FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
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 15 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, please complete
the “2015 Registration Form” (including biographical sketch and paper abstract,
each of 500 words) available at https://nepca.wordpress.com/fall-conference/ or
send biography and abstract 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
Kraig.Larkin@colby-sawyer.edu
Michael A. Torregrossa
Science Fiction, Fantasy,
Horror, and Legend Area Chair
NEPCAFantastic@gmail.com
Please submit proposals for complete panels directly to
the Program Chair and Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Legend Area Chair
at the addresses above.
The Northeast Popular/American Culture Association (a.k.a.
NEPCA) was founded in 1974 as a professional organization for scholars living
in New England and New York. It is a community of scholars interested in
advancing research and promoting interest in the disciplines of popular and/or
American culture. NEPCA’s membership consists of university and college faculty
members, emeriti faculty, secondary school teachers, museum specialists,
graduate students, independent scholars, and interested members of the general
public. NEPCA is an independently funded affiliate of the Popular Culture
Association/American Culture Association. Membership is open to all interested
parties, regardless of profession, rank, or residency. NEPCA holds an annual
conference that invites scholars from around the globe to participate. In an
effort to keep costs low, it meets on college campuses throughout the region.
Membership in NEPCA is required for participation and
annual dues are included in conference registration fees. Further details are
available at http://nepca.wordpress.com/membership-information/.
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