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Call For Papers

 

PCA/ACA 2026 National Conference

April 8-11, Atlanta, GA (In-Person, the week after Easter)

 

The Medievalism in Popular Culture Area (including Early to Later Middle Ages, Robin Hood, Arthurian Legend, Chaucer, Norse, and other materials connected to medieval studies) accepts papers on all topics that explore either popular culture during the Middle Ages or transcribe some aspect of the Middle Ages into the popular culture of later periods. These representations can occur in any genre, including film, television, novels, graphic novels, gaming, advertising, art, etc. For this year’s conference, I would like to encourage submissions on some of the following topics:

 

• Medievalism in YA Literature and Fan Fiction
• Queer and/or BIPOC medievalism
• Medievalism and Intersectionality
• The Arthurian World
• “Medieval” as a social and political signifier
• Medievalism in Television 
• Medievalism in Film 
• Robin Hood
• Medievalism and Teaching (especially remote/distance education strategies)
• Tabletop Gaming, Online Gaming, and/or Cosplay
• Anglo-Saxon or Norse Representations 
• Medievalism in Novels/Short Stories/Poems/Graphic Novels
• Global Medievalism

 

If your topic idea does not fit into any of these categories, please feel free to submit your proposal as well. I would like to encourage as much participation as possible, and depending on submissions, I may rearrange the topic groupings.

 

All papers will be included in sessions with four presenters each, so plan to present on your topic for no more than 15 minutes, inclusive of any audio or visual materials.

 

Panel submissions are also welcome on any topic of medievalism. If you would like to propose a panel, please submit your complete panel to me directly at cfrancis@commonwealthu.edu. Individual papers will then have to be submitted to the PCA online system (see below).

 

Submission requirements:

 

Please submit a title and a 250 word abstract after reviewing the submission guidelines at https://pcaaca.org/page/submissionguidelines . All submissions must be directed to the online database.

 

Deadline for submission: November 30, 2025.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the area chair:

Christina Francis, Professor of English

Bloomsburg University

cfrancis@commonwealthu.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