Northeast Popular Culture Association 2020 Virtual Conference has ended

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Northeast Popular Culture Association 2020 Virtual Conference

5:00pm EDT

Global Culture Studies 1 - Street Art, Travelling Art, and Academe See DescriptionPeter Cullen Bryan • ROB WEIR • Kim Theriault • Jason Rubenfire • sean murray Monsters and the Monstrous 1 - Finding Monsters See DescriptionMichael A. Torregrossa • Sarah Shiffman-Ackerman • Scott Bastedo • Caitlin Duffy • Noel Sloboda Music 1 - Challenging Musical Norms See DescriptionTerry Hamblin • Emmalouise St. Amand • Aaron Keebaugh • Drew Brodney Psychology and Popular Culture – Adulting, Family, and Social Problems See DescriptionPriscilla Hobbs • Terri Patkin • Mike Alvarez Television 1 - Philosophy, Quality, Nostalgia See DescriptionNova Seals • Johanna Church • Lizhen Zhao • Betsy Walters • Melissa Vosen Callens

6:00pm EDT

Break Your Place!

6:15pm EDT

Food, Foodways and Culture 1 - Food of the Past See DescriptionAnn Kordas • June-Ann Greeley Health, Disease and Popular Culture See DescriptionNova Seals • A. David Lewis • Cristi Flood • Alana Seaman • Lindsey Schroeder • Angela Sardina Monsters and the Monstrous 2 - Monsters and Identity See DescriptionMichael A. Torregrossa • Donna Varga • Paige Zentner • Kathleen Kellett Politics, Civic Life and Popular Culture 1 - Expansive Politics: Information Spread and "Outsiders" Rising See DescriptionDana Gavin • Álvaro Albarrán Gutiérrez • Paul Arras • Randall Livingstone • Kathleen Banks Nutter Sports 1 - Inclusivity and COVID See DescriptionLance Eaton • Kevin Hogg • Ryan King-White Television 2 - TV and Americana See DescriptionPriscilla Hobbs • Peter Arne Johnson • Kelly Aliano • Leslie Stratyner

7:15pm EDT

Break Your Place!

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Food, Foodways and Culture 2 - The Meaning of Food See DescriptionAnn Kordas • Désirée Schuler • Laura Kitchings • Geraldine Wagner Genders, Sex and Sexualities 1 - Savage Survival Panel See DescriptionCarol-Ann Farkas • Jacqueline Morrill • Mallory Trainor • Caitlyn Angeletti Monsters and the Monstrous 3 - Transformative Powers of the Monstrous See DescriptionMichael A. Torregrossa • Michael Torregrossa • Rachad Chafik Elidrissi Philosophy and Popular Culture See DescriptionJoseph Baumstarck • Christopher Ketcham Politics, Civic Life and Popular Culture 2 - Artful Politics: Creative Expressions of Engagement See DescriptionDana Gavin • Irina Simonova • Benjamin Thomason Teaching and Popular Culture - D&D and COVID See DescriptionLance Eaton • Nicole O'Connell

8:30pm EDT

End of Day One See you tomorrow!

1:00pm EDT

Dance and Performance Studies See DescriptionAndi McClanahan • Taylor Black • Rebecca Heimel • Annie Potter • Anna Waller Film & History 1 - Themes and Transitions in Filmmaking See DescriptionMarty Norden • Rocky Colavito • Shawn Driscoll Genders, Sex and Sexualities 2 - Gender, Media, and Education See DescriptionCarol-Ann Farkas • Jessica Lowell Mason • Sherri Crowson Monsters and the Monstrous 4 - Monsters in the World Today See DescriptionMichael A. Torregrossa • Faye Ringel • Moira Armstrong • Hannah Gunson-McComb • Richard Fahey Politics, Civic Life and Popular Culture 3 - Influencing the Political Narrative See DescriptionDana Gavin • Aaron Smith-Walter • Darrell Hamlin • Alix Kraminitz Special Topics for 2020: Animals and Culture See DescriptionLuke-Elizabeth Gartley • Rachel Pincus • Saryn Chorney

2:00pm EDT

Break Your Place!

