Please find attached a Call for Papers for the annual Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association (MAPACA) conference to be held in Alexandria, Virginia this coming October. There is a dedicated Film Studies section, but film related papers are welcome in any area (or non-film papers, for those with research interests in other areas). Fuller descriptions of the various 'Areas' are available at http://www.mapaca.net/confer/callForPapers.html Further conference information is available at http://www.mapaca.net/confer/conferHome.html CFP This is a Call For Papers for the Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association's Annual Conference. The 2010 MAPACA conference will be held at: The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Alexandria, VA from Thursday, October 28 - Saturday, October 30, 2010. This is a general call for papers for the more than 40 session topics ranging from American Studies to Comics/Cartoon/Video Gaming to Environment and Culture to Music to Popular Architecture and the Built Environment to War. Proposals are welcome on all aspects of American and Popular culture. To submit a proposal, please send a 150-word abstract and a brief CV or bio to the appropriate area chair by June 15, 2010. Panels of 3 or 4 presenters, single papers, roundtables, or alternative formats are encouraged. Sliding scale registration fees apply. Please note: Presenters may only present 1 paper; if proposals are submitted to more than one area, please let the different area chairs know. Subject Areas to Which Proposals May Be Submitted: American Studies Brian Hack [log in to unmask] & Caterina Y. Pierre [log in to unmask] Art Janna Eggebeen [log in to unmask] Beowulf to Shakespeare: Popular Culture in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance Diana Vecchio [log in to unmask] Children and Childhood Studies Vibiana Bowman [log in to unmask] Comics/Cartoons/Video Gaming Gary Earl Ross [log in to unmask] Death in American Culture J. Joseph Edgette [log in to unmask] & Richard A. Sauers [log in to unmask] Decorative Arts & Design Sarah A. Lichtman [log in to unmask] Detective Fiction Alexander Howe [log in to unmask] Disability Studies Katherine McMahon [log in to unmask] Environment & Culture Tara Weiss [log in to unmask] Fashion, Appearance & Material Culture Aeran Park [log in to unmask] Film Studies Gary Earl Ross [log in to unmask] Food and Culture Jill Nussel [log in to unmask] Harry Potter Phenomenon Richard Currie [log in to unmask] Horror Lisa Miller [log in to unmask] Internet Culture Mary Lou Nemanic [log in to unmask] J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis: Books & Films William Mistichelli [log in to unmask] Latino/a Studies Randolph Ortiz [log in to unmask] Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/ Transgender Studies Mark John Isola [log in to unmask] Music Scott Henderson [log in to unmask] Native American Studies Ron Denson [log in to unmask] Popular Architecture & the Built Environment Loretta Lorance [log in to unmask] Popular Culture and Activism Chloe Avril [log in to unmask] Popular Literary Landscapes Bill Mistichelli [log in to unmask] Popular Novels Anne K. Kaler [log in to unmask] Religion and Popular Culture Pamela Detrixhe [log in to unmask] & Anthony Zias [log in to unmask] Sci-Fi/Fantasy Marilyn Stern [log in to unmask] Sexuality and Erotica Kimberly M. Golden [log in to unmask] Sports Joseph Trumino [log in to unmask] Tattoos & Tattooing Nicholas Schonberger [log in to unmask] Technical Culture Lois Ascher [log in to unmask] Television Scott Ash [log in to unmask] Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies Jason D. Scott [log in to unmask] Travel and Tourism Jennifer Erica Sweda [log in to unmask] Urban Culture Blagovesta Momchedjikova [log in to unmask] Vampire Romance Marilyn Stern [log in to unmask] Violence & Society Kimberly M. Golden [log in to unmask] Visual Culture Tracey Bowen [log in to unmask] War Matthew B. Hill [log in to unmask] Women’s Studies Althea Tait [log in to unmask] Working Class Culture Mary Lou Nemanic [log in to unmask] Miscellaneous/Not Sure Where/Questions Jason D. Scott [log in to unmask] Dr. Scott Henderson Associate Professor Communication, Popular Culture and Film Brock University St. Catharines, Ontario [log in to unmask] ---- Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex podcast: http://www.screenlex.org