Call for Proposals:

Sessions, Panels, Papers, and Session Key Note Speaker

 

POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION &AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION

2026 NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Atlanta, Georgia
April 8-11, 2026

Atlanta Marriott Marquis,

265 Peachtree Center Ave NE,

Atlanta, Georgia 30303, United States

 

For more information, including dates and deadlines, please go to: https://pcaaca.org/

 

The Philosophy and Culture Area is a welcoming and inclusive group which seeks any and all papers and panel discussions that explore the intersection of philosophy and culture.  We typically run 8 or more sessions each year. We are going to have a number of panel discussions as well. Please submit your panel discussion name as a panel in the submission process. All philosophical approaches are welcome. Non-philosophers must make clear the connection of their project to the philosophical tradition.

 

Given recent events, and the location of this year’s conference, we encourage submissions on hot-button topics concerning the Philosophy and Culture of Georgia life, local politics, public education, police, the legal system, labor relations, and others that come to mind are most welcome.

 

Please submit an abstract of your paper or discussion panel of no more than 200 words (including presentation title) and complete contact information (name, institutional affiliation, mail and e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers). You must be a member of the PCA to submit an abstract. ONLY abstracts submitted through the PCA/ACA website may be considered for inclusion in the conference program.   New ideas for what and how to present are most welcome!!

 

A SHORT LIST OF PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED PAPERS

·       Labyrinths of Reason and Delusion in Devs

·       The Rise of Public Philosophy: Bringing Philosophy Out of the Classroom

·       Can you rape a robot? Dehumanization, personhood, and gender

·       Insight Check on The Self: Tabletop Role-playing Games as Sites of Hermeneutical Epistemic Justice

·       The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Replication: Record Collecting as a Focal Practice

 

 

Please send all inquiries to the Philosophy and Culture Area Chair:

Christopher M Innes Ph.D., cinnes@boisestate.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