CFP SWPACA 2022 Conference (10/31/21; Albuquerque 2/23-26/22)

 From the PCA newsletter:

Call for Papers Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA) Annual Conference   43rd Annual Conference, February 23-26, 2022 Hyatt Regency Hotel & Conference Center Albuquerque, New Mexico http://www.southwestpca.org Submissions open on August 1, 2021 Proposal submission deadline: October 31, 2021   Proposals for papers and panels will soon be accepted for the 43rd annual SWPACA conference. One of the nation’s largest interdisciplinary academic conferences, SWPACA offers nearly 70 subject areas, each typically featuring multiple panels. For a full list of subject areas, area descriptions, and Area Chairs, please visit http://southwestpca.org/conference/call-for-papers/   All proposals must be submitted through the conference’s database at http://register.southwestpca.org/southwestpca   For details on using the submission database and on the application process in general, please see the Proposal Submission FAQs and Tips page at http://southwestpca.org/conference/faqs-and-tips/   Individual proposals for 15-minute papers must include an abstract of approximately 200-500 words. Including a brief bio in the body of the proposal form is encouraged, but not required.     For information on how to submit a proposal for a roundtable or a multi-paper panel, please view the above FAQs and Tips page.     The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2021.     SWPACA offers monetary awards for the best graduate student papers in a variety of categories. Submissions of accepted, full papers are due January 1, 2022. SWPACA also offers travel fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students. For more information, visit http://southwestpca.org/conference/graduate-student-awards/   Registration and travel information for the conference is available at http://southwestpca.org/conference/conference-registration-information/   In addition, please check out the organization’s peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, at http://journaldialogue.org/ If you have any questions about a particular area, please contact its Area Chair; you can find Area Chair contact information here: http://southwestpca.org/conference/call-for-papers/. If you have general questions about the conference, please contact us at support@southwestpca.org, and a member of the executive team will get back to you.   We look forward to receiving your submissions!

CFP Good Omens (10/31/2019; SWPACA 2/19-22/2020)

Good Omens--Conference Presentation
https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2019/09/20/good-omens-conference-presentation


deadline for submissions: October 31, 2019

full name / name of organization: Mandy Taylor/Southwest Popular/American Culture Association

contact email: mjhtaylor@gmail.com


This is a one-time special area for the 2020 Southwest Popular/American Culture Association (SWPACA) Conference.

Conference is in Albquerque, New Mexico, February 19-22, 2020.

The Area Chair for Good Omens welcomes and considers any and all proposals related to the book, the series, or both. Proposals are especially encouraged on the following topics:

• Examining the adaptation from book to series. What’s inferred from the text but not explicit (eg, the use of Queen), what is highlighted, what is excluded.
• Performance studies; eg, influence of previous roles or Michael Sheen’s (Aziraphale) contention that fanfic informed his interactions with Crowley (David Tennant); casting choices
• Platform: Do streaming platforms offer greater opportunities? Would it have been released on broadcast or cable?
• ”Ineffable Husbands”: Queer readings of Crowley/Aziraphale
• Gender presentation: eg, Pollution, God, Crowley as Nanny, etc.
• Names/naming: how and why names matter (book or series) (eg, Dog, Adam, Crawley to Crowley, Sister Loquacious)
• The theology of Good Omens: interpretation, satirization, prophets/prophecy, angels/demons
• Reception, including the ill-fated petition to Netflix
• Collaboration (Gaiman/Pratchett; Crowley/Aziraphale, BBC/Amazon)
• Portrayals of Britishness: Crowley/Aziraphale, the Them, etc as “quintessential” or stereotypical; Easter eggs (eg, Who references, Python-esque opening titles
• The power of imagination as seen in the book/series
• Power dynamics in the book/series: e.g. heaven vs. hell, adults vs. kids, humans vs. supernatural beings, etc.
• Fandom: differences/intersections/contentions between book and series fans
• Implications of shifting the time in the book from the early 90s to contemporary times
• Series as tribute to Pratchett (per interviews with Gaiman)
• Rise in apocalyptic texts: How does Good Omens speak to our current times/fascination with/need for apocalyptic texts? What does it offer?
• Literary influences on Good Omens
• Cinematic/filmic influences on the small-screen adaptation

For proposal submissions, visit https://southwestpca.org and select the Conference drop-down menu. Proposals should be submitted directly to the Conference system. Submit any questions to Mandy Taylor at mjhtaylor@gmail.com.


