[Commlist] cfp: SWPACA 2024 - Graphic Noves, Comics, & Pop Culture

*DEADLINE EXTENDED!*

*Call for Papers*

*GRAPHIC NOVELS, COMICS, and POPULAR CULTURE*

*Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA)*

45th Annual Conference, February 21-24, 2024

Marriott Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico

http://www.southwestpca.org <http://www.southwestpca.org>

Extended proposal submission deadline: *November 14, 2023*

Proposals for papers and panels are now being accepted for the 45th 
annual SWPACA conference. One of the nation’s largest interdisciplinary 
academic conferences, SWPACA offers nearly 70 subject areas, each 
typically featuring multiple panels.  For a full list of subject areas, 
area descriptions, and Area Chairs, please visit 
http://southwestpca.org/conference/call-for-papers/ 
<http://southwestpca.org/conference/call-for-papers/>

The GNCPC area chair seeks presentation proposals on formal, cultural, 
historical, and theoretical dimensions of sequential art in all its 
forms (comics, graphic novels, anime, etc.). Presentations may focus on 
a single work, put works into productive conversation with one another, 
or investigate relationships between works of sequential art and their 
transmedia adaptations; in the latter case, however, significant 
emphasis should be placed on sequential art – those proposals focusing 
too much on film, television, gaming, or other formats will not be read 
favorably. Authors may also submit field-provoking critical literature 
reviews intended to reframe scholarly discussion around major 
disciplinary themes or questions, works of sequential art history or 
historiography, ethnographic work concerning sequential art audiences, 
studies of the sequential art industry’s political economy, or 
investigations into new forms of sequential art storytelling, 
consumption, distribution, or marketing.

*All proposals must be submitted through the conference’s database at 
**http://register.southwestpca.org/southwestpca* 
<http://register.southwestpca.org/southwestpca>**

For details on using the submission database and on the application 
process in general, please see the Proposal Submission FAQs and Tips 
page at http://southwestpca.org/conference/faqs-and-tips/ 
<http://southwestpca.org/conference/faqs-and-tips/>

Individual proposals for 15-minute papers must include an abstract of 
approximately 200-500 words. Including a brief bio in the body of the 
proposal form is encouraged, but not required.

For information on how to submit a proposal for a roundtable or a 
multi-paper panel, please view the above FAQs and Tips page.

The deadline for submissions is now November 14, 2023.

SWPACA offers monetary awards for the best graduate student papers in a 
variety of categories. Submissions of accepted, full papers are due 
January 1, 2024.  SWPACA also offers travel fellowships for 
undergraduate and graduate students. For more information, visit 
http://southwestpca.org/conference/graduate-student-awards/ 
<http://southwestpca.org/conference/graduate-student-awards/>

Registration and travel information for the conference will be available 
at 
http://southwestpca.org/conference/conference-registration-information/ 
<http://southwestpca.org/conference/conference-registration-information/>

For 2024, we are excited to return to the Marriott Albuquerque (2101 
Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110), which boasts free parking and 
close proximity to dining, shopping, and other delights.

In addition, please check out the organization’s peer-reviewed, 
scholarly journal, /Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular 
Culture and Pedagogy/, at http://journaldialogue.org/ 
<http://journaldialogue.org/>__

If you have any questions about the Graphic Novels, Comics, and Popular 
Culture area, please contact its Area Chair, Robert Peaslee, Texas Tech 
University, (robert.peaslee /at/ ttu.edu) <mailto:(robert.peaslee /at/ ttu.edu)>. If 
you have general questions about the conference, please contact us at 
(support /at/ southwestpca.org) <mailto:(support /at/ southwestpca.org)>, and a member 
of the executive team will get back to you.


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