http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/Program/program.htm The Southwest PCA/ACA meeting will have many highlights and special events, a few of which are mentioned on the web site as "Coming Attractions." Three session will be of special interest to those in visual studies: --a lecture on photography by Krista Erlick, stressing the visual experience of New Mexico in historic and contemporary photography. --a "debate" between Robert B. Toplin and Glenn Harris concerrning the "radical" nature of the "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." Was the film a breakthough production or was it merely skimming the top off a peak in liberal eudeminism? --a session to "meet the editors" with representatives from Film&History, Literature/Film Quarterly, and Quarterly Review of Film Studies, the Journal of Popular Culture, and PostScript Be there! Peter C. Rollins Founder and Chairman of the Board (Emeritus) Popular Culture Center Rt 3 Box 80 Cleveland, Oklahoma 74020 (918)243-7637 and fax 5995 [log in to unmask] http://www.swtexaspca.org/ www.h-net.org/~swpca The regional meeting for 2005 will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a favored site for our gatherings. The events will run between February 9-12, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque (330 Tijera; 505.842.1234) We have gone to the downtown area of the city where a massive refurbishing has brought in shopping and dining opportunities of quality. We are excited about the special hotel rates negotiated by our new leaders. There is even a special graduate student rate. (See details on web site.) Organization's Web site with lots of data is below: http://www.swtexaspca.org/ Now that I am now emeritus, the best contacts for Southwest/Texas Regional business are: Philip Heldrich, Dept. of English, Emporia State University, KS [log in to unmask] Ken Dvorak, Distance Learning, San Jacinto College District, Houston, TX [log in to unmask] Both of these young scholars are at your service. ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html