Established in 1988 as a regional division of the national Popular Culture and American Culture Associations, FWPCA and FWACA foster study of all aspects of popular culture worldwide as well as all aspects of American culture.
While MAPACA is one of the largest of the regional branches of the PCA/ACA, it has always retained an intimate and welcoming feel. It hosts an annual conference that is one of the friendliest and most diverse around, and one that attracts participants not only from the Mid-Atlantic states, but from throughout North America and around the globe.
The Midwest PCA/ACA is a regional branch of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. The organization held its first conference in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1973.
The Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) is a regional affiliate of the American Culture Association and the Popular Culture Association. NEPCA is an association of scholars in New England and New York, organized in 1974 at the University of Rhode Island.
OPCA promotes informative and engaging conversations about the study of popular cultures, most especially those of the Oceanic and Asia-Pacific regions.
The ACAS is an organization for those interested in the interdisciplinary study of the total culture. The ACAS does not stress popular or Southern culture, though it is hospitable to both. Instead, the ACAS examines all aspects of American culture, from traditional to avant-garde, from highbrow to lowbrow, from elite to popular.
Founded by Dr. Peter Rollins in the 1970s, the Southwest/Texas PCA/ACA has sought to foster the interdisciplinary study of our region through its fascinating legacy of literary, historical, visual, and media images. Since then the organization, affiliated with the National Popular and American Culture Associations founded by Ray B. Browne, has grown to include a wide range of offerings bringing participants together from across the nation and internationally.