The Sixties

The Sixties:  The culture, the movements, and the Summer of Love

The Conference will be held at the Renaissance Grand Hotel St. Louis, 800 Washington Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63101, Wednesday, March 31 through Saturday, April 3, 2010,
Deadline for proposal submissions is 15 December.

The Sixties Area of the Popular Culture Association welcomes submissions on any aspect of the decade. Topics of interest might include, but are not limited to:

• 1969, or other significant dates, places, or events, e.g. Days of Rage, etc.
• Religion, Spirituality, The Jesus Movement
• Sex, drugs, and rock n roll
• Communal living
• Different understandings of the “hippie movement” chronology
• Countercultural movements such as Hippies, SDS, Black Panther Party, and the White Panther Party
• Analysis of influential books and films (Kerouac, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Doors of Perception, The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, etc.)
• Politics, race and gender: Then and Now
• Music and fashion as cultural expression and consumer culture
• Media reaction and representation

Deadline for submission of a 100-250-word abstract is November 30, 2008.

Inquiries about possible papers or proposals for round table sessions or full panels are also welcomed and encouraged.

If your paper is accepted, you will receive an acceptance letter, and information on registration, PCA/ACA membership, hotel accommodations, etc.

Address abstracts, inquiries, or proposals to:

Deborah Carmichael
Michigan State University
carmic28@msu.edu

or

Shawn David Young
Michigan State University
235 Bessey Hall
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1033
youngs21@msu.edu