Welcome to the Comedy & Humor community! We’re so happy you’re here and we want you take full advantage of the opportunities our new platform provides. Please read over the code of conduct so we can continue to ensure a safe and supportive space for all. Thank you for your dedication to the Popular Culture Association!

 

Call for Papers

 

Comedy and Humor Area

 

Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association

 

Call for Papers for 2026 Conference in Atlanta, GA, April 8-11, 2026, at the Atlanta Mariott Marquis Hotel.

 

Please join us at the Comedy and Humor panels at

 

·      music and/or the visual arts

·      cultural boundary crossing

·      race and ethnicity

·      graphic novels and comics

·      the tragic

·      gender

·      the family

·      obscenity and transgression

·      historical comedy

·      topical comedy

·      political humor

 

Please submit a 400-word abstract to the Comedy and Humor Area through the PCA website.

 

Questions? Please contact: 

Peter Seely

Area Chair

pseely@ben.edu

 

 

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