CALL FOR PAPERS
African-American Popular Culture
Midwest Popular Culture Association/
Midwest American Culture Association Annual Conference
3-5 October 2008
Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza
Cincinnati, OH

Panels will run at the following approximate times: 2:30-7:30pm Friday, 8:30am-6:15pm Saturday, and 8:00am-1:00pm Sunday. Special events will include a reception on Friday evening and a luncheon and speaker on Saturday. These events, plus continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, will be free for conference registrants. The African-American Popular Culture Area is seeking panel sessions, papers, and proposals examining historical and/or contemporary aspects of African-American popular culture including African American stereotypes, icons, artifacts, rituals, genres, holidays, art forms (music, orature, dance, literature, visual art, television, film, comic art, etc.), festivals, foodways, folklore and folklife, religion, and etc.

PROPOSAL INFORMATION:
Submit Paper Title and 150-word (or less) Abstract (by post, FAX, or e-mail) to the Area Chair, Angela Nelson. All proposals should include Contact Information (see below) as well as DVD Player Requests (we cannot supply audio equipment, slide projectors, computers, or overhead projectors), school or professional affiliations, and the MPCA/MACA Area specified.
·         Name
·         Complete mailing address
·         E-mail address (preferred)
·         Telephone number
·         FAX number
·         College/school/professional affiliation
·         DVD Player request
·         MPCA/MACA Area: African American Popular Culture or Teaching Popular Culture

NOTE: If papers and/or proposals are sent as e-mail attachments, then they should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat pdf format. A reply by e-mail will be sent within one week and confirmation will be sent around June 7, 2008.

SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO:
Angela M. Nelson
Department of Popular Culture
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0190
E-mail: anelson@bgsu.edu
Office: 419-372-0284
FAX: 419-372-2577

CANCELLATION POLICY:
If you submit a proposal (or if you accept an invitation to appear on a panel), you are promising to attend the conference if your proposal is accepted and you are promising to pay the conference registration fee, the Association membership fee, and a late fee of $15 if applicable. If your proposal is accepted and you do not attend the conference, it is expected that you will (1) notify all members of your panel, your area chair, and the MPCA/MACA Executive Secretary (Gary Burns) of your cancellation; (2) provide such notification as early as possible; (3) arrange to have your paper distributed at the panel; (4) arrange for somebody else to carry out any other duties you may have; and (5) pay your membership and registration fees (plus late fee if applicable). If conditions 1-5 are met, you may file a written request, after the conference, for a refund of half your registration fee. For coauthored papers, all authors are welcome and encouraged to attend, but only one author is required to attend.

REGISTRATION AND MEMBERSHIP:
All participants must be members of the Association. Registration and membership fees must be paid prior to the conference. Fees can be paid online through Acteva Online Registrations and Payments or by check/money order with membership/registration form. The deadline for either form of registration remains the same.

Registration:
·         $95 for faculty and other professionals (pre-registration before September 15, 2008)
·         $75 for students with ID, retirees, and unemployed
·         $15 late fee on-site or if received after September 15, 2008 (Note: Late fee waived for residents of countries other than the USA or Canada.)
 
Membership (January 1-December 31, 2008):
·         $65 for faculty and other professionals
·         $45 for students with ID, retirees, and unemployed
 

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