The Vampire in Literature, Culture, and Film
deadline for submissions: October 1, 2017
full name / name of organization: Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA)
contact email: lnevarez@siena.eduThe Vampire in Literature, Culture, and Film Area is seeking papers for the national joint Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) meeting to be held March 28-31 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
We welcome papers on vampires in literature, culture, and film for presentation at the conference. Topics that are of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
Vampires and music
The international vampire
Twilight and its legacy (2018 marks the 10-year anniversary of the film
Twilight and the publication of
Breaking Dawn)
Werewolves and vampires
The work of Nina Auerbach
The return of Anne Rice’s vampire Lestat
Social justice and vampires
The literary vampire
The vampire on television (ex:
The Vampire Diaries,
The Originals,
The Strain,
The Passage)
Pedagogy
Vampire subculture and lifestyle
Please submit abstracts of 250 words by October 1, 2017 to the PCA/ACA database:
https://conference.pcaaca.org/We welcome the submission of complete panels of 3-4 presenters.
Responses/decisions regarding your proposals will be provided within two weeks of your submission to ensure timely replies.
For further information, please visit:
http://pcaaca.org/the-vampire-in-literature-culture-film/ or contact the area co-chairs: Mary Findley (findley@vtc.edu) or Lisa Nevarez (
lnevarez@siena.edu).
