Sorry for any cross-posting CALL FOR PAPERS •Cultural Politics and the State• Papers are currently being accepted for the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture & American Culture Association's Annual Conference being held in Albuquerque February 2007. To further explore the role of popular culture, a new Area was developed in 2005 to explore the ways in which cultural production and politics interact with the State. This Area is currently seeking new and provocative papers that illustrate the critical role popular culture assumes in constructing our collective understandings of the political landscape(s) in which we live. You are invited to submit your work to "Cultural Politics and the State" and join in a lively discussion of issues ranging from television shows to urban planning policy. Submissions from all academic backgrounds are encouraged for a truly interdisciplinary experience. WHAT: 28th Annual Meeting of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Popular Culture Annual Conference WHEN: February 14-17, 2007 WHERE: Hyatt Regency Albuquerque Abstracts are due November 15, and must be 150-250 words. Please include technical needs. For more information on this Area please contact Michelle Stewart at [log in to unmask] For more information on the conference and other Areas please visit: http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/ ABSTRACTS ARE DUE NOVEMBER 15, 2006. -- This training made the working class forget both its hatred and its spirit of sacrifice, for both are nourished by the image of enslaved ancestors rather than that of liberated grandchildren. — Walter Benjamin ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu