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CALL FOR PAPERS
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the debut of Superman, the Center for Popular Culture Studies in the Department of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University is hosting
a conference October 24-25, 2008 on
THE COMIC BOOK IN POPULAR CULTURE
We invite proposals for scholarly presentations on a wide range of topics related to Comic Books (superheroic and non-superheroic),
including but not limited to Comics and/or Superheroes and
* Nationalism * Gender * Nostalgia * Subcultures * Race * Terrorism * Autobiography * Material Culture *
* Film and Television * Fandom Ethnography * Futurism * Manga * Aesthetics * Politics * History *
Social Movements * Modernity and Post-Modernity * Cyber-Cultures * Ethnicity * Antecedents * Iconography
POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: JULY 31, 2008
PROPOSAL INFORMATION:
� Submit: Paper Title and 150-to-300 word Abstract/Proposal (by post, FAX, or e-mail). Note: If proposals are sent
as e-mail attachments, then they should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat pdf format.
� 1-to-2 page CV/Resume.
� Contact Information: name, complete mailing address, college/school/professional affiliation, telephone number,
e-mail address, FAX number.
� Media/AV Equipment Request (see Policy below).
MEDIA/AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT POLICY: The Center and BGSU Bowen-Thompson Student Union will supply all session rooms with laptop (Microsoft Word PowerPoint, CD
& DVD, PC or Mac with internet connection), video projector, screen, and on-site technical support, if requested in advance.
Presenters may not use their own personal equipment.
SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO:
Comic Book Conference Program Committee
Center for Popular Culture Studies
108 Popular Culture Building
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0190
E-mail: centerpopc@bgsu.edu
FAX: 419-372-2577
URL: www.bgsu.edu/departments/popc/page13191.html
DIRECT INQUIRIES ABOUT CONFERENCE TO:
Dr. Charles Coletta
1-419-372-0384
ccolett@bgsu.edu
Dr. Angela Nelson
1-419-372-0284
anelson@bgsu.edu
REGISTRATION FEES: Registration fees will be determined later and posted on the Comic Book Conference web page. It is not possible to offer
either honoraria or waiver of registration fees to presenters. All presenters who will be attending must register and pay
the fee.
POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: JULY 31, 2008
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