Note - including this, since Folk-Horror could surely be submitted
Folklore and Popular Culture
deadline for submissions: October 1, 2017
full name / name of organization: Popular Culture Association
contact email: kathryn.edney@regiscollege.eduPCA/ACA Conference
Indianapolis, IN
March 28-March 31, 2018
For information on the PCA/ACA, please go to
http://www.pcaaca.orgFor conference information, please go to
http://www.pcaaca.org/national-conference/We are considering proposals for sessions organized around a theme, special panels, and/or individual papers concerning folklore and popular culture. Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, typically with four papers or speakers per standard session. Presentations should not exceed 15 minutes. As always, proposals addressing any topic concerning folklore studies are welcome; the list below is merely suggestive:
Folklore in Popular Culture/Folklore as Popular Culture
Influence of folklore on other forms of culture (literature, film, music, etc.)
Folklore and Religion
The difference between oral and literary sources of tradition
Women in Folklore
Folklore and children
Uses of folklore
Folklore and the Digital Age
Folklore and Epic
Illustrators/Illustration of folklore
Folklore and memory/memory studies
Symbolism in folklore
The relationship between folklore and literary history
Folklore and music
If there are any questions, please contact the Area Chair:
Dr. Kathryn Edney
Interim Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
Regis College
235 Wellesley Street, Weston MA 02493
kathryn.edney@regiscollege.eduPlease note that ALL submissions must be made through the conference submission site:
http://ncp.pcaaca.org . For individual papers, please submit a title, 100-word abstract, and your contact information. For themed paper sessions, each presenter must enter her/his own presentation; the session chair should contact Dr. Edney to ensure the papers are curated as a panel.
