UPDATE: OPCA 2008 CONFERENCE WEBSITE
http://acad.chaminade.edu/dept/humanities/conferences/pcc_2008/

Panel and individual paper proposals are now being accepted for the 2nd Oceanic Popular Culture Association Conference. All topics and proposals are welcome, particularly those treating cultural productions within and/or about the Oceanic region.

Abstracts/Proposals for individual papers or 3-4 paper panels are due February 29, 2008. Please contact Cheryl Edelson cedelson@chaminade.edu and/or Stan Orr sorr@hawaii.edu with general questions.

Please visit the updated OPCA conference website: http://acad.chaminade.edu/dept/humanities/conferences/pcc_2008/

*Please send 150-200 word proposals by email only to the following area chairs:

Oceanic/Pacific Literature and Culture: Anna Marie Christiansen chrianna@byuh.edu

Oceanic Cinema: Ian Conrich ian@ianconrich.co.uk

Surf Culture: Jason Spangler spanglerj@cox.net

Exotica/Hawaiiana: Stan Orr sorr@hawaii.edu

Tattooing/Body Art: Stan Orr sorr@hawaii.edu

Asian American Culture: Amy Nishimura amy.nishimura@hawaii.edu

Japanese Popular Culture: Jayson Chun jmchun@hawaii.edu

Detective Fiction: Stan Orr sorr@hawaii.edu

Film Studies: David Arnold David.Arnold@uwsp.edu

Food and Popular Culture: Larissa Schumann lrs26@byuh.edu

Gothic Literature, Film, and Popular Culture: Cheryl Edelson cedelson@chaminade.edu

Religious Studies and Popular Culture: Pete Steiger psteiger@chaminade.edu

Senior Culture: Fred Augustyn faug@loc.gov

Science Fiction and Fantasy: Jill Dahlman dahlman@hawaii.edu

Poetry and Popular Culture: Richard Hishmeh RHishmeh@palomar.edu

Popular Music: Fumiko Takasugi fumiko@hcc.hawaii.edu

Children’s/Young Adult Literature and Culture: Craig Svonkin csvonkin@mscd.edu