Call for Papers: Graphic Novels, Comics and Popular Culture PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Joint Conference April 20-23, 2011 San Antonio, TX http://www.swtxpca.org Proposal submission deadline: December 15, 2010 Conference hotel: Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio 101 Bowie Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 USA Phone: 1-210-223-1000 The SW/TX PCA/ ACA invites papers on Comics, Graphic Novels, Popular Culture. Any Aspect of Comics and Graphic Novels in Popular Culture will be considered. Some topics could include: COMICS TO FILM Sequential Art and Storytelling Fanboy culture Manga, Anime and the Movies Comic-Conventions Particular Artists or writers (Bendis, Steranko, Kirby, Everett, Niles, etc) The Rise of the Graphic Novel What is a Graphic Novel? History of Newspaper Comics! Gay Characters in comics Film and Superheroes! Adapting SPECIFIC Graphic Novels for the Screen Racism and the X-Men Spiderman as the Everyman Cartoon Network: Good or Bad for Comics Comics and Philosophy Graphic Novels as outlets for social justice (ie,, World War III ) Comics as political satire (eg,., Tom Tomorrow, Addicted To War ) Horror Comics The Resurrection of Captain America-Why NO comic character ever stays dead? DC, Marvel, and Comic corporations Indies and their role Comics and Graphic Novels the world (eg., Tintin). The scholarly study of Graphic Novels/comics in the academy Libraries and Graphic Novels These are just general examples ANY topic will be considered. Please send title and 25-200 word abstract by Dec 15, 2010 Rob Weiner Area Chair: Graphic Novels, Comics, and Popular Culture Humanities Librarian Texas Tech University [log in to unmask] http://www.swtxpca.org ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org