CFP: Pulp Magazine Studies Area / PCA/ACA conference (Nov 1; Apr 16-19)

Call for Proposals

Pulp Magazine Studies Area

Popular Culture/American Culture Association

National Conference

Chicago, IL

April 16-19, 2014

 

Pulp magazines were a series of mostly English-language, predominantly American, magazines printed on rough pulp paper.  They were often illustrated with highly stylized, full-page cover art and numerous line art illustrations of the fictional content.  They were sold for modest sums, and were targeted at (sometimes specialized) readerships of popular literature, such as western and adventure, detective, fantastic (including the evolving genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror), romance and sports fiction. The first pulp Argosy, began life as the children’s magazine The Golden Argosy, dated Dec 2, 1882 and the last of the “original” pulps was Ranch Romances and Adventures, Nov. 1971.

 

The Pulp Studies area exists to support the academic study of pulp writers, editors, readers, and culture.  It seeks to invigorate research by bringing together scholars from diverse areas including romance, western, science fiction, fantasy, horror, adventure, detective, and more.  Finally, the Pulp Studies area seeks to promote the preservation of the pulps through communication with libraries, museums, and collectors.

 

With this in mind, we are calling for papers and panels that discuss the pulps and their legacy.  Suggested authors and topics:

• Magazines:  Amazing Stories, Weird Tales, Wonder Stories, Fight Stories, All-Story, Argosy, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Spicy Detective, Ranch Romances and Adventures, Oriental Stories/Magic Carpet Magazine, Love Story, Flying Aces, Black Mask, and Unknown, to name a few.
• Editors and Owners:  Street and Smith (Astounding), Munsey (Argosy), Farnsworth Wright (Weird Tales), Hugo Gernsback (Amazing Stories), Mencken and Nathan (Black Mask), John Campbell (Astounding).
• Influential Writers:  H.P. Lovecraft, A. E. Merritt, Robert E. Howard, C. L. Moore, Fritz Leiber, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Donald Wandrei, Clark Ashton Smith, and Henry Kuttner. 
• Influences on Pulp Writers:  Robert Bloch, H. Rider Haggard, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack London, and Edgar Rice Burroughs were all influences, along with literary and philosophical figures such as Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Friedrich Nietzsche, Edgar Allen Poe, and Herbert Spencer.
• Popular Characters:  Conan of Cimmeria; Bulldog Drummond; Doc Savage; Solomon Kane; Buck Rogers; The Domino Lady; Jiril of Jiory; Zorro; El Borak; The Shadow; The Spider; Nick Carter; The Avenger; and Captain Future, among others.  Also character types: the femme fatale, the he-man, the trickster, racism and villainy (such as Charles Middleton’s Ming the Merciless), and more.
• Artists:  Popular cover artists including Margaret Brundage (Weird Tales), Frank R. Paul (Amazing Stories), Virgil Finlay (Weird Tales), and Edd Cartier (The Shadow, Astounding).
• Theme and Styles:  Masculinity, femininity, and sex as related to the heroic in the pulps; the savage as hero, the woman as hero, the trickster as hero, etc.
• Film, Television and Graphic Arts:  Pulps in film, television, comics, graphic novels and other forms are especially encouraged.
• Cyberculture:  Cyberpulps such as Beneath Ceaseless Skies and pulp-influenced games such as the Age of Conan MMORPG or the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game.
• International Pulp Fiction:  During the interwar period and after WWII American-style pulp fiction inspired native pulp traditions in Australia, Britain, and continental Europe.  Submissions covering pulp magazines, paperbacks, and writers in languages other than English are especially encouraged.

These are but suggestions for potential panels and presentations.  Proposals on other topics are welcome.

 

For general information on the Pulp Studies area, please visit our website:  http://pulpstudies.weebly.com/

 

Final Submission Deadline: November 1, 2013

 

How to Submit Proposals:  Submit proposals through the following website:  http://ncp.pcaaca.org/

Note:  Only papers submitted through the website will appear in the conference program.  If you have any questions, please contact the Pulp Studies area coordinators:

 

Justin Everett - University of the Sciences - j.everet@usciences.edu

Jeffrey Shanks - Southeast Archaeological Center - jeffrey_shanks@nps.gov

CFP: First Annual International Crime, Media & Popular Culture Studies Conference, Indiana State U (Sept. 2; Oct. 5-7)

This conference was announced on the Comics Scholars list, but here's some additional information. However, for detailed instructions on submitting proposals, click here for the complete conference CFP.

