Appalachian Studies
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference
Boston, MA
April 11-14, 2012
The Appalachian Studies Area of the PCA/ACA National Conference seeks to further understanding of this unique and interesting location within the United States and welcomes presentations covering a broad area of study.
Possible subject areas include but are not limited to the following:
Literature
Art
Photography
Music
History
Education
Ecology
Film, Television and other Media
Heritage
Culture
Gender
Ethnicity
Native American Cultures
Celtic Influences
Economics
Presentations should be developed for a 15-minute reading. Please submit a 250-word abstract as an email attachment to Dr. Leslie Worthington, lworthington@gsc.edu, by December 15, 2011. Contributors will be notified by email in December. The Association requires that proposals be submitted to only one subject area at a time. Please include the following contact information in your email: name, affiliation, home address, email address, and phone number.
The 2012 conference will be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, 110 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA 02116
Deadline for proposal submissions is 15 December 2011.
Information about membership, registration, and hotel reservations can be found at the PCA/ACA website, www.pcaaca.org, under the menu title National Conference. Also feel free to contact Dr. Worthington if you have questions or require additional information.