The Vampire in Literature, Culture and Film
deadline for submissions:
October 1, 2016
full name / name of organization:
The Popular Culture-American Culture Association National Conference San Diego 2017
contact email:
mfindley@vtc.edu
The Vampire in Literature, Culture, and Film
2017 PCA/ACA Annual National Conference
San Diego: Wednesday, April 12th – Saturday, April 15th
The co-chairs of the Vampire in Literature, Culture, and Film area—Dr. Philip Simpson of Eastern Florida State College and Mary Findley of Vermont Technical College—are soliciting papers, presentations, panels and roundtable discussions which cover any aspect of the vampire for the Annual National Joint Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference to be held in San Diego from April 12th through April 15th. We are particularly interested in papers, presentations, and panels that cover:
The vampire on television (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, The Strain)
recent vampire films, such as Byzantium, Only Lovers Left Alive, What We Do in the Shadows, and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
the fraught relationship between vampires and werewolves
vampire lifestyles and subculture
the glorious return of the Vampire Lestat
the international vampire
and anything and everything in between!
Indeed, feel free to view past programs of the PCA/ACA conference at www.pcaaca.org to see what has been covered during recent conferences.
To have your proposal/abstract considered for presentation, please submit your proposal/abstract of approximately 250 words through the PCA/ACA Database—http://ncp.pcaaca.org/ — by October 1st, 2016. Here you will submit your paper proposal/abstract and also provide your name, institutional affiliation, and contact information. Responses/decisions regarding your proposals will be provided within two weeks of your submission to ensure timely replies.
Complete panel proposals of 3-4 people are also welcomed, as are proposals for roundtable discussions with two or more featured speakers and a moderator. For more information, visit the PCA/ACA at www.pcaaca.org.