N.B. My math was off, please see revised cfp below:
EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY SESSIONS
OF THE SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, HORROR, AND LEGEND AREA
Online at NEPCA Fantastic:
http://nepcafantastic.blogspot.com
2015 Conference of The Northeast Popular
Culture/American Culture Association (NEPCA)
Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire
Friday 30 October and Saturday 31 October 2015
Proposals by 1 June 2015
Formed in 2008, the Science
Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Legend Area celebrates its eighth anniversary in
2015, and we seek proposals from scholars of all levels for papers that explore
any aspect of the intermedia traditions of the fantastic (including, but not
limited to, elements of science fiction, fantasy, fairy tale, gothic, horror, legends,
and mythology) and how creative artists have altered our preconceptions of
these subtraditions by producing innovative works in diverse countries and time
periods and for audiences at all levels.
Special topics:
- Given the proximity to Halloween, we are especially interested in proposals related to monsters and the monstrous.
Please see our website NEPCA
Fantastic (http://nepcafantastic.blogspot.com) for further details and
ideas. Presentations will be limited to 15-20 minutes in length (depending on
final panel size).
If you are interested in proposing a paper or panel of
papers, please send please send the NEPCA Paper Proposal Form (accessible at http://nepca.wordpress.com/fall-conference/)
along with an abstract of approximately 250 to 400 words and a one to two page
CV to both the Program Chair AND to the Science
Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Legend Area Chair at the following addresses (please note
“NEPCA Fantastic Proposal 2015” in your subject line):
Kraig Larkin
Program Chair
Michael A. Torregrossa
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Legend
Area Chair
The Northeast Popular Culture/American Culture Association
(NEPCA) is a regional affiliate of the American Culture Association and the
Popular Culture Association. NEPCA is an association of scholars in New England
and New York, organized in 1974 at the University of Rhode Island. We
reorganized and incorporated in Boston in 1992. The purpose of this
professional association is to encourage and assist research, publication, and
teaching on popular culture and culture studies topics by scholars in the
northeast region of the United States. By bringing together scholars from
various disciplines, both academic and non-academic people, we foster
interdisciplinary research and learning. We publish a newsletter twice per year
and we hold an annual conference at which we present both the Peter C. Rollins
Book Award and an annual prize.
Membership in NEPCA is required for participation. Annual
dues are currently $30 for full-time faculty and $20 to all other individuals;
dues are included in conference registration fees. Further details are
available at http://nepca.wordpress.com/membership-information/.