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CFP Myth and Fairy Tales Area (10/31/2019; SWPACA 2/19-22/2020)

Call for Papers: Myth and Fairy Tales at Southwest Popular/American Culture Association (SWPACA) 2020
https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2019/09/17/call-for-papers-myth-and-fairy-tales-at-southwest-popularamerican-culture-association


deadline for submissions: October 31, 2019

full name / name of organization: Southwest Popular/American Culture Association

contact email: sheila.dooley@utrgv.edu



Call for Papers

Myth and Fairy Tales

Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA)



41st Annual Conference, February 19-22, 2020

Hyatt Regency Hotel & Conference Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico

http://www.southwestpca.org

Proposal submission deadline: October 31, 2019



Proposals for papers and panels are now being accepted for the 41st annual SWPACA conference.  One of the nation’s largest interdisciplinary academic conferences, SWPACA offers nearly 70 subject areas, each typically featuring multiple panels.  For a full list of subject areas, area descriptions, and Area Chairs, please visit http://southwestpca.org/conference/call-for-papers/



All scholars working in the areas of myth and/or fairy tales are invited to submit paper or panel proposals for the upcoming SWPACA Conference. Panels are now forming on topics related to all aspects of myths and fairy tales and their connections to popular culture. To participate in this area, you do not need to present on both myths and fairy tales; one or the other is perfectly fine. Presentations considering both genres are of course welcome and can stimulate interesting discussions. Proposals for forming your own Myth or Fairy Tale-focused panel – especially panels focused on one particular myth/tale – are encouraged.

Paper topics might include (but are certainly not limited to):

• Where Fairy Tales and Myth Overlap
• Non-Western Myths and Fairy Tales
• Revised Fairy Tales
• Fairy Tales in/as “Children’s Literature”
• Disney
• Urban Fairy Tales
• Ethnic Myths and Fairy Tales
• Gendered Readings of Myths and Fairy Tales
• Postcolonial Myths and Fairy Tales
• Myths and Fairy Tales in Advertising Culture
• Reading Myths and Fairy Tales in the Popular Culture of Past Centuries
• Performing Myths and Fairy Tales: Drama and/or Ritual
• Genres of Myths and/or Fairy Tales: Film, Television, Poetry, Novels, Music, Comic Books, Picture Books, Short Stories, or Graphic Novels

All proposals must be submitted through the conference’s database at http://register.southwestpca.org/southwestpca



For details on using the submission database and on the application process in general, please see the Proposal Submission FAQs and Tips page at http://southwestpca.org/conference/faqs-and-tips/



Individual proposals for 15-minute papers must include an abstract of approximately 200-500 words. Including a brief bio in the body of the proposal form is encouraged, but not required.



For information on how to submit a proposal for a roundtable or a multi-paper panel, please view the above FAQs and Tips page.



The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2019. 

SWPACA offers monetary awards for the best graduate student papers in a variety of categories. Submissions of accepted, full papers are due January 1, 2020.  For more information, visit http://southwestpca.org/conference/graduate-student-awards/



Registration and travel information for the conference is available at http://southwestpca.org/conference/conference-registration-information/



In addition, please check out the organization’s peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, at http://journaldialogue.org/

If you have any questions about the Myth and Fairy Tales area, please contact its Area Chair, Sheila Dooley, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), Sheila.dooley@utrgv.edu



We look forward to receiving your submissions!




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CFP Pedagogy & Popular Culture Area (11/1/2015; SWPACA Albuquerque 2/10-13/2016)

Pedagogy & Popular Culture - SW Popular & American Culture Association, CFP Deadline: 11/1/15, Conference: 02/10 - 02/13/16
full name / name of organization: Southwest Popular & American Culture Association
contact email: kudepner@nmsu.edu
http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/63451

We are happy to announce the 37th annual Southwest Popular & American Culture conference in beautiful downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico!

