36th and 28th Annual Joint Meeting of PCA/ACA
Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia
April 12-15, 2006

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 1 November 2005

The New Black Music Culture Area of the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association invite interested scholars to submit paper or performance abstracts, papers, or panel/roundtable proposals on the following sub-areas of black music culture:

(1) Jazz and Blues
(2) Gospel/Spirituals
(3) Hip Hop
(4) Contemporary “Concert Music”
(5) Black Diaspora (West African, Cuban, West Indies, Europe, etc.)
(6) Popular and Contemporary

Please submit the following information via e-mail with attachments in Microsoft Word or within an e-mail message:
• Contact information of each author/performer/ participant: Name, Affiliation, Address, E-Mail Address
• Association membership*: PCA or ACA
• Sub-area: Jazz and Blues; Gospel/Spirituals; Hip Hop; Contemporary “Concert Music”; Black Diaspora; or Popular and Contemporary
• 150-200 word paper/performance abstract or panel/roundtable proposal abstract
• 1 page CV or Résumé

SEND TO:

Dr. William Banfield, Black Music Culture Area Co-Chair
WCBANFIELD@stthomas.edu

Dr. Angela Nelson, Black Music Culture Area Co-Chair
Department of Popular Culture
108 Popular Culture Building
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403-0190
anelson@bgsu.edu

*All presenters must be members of PCA or ACA and must pre-register for the conference by February 1, 2006. For information about the joint annual meeting, membership, and registration, please visit the PCA/ACA website at . For more information about the Black Music Culture area, visit “Conferences and Institutes” at .