[Commlist] cfp Science & Popular Culture Conference

*Science & Popular Culture Conference***

The Science & Popular Culture Area of the PCA/ACA welcomes papers, 
panels, and round tables for the upcoming conference in *Philadelphia, 
PA* *April 15-18, 2020*.

With the integral place of science in Western and global society as well 
as theproliferation of science and technology across all media, it is 
more important than ever to examine what popular culture tells us about 
science. Studying science in popular culture is essential to 
understanding how scientific ideas are utilized, explored, critiqued and 
sometimes exploited outside of their formal contexts and how popular 
audiences understand science. Popular fascination with science has even 
created a cultural niche of its own, giving rise to new engagements with 
scientific knowledge, practice, and technologies. Together with the 
/Journal of Science & Popular Culture/, this conference area seeks to 
inspire and promote new investigations into the interrelationship of 
science and society.

Proposals should be 100-250 words in length. Potential topics include 
(but are not limited to):

·Representations of science/scientists in television, film, art, print, 
and other media**

·The cultural influence of science */ *influences of culture on science 
and scientists**

·Use of popular culture texts (novels, films, television series, etc.) 
to argue for or against scientific theories such as evolution and 
climate change**

·Internet culture and science**

·Science-related cultural artefacts**

·Scientists as celebrities / celebrity advocates of science**

·Science communication, popularization and education**

·Non-Western cultures and Science**

·Intersections of science and the humanities**

·Use of science in advertising and marketing**

·Science fiction / science and fiction**

·The artistic dimensions of science / science as art**

·Critical examinations of scientifically framed popular beliefs and 
pseudoscience**

·Science denial and science in a ‘Post-Truth’ world**

·Public and popular dimensions of scientific debates**

·Moments of conflict between scientific discoveries/knowledge/work and 
culture**

*Submission are open 1 August – 1 November 2019*

To submit a paper:

http://pcaaca.org/national-conference/proposing-a-presentation-at-the-conference/

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