This is a Call for Proposals (CFP) to submit paper presentations and panels on any topic involving successful or innovative approaches for teaching literature, media studies, film, cultural studies, history, television, rhetoric and composition, technical writing, technology, etc. We also welcome proposals that identify and discuss the existence or implication of specific pedagogical problems or issues, whether or not these advance any new methodologies. Proposals regarding using popular culture in the classroom are particularly encouraged.

Teachers from any type of school or curriculum are encouraged to submit proposals. Graduate students with teaching experience are particularly welcome, with award opportunities for the best graduate papers in a variety of categories, including the Phil Heldrich Award for Popular Culture Pedagogy. Please see the following link for more details: http://southwestpca.org/conference/graduate-student-awards/. Deadline for Submitting for the Phil Heldrich Award: December 1.

We also welcome submissions for our organization’s new, peer-reviewed journal, Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy http://journaldialogue.org. While we encourage and welcome all topics involving pedagogy and/or curriculum development, some suggestions for possible papers or panels are listed below:

• Combining unusual disciplines in Writing Across the Curriculum courses
• Utilizing new media technologies or Web 2.0 tools
• Multimodal learning
• Discussing the benefits and challenges of online teaching; best practice presentations are gleefully welcome!
• Integrating popular television, films, novels, graphic novels, or music for meaningful classroom lesson planning
• Teaching games and game theory
• Utilizing social networking tools in the classroom
• Using Wikis or Blogs in the classroom
• Teaching with podcasts and videocasts
• Editing family letters and/or journals in student projects
• Promoting active learning by co-opting structures typically associated with webpages
• Integrating service learning with traditional curricula
• Constructing student projects as museum exhibits
• Challenging standard pedagogical assumptions

Each paper proposal must include:

1. 100-250 word abstract
2. Brief biographical statement of 50 words or less for each applicant

Please check the Conference Audiovisual Policies page at http://southwestpca.org/conference/audiovideo-policy/ regarding what A/V equipment will be available in the conference rooms. Please submit your proposals to the submission database (http://conference2016.southwestpca.org).

Thank you for submission and we look forward to your participation in the 37th annual Southwest PCA/ACA Conference!

Pedagogy and Popular Culture Chair:
Kurt Depner kudepner@nmsu.edu, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana


By web submission at 08/15/2015 - 22:57

CFP Science Fiction and Fantasy Area SWPACA (11/1/14; Albuquerque 2/11-14/15)

One quick post for the night:

CFP: Science Fiction and Fantasy: Science Fiction/Fantasy Literature
Location: New Mexico, United States
Call for Papers Date: 2014-11-01 (in 13 days)
Date Submitted: 2014-09-17
Announcement ID: 216429
https://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=216429

CFP: Science Fiction and Fantasy: Science Fiction/Fantasy Literature (11/1/14; 2/11-14/2015)

Join us for the 36th Annual Southwest Popular / American Culture Association Conference: “Many Faces, Many Voices:
Intersecting Borders in Popular and American Culture,” February 11-14, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Area Chairs of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Associations (www.swtxpca.org) invite paper or panel proposals about science fiction and fantasy literature.

Proposal submission deadline: November 1, 2014.

Any and all topics related to sci-fi/fantasy literature will be considered.


Submit 250-word paper or 500-word panel proposals to the 2015 SWPACA Presenter Database at http://conference2015.southwestpca.org. Choose the area “Science Fiction & Fantasy: Game of Thrones.” This online submission database will be available after July 1. If you are experiencing difficulties with the website, please follow the help prompts on the database page.


Direct questions to: Brian Cowlishaw, cowlishb@nsuok.edu

For more details on the conference, please visit the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association: http://southwestpca.org

Follow us on Facebook & Twitter: www.facebook.com/swtxsff and @swtxsffchairs

More about the SF&F Area:
With an average of 70+ presenters annually, The Science Fiction and Fantasy Area of the Southwest and Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association is one of the most dynamic and well attended areas at the conference. Numerous book and article publications have originated from our panels.