Call for papers:

First Annual International
Crime, Media & Popular Culture Studies Conference
A Cross Disciplinary Exploration

October 5th, 6th & 7th 2009

Conference Registration Table will be Open in Conference Hotel Lobby
Sunday, October 4th, 2009 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

Sponsored by:
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Indiana State University

Conference Chair:
Franklin T. Wilson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Indiana State University

Conference Administrative Assistant:
Ericka Schneider
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Indiana State University

Conference Goals

The Annual International Crime, Media and Popular Culture Studies Conference was established to encourage an international cross-disciplinary exchange between both academic scholars and practitioners who are engaged in research, teaching and practices associated with crime, media and popular culture. The conference serves as a forum for the dissemination of knowledge associated with these areas of study in an effort to engender further growth of the discipline among students, academicians and practitioners.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
*Early abstract submission is recommended

REGISTRATION/PAYMENT DEADLINE: Wednesday, September 2, 2009

*Everyone planning on attending the conference, whether presenting or just attending, must register and pay a registration fee in order to gain access to conference presentations.

*If you are presenting, failure to register and to pay registration fee by this date will result in removal from program.

*If you are from ISU you only need to register if you are presenting.

*If you are just attending you must show your ISU ID Card at the door.

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Keynote Speaker
Taylor Mali

Featured Speakers

Jeff Ferrell, Ph.D. Texas Christian University	Victor E. Kappeler, Ph.D. Eastern Kentucky University
David L. Altheide, Ph.D. Arizona State University	Frankie Bailey, Ph.D. University at Albany
Brett A. Mervis University of South Florida	Gregory Snyder, Ph.D. Baruch College, CUNY
Nickie Phillips, Ph.D. St. Francis University	Staci Strobl, Ph.D. John Jay College
Robert D. Weide New York University	Vikas Kumar Gumbhir, Ph.D. Gonzaga University

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REGISTRATION FEES

*Includes free access to lunch time and panel session snacks, Taylor Mali’s evening performance and any other on campus performance that may be scheduled as part of the conference.

Registration Categories
Presenter - $120.00
Non-Presenter Attendee - $140.00
Student Not from ISU (Presenter or Non-Presenter) - $70.00
ISU Faculty and/or Graduate Student Presenter - $40.00

REGISTRATION/PAYMENT DEADLINE: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
*Failure to register and to pay registration fee by this date will result in removal from program.

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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

All abstracts and payments must be submitted on-line through the International Crime, Media and Popular Culture Studies Conference website. A submission does not guarantee that your paper or poster will be accepted for presentation at the conference. Please retain hard copies of both abstract acceptance confirmations and registration/payment confirmation. On the website you will be asked to indicate the type of submission you wish to make. Your choices are the following:

• Individual Paper Presentations (Panel Presentation): Submissions for a regular session presentation must include a title and abstract (approximately 200 words), with author information including contact information.
• Poster Presentations: Submissions for poster presentations must include a title and abstract (approximately 200 words), with author information including contact information. Posters should display data, policy analysis, or theoretical work in a visually appealing poster format to encourage interactive communication. All poster sessions will be held late Monday afternoon.

GUIDELINES FOR ONLINE SUBMISSIONS

When you submit your paper through the abstract submission, you will need to select one of the 14 primary categories listed below as well as one of the 5 subcategories. Your choice will be important in determining the kind of panel on which you are placed, and it will also aid in avoiding time conflicts for panels on similar topics when possible.

Only original papers may be presented; papers that have been published or presented elsewhere may not be presented. Submissions are interpreted as meaning that the proposed presentation satisfies these conditions.

Here are a few guidelines that may help you in selecting the most appropriate category and subcategory:

1. Category: In making your selection, focus on the aspect of your paper that you would describe as your primary concern in selecting the broad category. For example, if you would like to present a paper titled, “Bob Dylan and Social Justice” you might submit under: Music Categories: Music Literature Graphic Novels (Comic Books) Print Media Film Television Internet Internet News Print News Televised News Video Games Graffiti Clothing Other

2. Subcategory: When choosing your subcategory select the category that best fits your paper. For example, if you would like to present a paper titled, “City Ordinances and the Death of the Street Musician” you might choose the subcategory of Policy or Legal depending on the focus. The sub-categories will be used to help better determine the fit for panels. Subcategories Policy Focus Practice Focus Legal Focus Theory Focus Other

ABSTRACTS: All submissions must include abstracts limited to 200 words and should describe the general theme of the presentation and, where relevant, the methods and results. All submissions must include complete contact information and the aforementioned category and subcategory selection.

SUBMISSION and REGISTRATION PAYMENT DEADLINE:

Wednesday September 2, 2009
(Failure to register by this date will result in the removal of your paper from the program)

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APPEARANCES ON PROGRAM

The Conference will be held three full days and nights, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Conference Registration Table will be Open in Conference Hotel Lobby Sunday, October 4th, 2009 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Conference organizers cannot honor personal preferences for day and time of presentations.

EQUIPMENT

LCD projectors will be available for all panel presentations to facilitate computer-based presentations (especially Power Point). While presenters do not need to bring their own personal computers Power Point presentations should be saved on either a CD or portable Jump/Flash Drive. Further, Power Point presentations should be formatted in MS Windows 2003 or 2007. In addition, all panel sessions will have overhead projector access. If you will require MAC applications please indicate this when you submit abstract.

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Again, visit the conference website for complete information.

Image credit: Conference website.