****PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY**** * * *Call for Papers: Vine Deloria, Jr. Memorial Panel* *"His Body of Work, in Memoriam: Vine Deloria, Jr."* *Native/Indigenous Studies Area** **2008 Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association* *February ** 13–16**, 2008* *Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Association's 29th Annual Conference* *in* *Albuquerque, NM* Paper proposals are now being accepted for a panel dedicated to the breadth of work and teachings of Vine Deloria, Jr. in the Native/Indigenous Studies Area. Given the immediacy of this since his very recent passing, I'm happy to accept titles and very short abstracts for submission. Ideas can be fleshed out more later on. * The deadline for submitting proposals is December 15, 2007.* Inquiries regarding this area and/or abstracts of 250 words may be sent to Sara Sutler-Cohen or John Miles at the contacts below. Please forward this email to people who would be interested in participating. *Dr. Sara C. Sutler-Cohen* Area Co-Chair, Native Studies PCA/ACA Annual Regional Conferences [log in to unmask] Department of Sociology Bellevue Community College 3000 Landerholm Circle, SE Bellevue, WA 98007 The 2008 SW/TX PCA/ACA Conference will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque. Join us this year, as a returning or first-time participant, as we celebrate the 29th year of this regional popular culture conference. Further details regarding the conference (listing of all areas, hotel, registration, tours, etc.) can be found at http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/ <http://www.h-net.org/%7Eswpca/> . PLEASE NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS DECEMBER 31, 2007. -- "You can think I'm wrong, but that's no reason to quit thinking." -- Hugh Laurie, "House" ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu