REVISED FINAL CALL FOR
PAPERS
MORE MONSTERS
FOR THE 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 no later than by 15 July 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,
were have assembled several panels related to monsters and the monstrous, but
we now seek additional proposals to round out these sessions.
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 submit a
biographical sketch and paper abstract (each of 500 words) 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
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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