[ecrea] EUPOP 2017 Call for Papers

*CFP: EUPOP 2017*

*University of the Arts London, July 25^th – 27^nd , 2017*

*Deadline: April 17^th 2017*

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**Individual paper and panel contributions are welcomed for the sixth 
annual international conference of the European Popular Culture 
Association (EPCA), to be held at the University of the Arts London (272 
High Holborn), July 25^th – 27^nd , 2017.

EUPOP 2017 will explore European popular culture in all its various 
forms. This includes, but is by no means limited to, the following 
topics: European Film (past and present), Television, Music, Celebrity, 
The Body, Fashion, New Media, Popular Literature and Graphic Novels, 
Queer Studies, Sport, Curation, and Digital Culture. One particular 
strand will be devoted to fascism and popular culture.

The closing date for this call is Monday April 17th , 2017.

There will be opportunities for networking and publishing within the 
EPCA. Presenters at EUPOP 2017 will be encouraged to develop their 
papers for publication in a number of Intellect journals, including the 
EPCA’s Journal of European Popular Culture. Journal editors will be 
working closely with strand convenors – a full list of Intellect 
journals is available at:
*www.intellectbooks.com <http://www.intellectbooks.com>*

Papers and Complete Panels for all strands will be subject to peer 
review. Proposals for individual presentations must not exceed 20 
minutes in length, and those for panels limited to 90 minutes. In the 
latter case, please provide a short description of the panel along with 
individual abstracts. Poster presentations and video projections are 
also warmly welcomed.

Proposals comprising a 300-word abstract, your full name, affiliation, 
and contact details (as a Word-file attachment, not a PDF) should be 
submitted to Pamela Church Gibson ((pamelachurchgibson /at/ gmail.com)) 
<mailto:(pamelachurchgibson /at/ gmail.com))%20>by 17/04/2017. Receipt of 
proposals will be acknowledged via e-mail.

The conference draft programme will be announced in May 2017, along with 
the conference registration and accommodation details. The likely 
conference fee will be 200 euros (student), and 250 euros (other). The 
fee includes coffees, lunches, evening reception and dinner, and EPCA 
Membership (includes subscription to the European Journal of Popular 
Culture, Intellect Press).

Keynote speakers will be announced in May 2017.

*The European Popular Culture Association*

The European Popular Culture Association (EPCA) promotes the study of 
popular culture from, in, and about Europe. Popular culture involves a 
wide range of activities, material forms and audiences. EPCA aims to 
examine and discuss these different aspects as they relate both to 
Europe and to Europeans across the globe, whether contemporary or 
historical.

*EUPOP 2017 is organised by:*

European Popular Culture Association (EPCA): http://epcablog.wordpress.com/

International Institute for Popular Culture (IIPC): http://iipc.utu.fi/

EPCA President, Kari Kallioniemi, (kakallio /at/ utu.fi)

EPCA Vice-President, Pamela Church Gibson, (pamelachurchgibson /at/ gmail.com)

EPCA Secretary, IIPC Coordinator, Kimi Kärki, (kierka /at/ utu.fi)

EPCA Membership Secretary, Graham Roberts, (grahamroberts83 /at/ gmail.com)


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