Conference Date & Location: Thursday, November 3 -- Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the Radisson Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, PA.

This is a general call for papers for the more than 40 session topics (listed below). Proposals are welcome on all aspects of American and Popular culture. To submit a proposal, please send a 150-word abstract (see area descriptions for specific requirements) and a brief CV or bio to the appropriate area chair by June 30, 2011. Panels of 3 or 4 presenters, single papers, roundtables, or alternative formats are encouraged. Sliding scale registration fees apply.

Please visit the website for further information and links to area descriptions and area chair email addresses. If you have any questions, please contact the program chair.

Subject Areas to Which Proposals May be Submitted:
*American Studies
*Art
*Beowulf to Shakespeare: Popular Culture in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
*Children and Childhood Studies
*Comics/Cartoons/Video Gaming
*Death in American Culture
*Decorative Arts and Design
*Detective Fiction
*Disability Studies
*Environment and Culture
*Fanfiction
*Fashion, Appearance & Material Culture
*Film Studies
*Food and Culture
*GLBTQ Studies
*Harry Potter Phenomenon
*Horror
*Internet Culture
*J.R.R.Tolkien & C.S. Lewis
*Latino/a Studies
*Music
*Native American Studies
*Popular Architecture and the Built Environment
*Popular Culture and Activism
*Popular Literary Landscapes
*Popular Novels
*Religion and Popular Culture
*Sci-Fi/Fantasy
*Sexuality and Erotica
*Sports
*Tattoos and Tattooing
*Technical Culture
*Television
*Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
*Travel and Tourism
*Urban Culture
*Vampire Romance
*Violence and Society
*War
*Women's Studies
*Working Class Culture
*Special Topics I: Popular Language
*Special Topics II: Popular Culture and Philadelphia
*Special Topics III: Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture
*Miscellaneous/Not Sure Where/Questions