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Popular Culture Association (PCA) National Conference

Women’s Studies Area

The Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association Women’s Studies area invites submissions for individual papers and for complete panels for its forthcoming national conference. 

You must be a member of the PCA to submit a Proposal.

We welcome papers and panels on any facet of popular culture rel ating to the study of women and gender as well as topics related to issues of feminism, feminist theory, and feminist popular culture. We are particularly interested in papers and panels that include but are not limited to the following topics :

Women’s participation in, and creation of, literary works and print culture

Women’s involvement as consumers and producers of film and television culture, and representations of women within television and film

Women as the subjects of, audiences for, and responders to advertising

Women’s engagement with popular music as artists, consumers, and fans

Women’s engagement with social media and their work as content creators and cultural critics

Women’s roles in protest movements and their influence on popular culture

Representation and portrayal of feminism in film, literature, and television

The impact of #MeToo and sexual and gender violence

Submission Requirements

To have your proposal/abstract considered for presentation, please submit your proposal/abstract of approximately 250 words and a 50-word biography through the Popular Culture Association Conference Website. We also welcome complete panel proposals of 3-4 people.

All presenters must be current, paid members of the PCA and fully registered for the conference in compliance with deadlines established by PCA.

Visit www.pcaaca.org to see examples of papers from recent PCA conferences.

For more information contact the area chair:

Kathy Mason, mason@findlay.edu 419-434-4756

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

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