The Area was founded in 1995 by Prof. Richard Tuerk of the Texas A&M University-Commerce (formerly East Texas State University) and author of Oz in Perspective (McFarland, 2007). The Area is currently chaired by Ximena Gallardo C. of the City University of New York-LaGuardia and co-author of Alien Woman: The Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley (Continuum: 2004); Rikk Mulligan of Longwood University, author of “Zombie Apocalypse: Plague and the End of the World in Popular Culture” (End of Days, McFarland 2009); Tamy Burnett of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, co-editor of The Literary Angel (McFarland, 2010); Brian Cowlishaw, Associate Professor at Northeastern State University, author of "No Future Shock Here: The Jetsons, Happy Tech, and the Patriarchy" (The Galaxy is Rated G, McFarland: 2011); Erin Giannini, independent scholar, who has presented and published work on series such as Dollhouse, Supernatural, and Mystery Science Theater 3000; and Susan Fanetti, Associate Professor at California State University Sacramento.

Brian Cowlishaw
Northeastern State University
601 N. Grand Ave.
Tahlequah, OK 74464
918-444-3621

Email: cowlishb@nsuok.edu

CFP Myth and Fairy Tales Area (11/1/14; SWPCA 2/11-15/15)

CFP: Myth and Fairy Tales Area, SWPCA Conference, Feb 11-15, 2015
full name / name of organization:
Southwest Popular/American Culture Association
contact email:
weeksj@iupui.edu
Abstract/Proposals Due: 1 November 2014
Source: http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/57791

Southwest Popular/American Culture Association’s 36th Annual Conference
Albuquerque, NM February 11-15, 2015
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
330 Tijeras
Albuquerque, NM 87102
General information and online registration

Panels now forming on topics related to all areas of myth and fairy tale and their connections to popular culture. To participate in this area, you do not need to present on both myths and fairy tales (one or the other is perfectly fine), but we have seen that bringing both genre categories into conversation has led to extremely valuable and stimulating conversations.

Papers relating to the 2015 Conference Theme: “Many Faces, Many Voices: Intersecting Borders in Popular and American Culture” will be given special consideration. This is an immensely broad topic, and paper topics might be as variable as (though certainly not limited to):

• --Myths and Fairy Tale Narratives from WWII
• --Irish Myths and the Great Famine
• --Fairy Tales Adaptations from Comic Books to Graphic Novels
• --Parallels Between European American and American Indian Mythmaking
• --Storytelling: Scheherazade Traditions in 21st Century American Culture
• --Picture Books: Illustrating International Fairy Tales
• --Joseph Campbell and Asian Mythology
• --Eastern European Film Adaptations of “Cinderella”
• --Musical Adaptations of Myths and Fairy Tales
• --The American Tall-Tale Tradition

*Since we are approaching the centenary of The Great War, papers on the myths and fairy tales relating to WWI will be especially appreciated.*

Additional general areas of interest might include:

• --Where Fairy Tales and Myth Overlap
• --Non-Western Myths and Fairy Tales
• --Fairy Tales in/as “Children’s Literature”
• --Disney
• --Urban Fairy Tales
• --Ethnic Myths and Fairy Tales
• --Gendered Readings of Myths and Fairy Tales
• --Postcolonial Myths and Fairy Tales
• --Myths and Fairy Tales in Advertising Culture
• --Reading Myths and Fairy Tales in the Popular Culture of Past Centuries
• --Performing Myths and Fairy Tales: Drama and/or Ritual
• --Genres of Myths and/or Fairy Tales: Film, Television, Poetry, Novels, Music, Comic Books, Picture Books, Short Stories, or Graphic Novels

Scholars, teachers, professionals, and independent scholars interested in Myths and Fairy Tales are all heartily encouraged to participate. Graduate students are particularly welcome, and should consider submitting their conference papers for one of the Graduate Writing Awards, especially the Kenneth Davis Award for Folklore Studies, which recognizes “an outstanding graduate essay in the field of folklore studies.” (full papers due January 1, 2015) http://southwestpca.org/conference/graduate-student-awards/

