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Jeffrey H. Barber

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Call for Papers on

Post-Fossil Fuel Futures and Ecotopian Imaginaries

in Popular Culture


Popular Culture Association 56th National Conference

Atlanta on April 8-11, 2026


Submissions open September 1 until November 30

 

The Ecology and Culture Area of the Popular Culture/American Culture Association is soliciting papers that address different aspects of this broad theme of the ways popular culture (movies, fiction, theater, futurism, environmental initiatives, climate justice, and other ecological and ecocultural initiatives) imagine (or fail to imagine) a world no longer dominated by fossil fuels. While the climate crisis, rising temperatures and sea levels, relentlessly challenge our civilization and human ability and willingness to move beyond our current existential geopolitical and cultural stalemate, popular culture offers the means to play out possible scenarios, practices, policies, and imaginaries of how a better future world might unfold.

 

How does popular cultural, through movies, novels, comics, theater, games, music, and other forms express, explore different ecocultural problems, aspirations, obstacles, and possibilities in our various efforts to create sustainable futures?

 
Other themes and topics on ecology and culture are also welcome. Some examples include:
  • Changing media representations of nature
  • Ecofeminist imaginaries
  • Ecocritical reviews and essays
  • Projects and campaigns to protect wilderness and other natural places
  • Climate fiction and its audiences
  • Solar punk futures and aesthetics
  • Postcolonial ecologies and literature
  • Hollywood’s obsession with eco-terrorism
  • Post-apocalyptic realism and environmental catastrophe
  • Ecological worldbuilding in gaming/VR
  • The emergence and impact of the environmental humanities
  • Eco-spirituality and faith-based activism
  • Typologies of utopia/dystopia discourse
  • Contemporary and classic eco-fiction
  • Nature and settler colonialism in film & television history
  • Diversity, equity & inclusion in ecocultural perspectives
  • Eco-criticism/eco-critical theory
  • Anthropocene narrative theory
  • Cultural, social, and political ecologies
  • Documentaries on future ecological impacts and proposals
  • Eco-activist podcasting

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 students are all encouraged to submit.


Interested individuals are asked to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words (including presentation title) and complete contact information (name, institutional affiliation, mail and e-mail addresses, and contact telephone number) through  http://pcaaca.org

 

Please address any questions to the area chair:

Jeffrey Barber
Integrative Strategies Forum
jeffreyisforum@gmail.com

 

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, 202
  • 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


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Jeffrey H. Barber posted a new topic in the General Discussion forum in the group Subject Areas: Ecology & Culture.
Posted Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Jeffrey H. Barber posted a new topic in the General Discussion forum in the group Subject Areas: Ecology & Culture.
Posted Wednesday, March 20, 2024
wrote on the Subject Areas: Ecology & Culture wall: Greetings! Just one week before we are all in Chicago for this year's PCA gathering. This will be my first year chairing the Ecology & Culture area, so please share your experience, interests and suggestions on what kinds of issues, ideas and directions you would like to see us explore in this E&C area at this and future conferences. (I see there is a dedicated group Forum we can use for E&C discussions). Looking forward to seeing and meeting you in Chicago! - Jeffrey
Posted Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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