Appalachian Studies

Call for Papers
Submission by November 30, 2008

Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference
April 8 -11, 2009
New Orleans, LA

The Appalachian Studies Area of the PCA/ACA National Conference seeks to further understanding of this unique and interesting location within the United States and welcomes presentations covering a broad area of study.

Possible subject areas include but are not limited to the following:

Literature
Art
Photography
Music
History
Education
Ecology
Film, Television and other Media
Heritage
Culture
Gender
Ethnicity
Native American Cultures
Celtic Influences
Economics

Presentations should be developed for a 15-minute reading.  Please submit a 250-word abstract as an email attachment to Dr. Leslie Worthington, lworthington@gsc.edu, by November 30, 2008.  Contributors will be notified by email the first week of December.  The Association requires that proposals be submitted to only one subject area at a time.
Please include the following contact information in your email: name, affiliation, home address, email address, and phone number.

Information about membership, registration, and hotel reservations can be found at the PCA/ACA website, www.pcaaca.org, under the menu title National Conference.  Also feel free to contact me if you have questions or require additional information.