Collecting and Collectibles
CALL FOR PAPERS:
PCA/ACA
2010 National Conference
March 31 – April 3
St. Louis, Missouri
Deadline for proposals: December 15, 2009
2010 Conference – March 31-April 3, St. Louis, Missouri
The Collecting and Collectibles Area of the Popular Culture Association invites paper submissions on any topic involving collecting for the 2010 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, to be held March 31-April 3 at the Renaissance Grand Hotel St. Louis.
Topic areas might include:
- why people collect (motives/motivations)
- particular collectors and/or collections
- social and cultural aspects of collecting
- the practice of collecting
- theories of collecting
- collecting theory vs. collecting practice
- specific types of collectibles
- the psychology of collecting
- historical changes in collecting
- collecting in/as contemporary popular culture
- collecting as a metaphor in (post)modern life
- consumerism and collecting
- collecting and material culture
- the Internet and collecting (including virtual collecting)
Papers can deal with any type of collecting – from individual to institutional (museums, libraries etc.) – and/or any type of collectible – from popular culture to fine arts to antiquities and beyond. Recent PCA panels have worked to broaden existing perspectives on collecting, and we would like to especially encourage submissions that continue to push the boundaries of the field, and that attempt to conceptualize collecting across its many contexts.
Please send a 150-word abstract, with title and contact information included, either via email or ground mail at the address listed below. Emailed submissions can be sent either as a Word attachment or in the body of the email.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: December 15, 2009.
Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by January 1, 2010.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch via email or phone if you have any questions.
Kevin M. Moist
Associate Professor of Communications
Penn State Altoona
101D Cypress
3000 Ivyside Park
Altoona, PA 16601
814-949-5779
kmm104@psu.edu