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*Call for Papers: "Indigenous 'Deep' Space:*

*Indigenous Absence and Presence in Sci-Fi and Comics"*

*2008 Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association*

*February 24–28, 2009*

*Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Association's
30th Annual Conference* *in* *Albuquerque, NM*

Paper proposals are now being accepted for a panel dedicated to the absence
and presence of Indigenous Characters and Cultures in popular Sci-Fi genres.
From *Star Trek Voyager's* Chakotay to the *X-Men's* Danielle Moonstar, the
Sci-Fi and Comic genres' have both capitalized and mined the Indigenous
landscape for characters and culture. This panel asks presenters to examine
and dialogue the presentation of Indigenous characters and culture in both
their presence and absence of their actuality in the popular genres of
Sci-Fi and Comics.

*The deadline for submitting proposals is December 15, 2008.***

Listed below are some suggestions for possible presentations, but topics not
included here are welcome and encouraged:

   - Indigenous Writers of Sci-Fi genres.
   - Indigenous Cultures In Space (Issues of colonization that mirror
   Indigenous histories in Sci-Fi Deep Space Settings)
   - Blue Corn Comics
   - Indigenous/Native American descended characters in Sci-Fi
   - Indigenous/Native American descended characters in Comic and graphic
   novels
   - Specific Sci-fi T.V. Shows incorporating Indigenous Culture and
   Characters (episodes of Stargate, Angel, Buffy, Star Trek etc).
   - Online Comics
   - History of Indigenous Characters in Sci-fi or Comics

Inquiries regarding this area and/or abstracts of 250 words may be sent to
L. Rain Cranford-Gomez. Please forward this email to people who would be
interested in participating.


*L. Rain A Cranford-Gomez*
Area Chair, Native Studies
PCA/ACA Annual Regional Conferences
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American Literature and Language Arts
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The 2009 SW/TX PCA/ACA Conference will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico at
the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque. Join us this year, as a returning or
first-time participant, as we celebrate the 30th year of this regional
popular culture conference. Further details regarding the conference
(listing of all areas, hotel, registration, tours, etc.) can be found at
http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/ <http://www.swtexaspca.org/>.


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L. Rain A. Cranford-Gomez
American Literature and Language Arts
Cornelia Connelly School
Area Co-Chair, Native/Indigenous Studies
PCA/ACA Annual Regional Conferences
Editor Eame'ha Digital Media Journal
Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers
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