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The Sixties: The culture, the movements, and the Summer of Love
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual
National Conference
APRIL 8th-11th, 2009
New Orleans Marriott
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Submission Deadline: November 30, 2008
The Sixties Area of the Popular Culture Association welcomes submissions on any aspect of the decade. Topics of interest might include, but are not limited to:
* 1969, or other significant dates, places, or events,
e.g. Days of Rage, etc.
* Religion, Spirituality, The Jesus Movement
* Sex, drugs, and rock n roll
* Communal living
* Different understandings of the “hippie movement”
chronology
* Countercultural movements such as Hippies, SDS, Black
Panther Party, and the White Panther Party
* Analysis of influential books and films (Kerouac, The
Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Doors of Perception,
The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, etc.)
* Politics, race and gender: Then and Now
* Music and fashion as cultural expression and consumer
culture
* Media reaction and representation
Deadline for submission of a 100-250-word abstract is November 30, 2008.
Inquiries about possible papers or proposals for round table sessions or full panels are also welcomed and encouraged.
If your paper is accepted, you will receive an acceptance letter, and information on registration, PCA/ACA membership, hotel accommodations, etc.
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