Apologies for cross-posting: The Science Fiction & Fantasy Area of the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association invites paper or panel proposals on CFP: Doctor Who/Torchwood and British Sci-Fi Television at the 37th annual meeting of the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association in Albuquerque, New Mexico February 10-13, 2016 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 DW or other series internationally (past or present) o Doctor Who as brand o regeneration(s) of Doctor Who o gender o Use/misuse of technology o Queer readings and/or presentations of LGBQT characters o auteur-ship o fandom and fanwork o British science fiction TV, past and present Proposals Due: November 1, 2015 Submit 250-word paper proposals or multi-paper panel proposals (with a title & 250-wd abstract for each panelist, each on a separate form) at: http://conference2016.southwestpca.org Submit under the category Science Fiction & Fantasy – British Sci-Fi Television Graduate students who present papers in the Area are eligible to apply for the Richard Tuerk “Out of This World” Paper Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy: http://southwestpca.org/conference/graduate-student-awards/ Questions: Erin Giannini ([log in to unmask]) More about the SWPACA: For more details on the conference, please visit the Southwest Popular Culture/American Culture Association: http://southwestpca.org or follow us on Facebook & Twitter at www.facebook.com/southwestpca or @southwestpca SWPACA has launched a new journal, Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy. Please visit http://journaldialogue.org More about the SF&F Area: Follow the Science Fiction and Fantasy area on Facebook & Twitter: www.facebook.com/swtxsff and @swtxsffchairs With an average of 70+ presenters annually, The Science Fiction and Fantasy Area of the Southwest 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. ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu