[Commlist] Midwest Popular Culture Association conference

*CALL FOR PAPERS, ABSTRACTS, AND PANEL PROPOSALS***

*Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture 
Association Annual Conference***

*Friday-Sunday, 3–5, October 2025***

*The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa***

Conference participants will be responsible for securing their own lodging.

Submit paper, abstract, or panel proposals (including the title of the 
presentation) with the appropriate keywords (formerly areas) on the 
submissions website at https://www.mpcaaca.org/submit-panels 
<https://www.mpcaaca.org/submit-panels>

*Individuals may only submit one paper*.

/Deadline for receipt of proposals is May 15, 2025.///

Please include your name, affiliation, and e-mail address of each 
author/participant. A preliminary version of the schedule will be posted 
on our website in August 2025. The final version will be posted online 
prior to the conference.

/Special Notes Regarding Proposal Submissions: (1) AV equipment will be 
provided. The Association does not provide laptops, cords, or speakers. 
(2) If necessary, indicate and submit potential scheduling conflicts 
along with your proposal. (3) If you wish your presentation to be listed 
as MACA (rather than MPCA), please include this request with your 
proposal.///

Please plan to attend the entire conference. Panels will run at the 
following approximate times: Friday 9:00 am-6:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 
am-5:30 pm, and Sunday 9:00 am-2:00 pm. Special events may include game 
night on Thursday evening, featured speakers and awards ceremony on 
Friday evening, and a keynote speaker and pub quiz on Saturday evening. 
These events will be free for conference registrants. A membership 
meeting will be held Saturday. All attendees are encouraged to attend.

Virtual Panels will be running concurrently with in-person panels. No 
in-person panels will be offered virtually, but all who register will 
have access to the virtual panels. Please indicate when submitting if 
you prefer to deliver your presentation in-person, virtually, or no 
preference. Virtual panels are available on a first-come, first-served 
basis. Zoom is the planned platform and panels will be scheduled in 
Central Time Zone. If you have any questions about virtual panels, 
please email (president /at/ mpcaaca.org) <mailto:(president /at/ mpcaaca.org)>.

*MEMBERSHIP DUES & REGISTRATION FEES*: Membership renewal forms for the 
2025 calendar year and 2025 conference registration forms are now 
available on our website 
<https://www.mpcaaca.org/event-details-registration/mpca-aca-annual-meeting 
<https://www.mpcaaca.org/event-details-registration/mpca-aca-annual-meeting>>. 
All participants must register for the conference. Registration for 
Full-Time Faculty: $150, Part-Time faculty/Independent Scholars/Graduate 
Student/Area Chair: $125, Virtual only (no difference in rank): $100, 
and Undergraduate students: $50. Registration fees go up after September 
15, 2025. Any unregistered presenters will be dropped from the program 
after September 15. Payment on-site will be by cash, check, or via 
credit card on Square. To pre-register, send a check anytime to Paul 
Booth, Communication, DePaul University, 1 E. Jackson, Chicago, IL 
60604. Make a check payableto Midwest Popular Culture Association. A 
registration-membership form may be printed from our website at 
<http://www.mpcaaca.org <http://www.mpcaaca.org>>.

Day passes will be available for guests of the conference who are not 
presenting a paper.

Attendees are financially responsible for all costs related to their 
participation in the conference, e.g., transportation, lodging, meals, 
registration, membership, etc. Graduate students are invited to apply 
for competitively awarded travel grants from MPCA/MACA. Details on these 
grants are available here.

*Cancellation Policy: *If you submit a proposal (or if you accept an 
invitation to appear on a panel), you are promising to attend the 
conference if your proposal is accepted, and you are promising to pay 
the conference registration fee, the Association membership fee, and a 
late fee of $15 if applicable. If your proposal is accepted and you do 
not attend the conference, it is expected that you will (1) notify all 
members of your panel, your Area Chair, and the MPCA/MACA President 
(Julia Largent Kuttler) of your cancellation; (2) provide such 
notification as early as possible; (3) arrange to have your paper 
distributed at the panel; (4) arrange for somebody else to carry out any 
other duties you may have; and (5) pay your membership and registration 
fees (plus late fee if applicable). If conditions 1-5 are met, you may 
file a written request, after the conference, for a refund of half your 
registration fee. For co-authored papers, all authors are welcome and 
encouraged to attend, but only one author is required to attend.


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