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 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*<http://conference2014.southwestpca.org>
*Database opens July 1*
* Submit in category Science Fiction & Fantasy—Doctor Who*
*Questions: Erin Giannini ([log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>)*
*For more details on the conference, please visit the Southwest/Texas
Popular Culture/American Culture Association:
**http://southwestpca.org*<http://southwestpca.org>*
or follow us on Facebook & Twitter at
**www.facebook.com/southwestpca*<http://www.facebook.com/southwestpca>*
or **@southwestpca* <https://twitter.com/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.
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