[Commlist] CFP: Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA) - Graphic Novels, Comics, and Popular Culture

*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/>

Submissions open on *September 1, 2023*

Proposal submission deadline: *October 31, 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 area chair for Graphic Novels, Comics, & Popular Culture (GNCPC) 
seeks presentation proposals on formal, cultural, historical, and 
theoretical dimensions of sequential art in all its forms (comics, 
graphic novels, anime, etc.).

GNCPC paper 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.

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 October 31, 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 GNCPC area, please contact its Area 
Chair, Rob 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.

*This will be a fully in-person conference.*If you’re looking for an 
online option to present your work, keep an eye out for details about 
the 2024 SWPACA Summer Salon, a completely virtual conference to take 
place in June 2024. However, do keep in mind that the Summer Salon is a 
smaller conference with limited presentation slots and no student 
funding assistance.


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