Journal of Popular Culture Awards

Russel B. Nye Award for the Outstanding Article

Russel B. Nye Award for the Outstanding Article published in the Journal of Popular Culture in a specific year. Russel Nye was one of the founders of the Popular Culture Association. A committee is established to determine the winner of this award each year.

• Rated on a 1-4 scale, the criteria are:

• Provocative and persuasive argument
• Substantive research and sound methodology
• Effective prose style
• Meaningful contribution to the study of Popular Culture

William E. Brigman Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper

William E. Brigman Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper presented at the National Conference in a specific year. Please use the Journal of Popular Culture’s online submissions site to upload your paper and other documents. Your paper must include “Brigman Submission” in the title.  You must also upload a MS or PDF photocopy of your student identification card in the “file upload” section of the submissions process. Those concerned for their privacy may obscure the Social Security number should it appear on the card. Please also upload a copy of the acceptance letter/email from the PCA area chair who accepted the paper for presentation in the national conference. Papers should address popular culture and be accepted for a PCA panel. The winning paper must be presented at the upcoming PCA meeting in the year it is accepted. Should the winning paper not be presented in person, the award will be forfeited. The winning author is invited to submit the essay to The Journal of Popular Culture and work with the editor toward its publication. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor of the journal. 

Please use the Journal of Popular Culture’s online submissions site to upload your paper and other documents. 

Journal of American Culture Awards

Carl Bode Award for the Outstanding Article

Carl Bode Award for the Outstanding Article published by the Journal of American Culture in a specific year. Carl Bode was professor, author, poet, commentator, and a strong advocate for the Popular Culture Association. A committee is established to determine the winner of this award.

William M. Jones Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper

William M. Jones Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper presented at the National Conference in a specific year. 

The criteria for the award are:

• Quality of Research
• Quality of Writing
• Applicability to American Culture Studies
• Appropriate Documentation
• Overall Quality of Topic, Approach, and Substance

Paper entries and photocopies of the student ID and acceptance letter are submitted as PDF documents to the Editor, The Journal of American Culture at journalamc@byu.edu.