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CALL FOR PAPERS

The Memory and Representation area of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association invites submissions on any pertinent topic (see description below) for the 2026 National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 8-11, 2026.

Memory and Representation: Area Description

This area concerns the relationship between memory and the various means of representation that construct, preserve, and convey the past. In this context, memory refers to the way in which the past continues to survive in the present, implicitly and explicitly, and is transmitted into the future. The diverse means of representation – whether in the form of literature, cinema, photography, or visual culture at large, including television and digital media – have an essential role in keeping memory alive, in both structuring and transforming it. Against this backdrop, this area welcomes individual and session proposals that address the themes, concepts, or historical perspectives related to the intersection of memory, representation, and culture generally.

SUBMISSION

For individual papers in Memory and Representation, you are invited to submit a 200-300 word abstract or proposal online.

Please include your full name, affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone number.

Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, typically with three or four papers or speakers per standard session.

Should you or any of your colleagues be interested in submitting a session proposal or have any questions, please send inquires by email to

 terry.cochran@umontreal.ca .

Terry Cochran

Département de littératures et de langues du monde

Université de Montréal

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