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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 →

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 →

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”

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 →

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

SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY AREA Conference of the Popular and American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) 5 April – 8 April 2023 – San Antonio, TX One of the largest and most vibrant of the association, the Science Fiction and Fantasy (SF/F) … Continue reading →

Greetings! The Science Fiction Fantasy Area for the upcoming PCA 2022 is now full. We closed all submissions for the conference on December 23, 2021. Other areas are still accepting papers, so we are unable to disable the submission function. … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues, Greetings and Felicitations! We hope that this message finds you well. You should have received multiple messages from PCA in the last few weeks notifying you that the 2022 conference will be virtual—your Area Chairs are very disappointed—and … Continue reading →

Editor Position Available: The Journal of Popular Culture AboutThe Popular Culture Association seeks nominations (including self-nominations) for the position of Editor of The Journal of Popular Culture, the premier scholarly journal in the field. Founded in 1967 by Ray Broadus Browne, the … Continue reading →

The Science Fiction Fantasy area maintains an email list, and periodically contacts our members with information about the area, publishing and the national conference. It also includes information about acceptances of your papers for the conference and other information which … Continue reading →