Call for Papers: Latin American Experience
2008 Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association
30th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 24-28, 2009
This year the SW/TX PCA/ACA celebrates its 30th Birthday with our theme, reeling in the Years: 30 Years of Film, TV, and Popular Culture. Papers are particularly sought on aspects of film, TV, and popular culture of the last 30 years with an emphasis on the popular culture of 1979. Further details regarding the conference (listing of all areas, hotel, registration, tours, etc.) can be found at: http://swtxpca.org
Proposals are now being accepted for the International Experience: Latin American Studies Area. Papers can be presented in Spanish or English. Listed below are some suggestions for possible presentations, but topics not included here are also welcome.
o Latin American Film and Literature
o Food and Literature of Latin America
o TV and Popular culture
o Latin Americans in the U.S,
o Interpretations of nationalism in Popular Culture.
o Latinos and Latinas in film
o Latin American novel, poetry and theater
o And much more...
Inquiries regarding this area and/or abstracts of 250 words may be sent to Jesús L. Tafoya, Sul Ross State University at the email or physcial addresses below by November 15, 2008. Please include a current curriculum vitae and a working bibliography for your paper.
Dr. Jesús L. Tafoya
Sul Ross State University
Box C-89
Alpine TX 79832
432-837-8386
jtafoya@sulross.edu
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