The Southwest Popular/American Culture Association is accepting papers for SWPACA19. More details about each of the subject areas can be found on our Call for Papers page. After you find the subject area that fits your work, follow the instructions on the Conference Registration Information page to submit your work for consideration.

Historic and Contemporary Cultures

American Studies and American History
Deborah Marinski, PhD, Ohio University – Southern Campus, History

Beats, Counterculture, and Hipsters
Robert Johnson, PhD, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Crafting, Crafters, and Craft Culture.
Janet Brennan Croft, Rutgers University Library

Crime and Culture
Darrell Hamlin, PhD, Fort Hays State University, Political Science

Esotericism and Occultism
George Sieg, PhD, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

Food and Culture
Ami Comeford, PhD, Dixie State University

Fashion, Style, Appearance, and Identity
Annette Lynch, PhD, University of Northern Iowa

Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Digital Humanities in Popular Culture
Suzanne M. Stauffer, PhD, Louisiana State University

Mothers, Motherhood, and Mothering in Popular Culture
Kathleen Lacey, PhD, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Neo-Victorianism and Steampunk
Matthew Kelley, PhD, University of Alabama

Philosophy and Popular Culture
Sammuel R. Byer, PhD, Fort Hays State University, Philosophy

Politics
Darrell Hamlin, PhD, Fort Hays State University, Political Science

Religion
Warren Kay, PhD, Merrimack College, Religious & Theological Studies

Science, Technology, and Culture
Aaron Adair, PhD, Independent Scholar

Sociology of Popular Culture
Bruce Day, PhD, Central Connecticut State University, Sociology

Shakespeare in Popular Culture
Jessica Maerz, PhD, University of Arizona, Theatre Studies

Stardom and Fandom
Lynn Zubernis, PhD, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Counselor Education

War and Culture
Steffen Hantke, PhD, Sogang University, English

Witchcraft, Wizardry, & New Age
Renae Mitchell, PhD, University of New Mexico Los Alamos, SWPACA Assistant Awards Coordinator