If you wish to form your own Myth or Fairy Tale-focused panel, I would be glad to facilitate (panels focused on one particular myth/tale are especially encouraged). If your work does not focus on Myth or Fairy Tale but fits within the broad range of areas designated for the upcoming conference on American & Popular culture, I strongly encourage you explore the long list of areas at http://southwestpca.org/conference/call-for-papers-subject-area-chairs/. And please do pass along this call to any friends and colleagues who work with myths and fairy tales. We’ve had some wonderful and wonderfully diverse panels over the last few years, and I look forward to seeing that tradition continue in 2015.

Please submit 200 word abstracts (or panel proposals with separate abstract submissions for each presenter) by 1 November 2014. Please note that all presenters must be registered for the conference by 31 December 2014. The full conference schedule will be available for perusal by January 3.

Abstracts must be submitted to the SWPACA database at: http://conference2015.southwestpca.org/

**New Publication CFP**: As of 2014, the SWPACA has begun publishing 5,000-7,000 word articles in its brand new peer-reviewed journal Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Culture and Pedagogy (inaugural issue released Feb 2014). For further details, please see http://journaldialogue.org.

But if you have any additional questions about the “Myths and Fairy Tales” area, please feel free to contact me.

Dr. Jacquilyn Weeks: weeksj@iupui.edu
Visiting Assistant Professor
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
Department of English
Cavanaugh Hall 501
Indianapolis, IN 46202


By web submission at 07/29/2014 - 14:22

CFP SWPACA Children’s/Young Adult Literature and Culture Area (11/1/14; Albuquerque 2/11-14/15)

CFP: SWPACA Children’s/Young Adult Literature and Culture Area (11/1/14; 2/11-14/15)
full name / name of organization:
Southwest Popular/American Culture Association
contact email:
gypsyscholar@rgv.rr.com
Submission Deadline: November 1, 2014
Source: http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/57702

SWPACA Children’s/Young Adult Literature and Culture Area
36th Annual Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference
February 11-14, 2015
Albuquerque, NM
http://southwestpca.org/

Submission deadline: November 1, 2014
Submit proposals to: http://conference2015.southwestpca.org

Conference hotel:
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
300 Tijeras Avenue NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Further conference details are available at http://southwestpca.org/

Please join us in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in February 2015 for the 36th annual Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference. The overall theme for this year’s conference is “Many Faces, Many Voices: Intersecting Borders in Popular and American Culture.”

Playing off the overall conference theme, the Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture area has taken as its theme “Breaking Boundaries, Blurring Lines in Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture.” We highly encourage “thinking outside the box” with this theme. We would especially be interested in papers that look at how children’s and young adult authors and works push, break, or blur narrative, form, genre, language, gender, ethnicity, racial, and other societal boundaries. How do children’s and young adult literature and culture make room for the many faces and many voices in popular and American culture? Are there any clear-cut lines between what constitutes “children’s” and “young adult” literature, or even literature “for adults” for that matter?

While papers addressing the conference or area theme will be given preference, papers addressing other aspects in children’s and young adult literature and culture will also be read with interest.

This area covers a wide variety of possible mediums: traditional book/literature culture, but also comics, graphic novels, film, television, music, video games, toys, internet environment, fan fiction, advertising, marketing tie-ins to books and films, just to name a few. Proposals on fiction, non-fiction, poetry, picture books, wordless picture books, or cross-genre topics are welcome. Interdisciplinary approaches are especially welcome, as are presentations that go beyond the traditional scholarly paper format.

Scholars, researchers, professionals, teachers, graduate students and others interested in this area are encouraged to submit an abstract. Graduate students are especially encouraged and will be assisted in accessing any and all award opportunities the conference and/or associations provide. Award categories can be found here: http://southwestpca.org/conference/graduate-student-awards/. Upon acceptance of a proposal, I will send out information on which awards would be most suited to the subject matter of the presentation. Submission deadline for all award categories is December 1, 2014.

