For those scholars who secretly purchase the TV Guide and tape television shows that aren’t mentioned in the faculty lounge, this is the conference for which you’ve been waiting. Proposals for papers and panels on the intersection of television and popular culture are welcome in areas such as the following: --New channels, new genres (e.g. Sopranos, Trading Spaces) --Innovations in serial narrative (e.g. 24, Boomtown) --Influx of “reality” TV: ESPN even has one now… --Nostalgia for old values expressed in new shows --Reinscription or reversal of gender roles: (e.g. Buffy, CSI) --Ideology represented in dramas (e.g. The West Wing) --Economics of commercials: Sprint cellular and popular culture --Ethics and anatomy of news media: channels as 24-hour news sources --Rerun extravaganza --Any other intersections of television and popular culture Southwest-Texas PCA/ACA Regional Meeting: 24th Annual Conference February 12-15, 2003 in Albuquerque, NM Host Hotels: Albuquerque Hilton and Fairfield Inn by Marriott Deadline for Paper and Panel Proposals: December 1, 2002 Please submit a proposal (250 words maximum) or inquiries to: Lacy Landrum Oklahoma State University Department of English Morrill 205, Stillwater, OK 74078 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] For general information and online conference and hotel registration, go to the SW/Texas PCA/ACA website: http://www.swtexaspca.org The PCA’s mission is "to promote an innovative and nontraditional academic movement in Humanities and Social Sciences, to provide an outlet for scholars, writers, and others interested in the popular culture, to share ideas in a professional atmosphere, and to have papers presented at meetings." Membership in the PCA/ACA is required for participation. _________________________________________________________________ Get faster connections -- switch to MSN Internet Access! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]