The “Adolescence in Film and Television” Area Chair of the American Culture Association seeks individual-paper proposals for presentation at the 2008 National Conference of the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association, to be held at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel (San Francisco, California) March 19-22, 2008.

Submissions that explore noteworthy coverage patterns, representations, and themes pertaining to the portrayal of adolescence/adolescents in film and television, during any historical era, are desired from scholars, educators, and students at all levels. Possible topics of relevance include, but are certainly not limited to, advertising images and appeals, coming-of-age narratives, drug use, HIV/AIDS, juvenile delinquency, non-heterosexuality, premarital sex, violence and social aggression, and (losing one’s) virginity. Individual presentations will be limited to 15 minutes in length.

Interested individuals are asked to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words (including presentation title) and complete contact information (name, institutional affiliation, mail and e-mail addresses, and contact telephone number) by November 9, 2007. Decisions pertaining to the status of such abstracts will be communicated within two weeks of receipt. All presenters must be members of the American Culture Association or the Popular Culture Association and pre-register for the conference no later than February 14, 2008.

Please mail or e-mail abstracts to:

Kylo-Patrick Hart
Department of Communication and Media Studies
Plymouth State University
17 High Street, MSC 60
Plymouth, NH 03264
krhart@plymouth.edu

For additional information about the conference, please visit the PCA/ACA website at: http://pcaaca.org