[Commlist] CFP: EUPOP 2023 University of Stirling

CFP: *EUPOP 2023 The Darkness Within*

*University of Stirling, Scotland, July 3th – 5th, 2023.*

Deadline: 28^th of February, 2023

Individual paper and panel contributions are welcomed for the tenth 
annual international conference of the European Popular Culture 
Association (EPCA), to be held at *University of Stirling, Scotland, 
July 3rd – 5th, 2023.*

With the overarching theme of /The Darkness Within,/ EUPOP 2023 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, Costume and Performance, 
Celebrity, The Body, Fashion, New Media, Popular Literature and Graphic 
Novels, Queer Studies, Sport, Curation, Digital Culture, the idea of 
European identity and its relation to popular culture. A special 
emphasis, this year, will be on topics such as crime fiction, true 
crime, film and television.

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.

There will be opportunities for networking and publishing within the 
EPCA. Presenters at EUPOP 2023 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: http://www.intellectbooks.com 
<http://www.intellectbooks.com>

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 Dr Jacky Collins ((eupop2023 /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(eupop2023 /at/ gmail.com)>) by 28^th of February. Receipt of proposals 
will be acknowledged via e-mail. The conference draft programme will be 
announced in May 2023, along with the conference registration and 
accommodation details. The likely conference fee will be 150euros 
(student), and 200euros (other). The fee includes coffees, lunches, 
evening reception and dinner, and EPCA Membership (includes one sample 
issue European Journal of Popular Culture, Intellect Press). For details 
of conference fee payment, please contact Kari Kallioniemi, 
(kakallio /at/ utu.fi) <mailto:(kakallio /at/ utu.fi)>

The keynote speakers will be announced in early 2023.

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 2023 is organised by:


European Popular Culture Association 
(EPCA):https://epcablog.wordpress.com/ <https://epcablog.wordpress.com/>

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

EPCA President, Kari Kallioniemi, (kakallio /at/ utu.fi) <mailto:(kakallio /at/ utu.fi)>

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

EPCA Secretary, Kimi Kärki, (kierka /at/ utu.fi) <mailto:(kierka /at/ utu.fi)>

EPCA Treasurer, Pekka Kolehmainen, (pmkole /at/ utu.fi) <mailto:(pmkole /at/ utu.fi)>
EPCA Membership Secretary, Graham Roberts, (grahamroberts83 /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(grahamroberts83 /at/ gmail.com)>

Local organizer contact, Jacky Collins, (jacqueline.collins /at/ stir.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(jacqueline.collins /at/ stir.ac.uk)>


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