PopCAANZ 2nd Annual International Conference
June 29-July 1, 2011
The Langham Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand

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The Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand (PopCAANZ) is devoted to the scholarly understanding of everyday cultures. It is concerned with the study of the social practices and the cultural meanings that are produced and are circulated through the processes and practices of everyday life.
We invite academics, professionals, cultural practitioners and those with a scholarly interest in popular culture to send a 150-word abstract (with bio and email address) to the area chairs listed below:
Note: The deadline for the submission of abstracts for the PopCAANZ 2011 Conference in Auckland has been extended untilĀ March 1, 2011.
Anime and Manga (Craig.Norris@utas.edu.au)
Business and Popular Culture (t.johnsonwoods@uq.edu.au)
Disabilities and Popular Culture (d.mcdonald@uq.edu.au)
Fashion (Vicki.Karaminas@uts.edu.au)
Film and TV (rebecca.beirne@newcastle.edu.au)
Food Studies (t.risson@uq.edu.au)
Graphic Novels and Comics (paul.mountfort@aut.ac.nz)
Music (Ed.montano@rmit.edu.au)
Biography and Life Writing (Giselle.Bastin@flinders.edu.au)
Design (derham@unimelb.edu.au; prudence.black@sydney.edu.au)
Popular Fiction (Nathanael_OReilly@uttyler.edu)
Popular History (hsuming.teo@mq.edu.au)
Queer and Gender (anita.brady@vuw.ac.nz)
Religion (sean.durbin@mq.edu.au)
Science (b.lott@qut.edu.au)
Sports (t.johnsonwoods@uq.edu.au)
Visual Arts (adam.geczy@sydney.edu.au)
Toys & Games (jbainbridge@groupwise.swin.edu.au;juliette.peers@rmit.edu.au)
If you have a paper outside the above areas or an idea for panel, please forward to Dr Derham Groves (derham@unimelb.edu.au).
Registration Information: Please visit http://popcaanz.com/conference-registration
Registration Rates:
| Rate until March 31, 2011 | Rate after March 31, 2011 |
|---|---|
| $480.00 | $550.00 |
Registration for Auckland includes:
- conference launch/cocktail party
- conference morning and afternoon teas and lunches
- membership for one year
- journal for one year (3 issues)
Hotel: The Langham Hotel, Auckland
For more information on PopCAANZ, please visit http://popcaanz.com/


