Internet

Culture

 

 

NATIONAL POPULAR CULTURE & AMERICAN CULTURE

ASSOCIATIONS' 2007 JOINT CONFERENCE

 

April 4 – 7, 2007

Boston Marriott Copley Place

Boston, Massachusetts

 

For more information on the PCA/ACA,

please go to http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca.

 

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2006

 

We are considering proposals for sessions organized around

a theme, special panels, and/or individual papers.  Sessions

are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, ideally with four

papers or speakers per standard session.

 

Some possible topics include:

       Music and the Internet (downloads, Ipods, etc.)

       Using the Internet in the Classroom

       Fanzines

       Fan Fiction

       Blogging

       Google the Giant and Other Search Engines

       Vice Made Easy:  Internet Ethics and Censorship

       Computer Crimes:  Identity Theft

       The World of Message Boards:  Communities or Cliques?

 

All submissions related to the theme of Internet Culture are

welcome.  Should you or any of your colleagues be interested

in submitting a proposal or have any questions, please contact

the area chair (see below).

 

Submit a one-page (150-250 word) proposal or abstract (via

regular mail or e-mail) by November 1, 2006, to:

 

George Lewis

Sociology Dept.

Univ. of the Pacific

Stockton, CA 95211

209.946.2925

Fax: 209.946.2318

glewis@pacific.edu                                               BACK