CFP: POPCAANZ (New Zealand) (Jan 30; June 29-July 1)

POPCAANZ

2nd Annual International Conference

June 29-July 1, 2011

The Langham Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand

Call for Papers - deadline for submissions: January 30, 2011

The Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand (Popcaanz) is devoted to the scholarly understanding of everyday cultures. It is concerned with the study of the social practices and the cultural meanings that are produced and are circulated through the processes and practices of everyday life. We invite academics, professionals, cultural practitioners and those with a scholarly interest in popular culture to send a 150 word abstract to the area chairs listed below.

• Anime and Manga (Craig.Norris@utas.edu.au)
• Business and Popular Culture (s.kelly@business.uq.edu.au)
• Disabilities and Popular Culture (d.mcdonald@uq.edu.au)
• Fashion (Vicki.Karaminas@uts.edu.au)
• Film and TV (rebecca.beirne@newcastle.edu.au)
• Food Studies (t.risson@uq.edu.au)
• Graphic Novels and Comics (paul.mountfort@aut.ac.nz)
• Music (Edward.montano@mq.edu.au)
• Popular Biography and Life Writing (Giselle.Bastin@flinders.edu.au)
• Popular Design (derham@unimelb.edu.au and prudenceblack@gmail.com)
• Popular Fiction (t.johnsonwoods@uq.edu.au)
• Popular History (hsuming.teo@mq.edu.au)
• Science (b.lott@qut.edu.au)
• Sports (c.wical@uq.edu.au)
• Toys and Games (JBAINBRIDGE@groupwise.swin.edu.au and juliette.peers@rmit.edu.au)
• Visual Arts (adam.geczy@sydney.edu.au)

If you have an idea for a panel please submit to President t.johnsonwoods@uq.edu.au. We also welcome papers exploring ALL other aspects of popular culture.

The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture is the association's official publication. Please submit articles of between 4,000 and 6,000 words to the editors: Toni Johnson-Woods t.johnsonwoods@uq.edu.au or Vicki Karaminas Vicki.Karaminas@uts.edu.au For all other queries contact marketing@intellectbooks.com

For further details please see popcaanz.com