for the conference.

 

Please contact area chair Jared Bahir Browsh (Jared.Browsh@colorado.edu) with any questions.

 

 

Important Dates to Remember:

 

• Database opens for Submissions - Sept. 1, 2025
• Early Bird Registration Begins - Sept. 1, 2025
• Deadline for Paper Proposals - Nov. 30, 2025
• Travel Grant Applications Due - Dec. 15, 2025
• Early Bird Registration Ends for Presenters - Dec. 31, 2025
• Regular Registration Begins for Presenters - Jan. 1, 2026 
• Travel Grant Decisions / Notifications - Jan. 31, 2026
• Regular Registration Ends for Presenters - Jan. 31, 2026
• Late Registration Starts for Presenters - Feb. 1, 2026
• Preliminary Program draft available - Feb. 6, 2026

 

Those Presenters Not Registered by Feb. 15 Will be Dropped from the Program

 

CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA, GA - April 8-11, 2026