Call for Papers for the 35th Annual Joint Conference of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations,
San Diego, California, March 23-26, 2005

Deadline: November 1, 2004

The 35th annual joint conference of the Popular Culture and American culture Associations will be held in San Diego, California, March 23-26, 2005. The Biography and Popular Culture Area of the Popular Culture Association welcomes submissions from scholars of various disciplines. The Biography and Popular Culture Area will examine the connections between biography and popular culture. Papers and full panel presentations regarding any aspect of popular culture and biography are encouraged. Potential topic might include:

• Biography and entertainment, art, music, theater
• Biography and film
• Television programs about biography
• Biography and urban legends
• Biography and folklore
• Biography and literature
• Scholarly Biography
• Controversial Biography
• Psychoanalysis and Biography
• Historical Biography
• Political Biography
• Autobiography

Prospective presenters should send a one-page, typed, single spaced abstract and a one page vitae by November 1, 2004 to the mailing address given below. Please do not submit an abstract electronically. Direct questions to the e-mail address provided. PCA/ACA regulations limit participants to one paper presentation. Therefore, if you are interested in presenting in the Biography and Popular Culture Area, please do not submit an abstract to another area, but follow up on original submission if you do not hear from the chair by December 1, 2004. If you would like more information about the PCA and the ACA, consult our web site (web address follows).