We would like to encourage scholars and students outside of the United States to submit proposals. However, all potential presenters need to be aware that our conference rules state that participants must present their papers in person at the conference. Given the more complex nature of international travel these days, we encourage international proposals be submitted as early as possible so as to provide enough time to make those travel arrangements.

All proposals need to be submitted using our conference submission database at http://conference2015.southwestpca.org/. This database is used to send out acceptance notifications, organize panels, and put the conference program together. It is important for all submitters to enter their contact information and presentation proposal information into the database to avoid confusion.

In addition, please check out the organization’s new peer-reviewed, quarterly journal: Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy. (Find more information at http://journaldialogue.org.)

Please submit proposals of 250 words and a brief bio (100 words) for individual presentations, or a proposal for a full panel (3-4 papers on a panel – please note that each person on the panel must submit his/her own contact information, abstract, and brief bio on a separate proposal form) to our conference database at http://conference2015.southwestpca.org/.

Proposal submission deadline: November 1, 2014

For questions, or if you encounter problems with submitting proposals to the database, please contact Diana Dominguez, Area Chair. Please put SWPACA in the subject line so I can filter the messages effectively.

Contact info:
Diana Dominguez
Area Chair: Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture
gypsyscholar@rgv.rr.com
The University of Texas at Brownsville


By web submission at 07/22/2014 - 14:28

Doctor Who / Torchwood for SWPACA (11/15/13)

Sorry for the short notice. Deadline for papers closes tonight.


CFP: Doctor Who and/or Torchwood-REVISED

Location:	New Mexico, United States
Conference Date:	2014-02-19
Date Submitted:	2013-11-03
Announcement ID:	208205

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Area of the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association invites paper or panel proposals on Doctor Who and/or Torchwood at the 35th annual meeting of the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association in Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 19-22, 2014 Any and all topics will be considered, although we especially encourage proposals on: o genre (comedy, horror, mystery, science fiction, fantasy, etc.) o reception/transmission of either series internationally (past or present) o Doctor Who as brand o regeneration(s) of the series o gender o Use/misuse of technology o Perspectives on the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who o Queer readings and/or presentations of LGBQT characters o auteur-ship o fandom and fanwork o Intersections of Doctor Who and/or Torchwood with this year’s theme “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” Proposals Due: November 15, 2013 Submit 250-word paper or full panel (title & 250-wd abstract for each panelist) proposals at: http://conference2014.southwestpca.org Database opens July 1 Submit in category Science Fiction & Fantasy—Doctor Who Questions: Erin Giannini (egiannini37@gmail.com) For more details on the conference, please visit the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association: http://southwestpca.org or follow us on Facebook & Twitter at www.facebook.com/southwestpca or @southwestpca More about the SF&F Area: With an average of 70+ presenters annually, The Science Fiction and Fantasy Area of the Southwest and Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association is one of the most dynamic and well attended areas at the conference. Numerous book and article publications have originated from our panels. The Area was founded in 1995 by Prof. Richard Tuerk of the Texas A&M University-Commerce (formerly East Texas State University) and author of Oz in Perspective (McFarland, 2007). The Area is currently chaired by Ximena Gallardo C. of the City University of New York-LaGuardia and co-author of Alien Woman: The Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley (Continuum: 2004); Rikk Mulligan of Longwood University, author of “Zombie Apocalypse: Plague and the End of the World in Popular Culture” (End of Days, McFarland 2009); Tamy Burnett of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, co-editor of The Literary Angel (McFarland, 2010); Brian Cowlishaw of Northeastern State University, author of "No Future Shock Here: The Jetsons, Happy Tech, and the Patriarchy" (The Galaxy is Rated G, McFarland: 2011); Erin Giannini, independent scholar, who has presented and published work on series such as Dollhouse, Supernatural, and Mystery Science Theater 3000; and Susan Fanetti, Associate Professor at California State University Sacramento.

Erin Giannini, PhD Albuquerque, NM 87102 egiannini37@gmail.com Email: egiannini37@gmail.com Visit the website at http://conference2014.southwestpca.org/