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New publication: Asterix & Anomalies!

Posted on April 7, 2024 by pcasff

Full launch: April 2, 2024 What: Asterisks and Anomalies is a new publishing possibility for PCA/ACA (and regional PCA) presenters who research anything fantastical: from sci-fi to fantasy, from horror to action/adventure, from cryptozoology to conspiracies. We are interested in any … Continue reading →

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New Podcast!!!!!

Posted on April 7, 2024 by pcasff

Thomas Parham’s Podcast! Screen Thom is a podcast hosted by Dr. Thomas Parham–pop culture pundit and professor of Communication and Media Studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida. A connoisseur of movies, television series, comic books, and an occasional … Continue reading →

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CFP Roundtable on Science Fiction Erotica, deadline 30 Sep 2023

Posted on August 29, 2023 by pcasff

CFP: Science Fiction Erotica (Roundtable Discussion), PCA/ACA 2024, Chicago, IL We are seeking participants for an academic roundtable discussion on science fiction erotica in any medium, to be held at PCA/ACA 2024 in Chicago, IL. Participants will be expected to … Continue reading →

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CFP – PCA National Conference 2024

Posted on August 13, 2023 by pcasff

SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY AREA Conference of the Popular and American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) 27 April – 30 March 2024 – Chicago, IL One of the largest and most vibrant of the association, the Science Fiction and Fantasy (SF/F) Area … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Toxic Masculinity in the Whedonverses, 1 June 2023

Posted on April 22, 2023 by pcasff

Co-editors Heather M. Porter and Michael Starr invite proposals or completed essays for an edited collection of scholarly works that aims to address issues of toxic masculinity in the Whedonverses. Toxic masculinity has become an increasingly prevalent term in contemporary … Continue reading →

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Faculty and Student Paper Awards, 2023

Posted on April 12, 2023 by pcasff

Congratulations to our winners for this year’s PCA Faculty: Heather Urbanski “Finding Beauty in the Pieces: Interpretive Gaps in the MCU” Student: Matthais de Bondt “(Speculative) Fiction as a Source of Knowledge in Contemporary Conspiracy Culture”

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Reminder – deadlines coming up

Posted on February 12, 2023 by pcasff

Just a reminder for everyone that every year the area has a Best Paper Prize, and the deadline for submissions is coming soon – Feb 15th. We offer a prize for the best paper by faculty or independent scholars and … Continue reading →

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The Pierian Literary and Visual Arts Journal, 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by pcasff
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Deadline Fast Approaching

Posted on December 3, 2022 by pcasff

The deadline for the 2023 National Conference is fast approaching – send in your proposals soon!

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CFP – Time Travel in Media, deadline extended to Feb 28th, 2023

Posted on November 9, 2022 by pcasff

We are seeking additional contributors for our edited collection of scholarly essayson these recent changes in the complexity of time-travel media (film, television,gaming, music media, or literature). The primary argument framing for thiscollection emphasizes the increasing narrative complexity within recent … Continue reading →

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