2:15pm EDT

Digital Media and Gaming Culture 1 - The Gamer's Existence from Economical to Psychological See DescriptionAdam Crowley • Eric Stein • Tyler DeAtley • Matt Grinder Film & History 2 - Portrayals of Gender in Film See DescriptionCarol Mitchell • Devin McGrath-Conwell • Saoirse Gaulocher • Megha Anwer • Anupama Arora Genders, Sex and Sexualities 3 - Queerness, Horror, Science Fiction See DescriptionCarol-Ann Farkas • Jon Heggestad • Elizabeth Hutchison • Brennan Thomas Marketing and Advertising - Influence and Perspective See DescriptionLance Eaton • Margaret Mullan • Brian Snee Monsters and the Monstrous 5 - Revisiting Monsters of the Past See DescriptionMichael A. Torregrossa • Susan Poznar • Chloe Carroll • Dena Arguelles • Indu Ohri Science and Technology 1 - Ufology and the Cold War See DescriptionTodd Olszewski • Jeffrey Cain • Rebecka Mähring

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Break Your Place!

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Digital Media and Gaming Culture 2 - Gender Constructions in Gaming See DescriptionAdam Crowley • Jacob Brintzenhoff • Lyz Renshaw • Shelly Jones • Helen Liu Film & History 3 - Cinematic Heroines and Superheroes See DescriptionCarol Mitchell • Andrew McGowan • Cari Keebaugh Genders, Sex and Sexualities 4 - Gender Roles in the Media See DescriptionCarol-Ann Farkas • Brandy Hadden • Andi McClanahan • Nora Suren • Xiaofei Yang Monsters and the Monstrous 6 - Monsters and the Monstrous in New England See DescriptionMichael A. Torregrossa • Mckenzie Bergan • Jeffrey Debies-Carl • Edward Guimont Special Topics for 2020: COVID-19 and Popular Culture See DescriptionLori Seward • Benjamin Bishop • Alexandre Zaezjev

4:30pm EDT

Break Your Place!

5:00pm EDT

Cocktails, Keynote, & Converse: 5:00pm See DescriptionLance Eaton • Priscilla Hobbs • Keisha Venson Sheedy

9:00am EDT

Fan, Fandoms, and Celebrity Studies 1 - Activism and The Politics of Fandoms See DescriptionShelly Jones • Allison Parker • Iliana Rocha • Sharon Kong-Perring • Hsiao-Chen Lin Fantasy and Science Fiction 1 - Folktales and Children's and YA Literature See DescriptionAmie Doughty • Raymond Rugg • Mary McCartney Film & History 4 - Film Media Mixes See DescriptionMarty Norden • Hayley McCullough • Alkım Yalın • Oscar De Los Santos • Kelly Goodridge Race and Ethnicity 1 - Racial Identity in (Post?)-Racial America See DescriptionChris Jeansonne • Jacob DeBrock • Winona Landis • Loredana Bercuci Special Topics for 2020: Disney Studies 1 - The Parks See DescriptionPriscilla Hobbs • Robert Neuman • Korine Powers • Carissa Baker

10:00am EDT

Break Your Place!

10:15am EDT

Crime and Scandal in Fact and Fiction See DescriptionJoe Baumstarck • Charles Brackett • Pamela Monaco • Christine Myers • Eleanor Parkin-Coates Fan, Fandoms, and Celebrity Studies 2 - Rewriting Fandoms See you tomorrow!Shelly Jones • Jessica Hautsch • Susan Ray • J.M Grenier Fantasy and Science Fiction 2 - Game of Thrones and Ninth House See DescriptionAmie Doughty • Kristine Larsen • Nova Seals Race and Ethnicity 2 - The (Mis)Representation of Racialized Minorities See DescriptionChris Jeansonne • Eileen Chung • Mary Burke • Namrata Bhadania Special Topics for 2020: Disney Studies 2 - Animation and Disneyfication See DescriptionPriscilla Hobbs • Andie Redwine-Becker • William Chavez • Christian Nelson

11:15am EDT

Break Your Place!

11:30am EDT

Comics and Graphic Novels See DescriptionLance Eaton • John Hebble • Jason Kahler • Ramal La Ron Johnson Fantasy and Science Fiction 3 - Time, Memory, and Humanity See DescriptionAmie Doughty • Lucien Darjeun Meadows • Don Vescio • Raymond DiSanza Race and Ethnicity 3 - Media Literacy in Action: Representations of Race and Ethnicity in Popular Media (Panel) See DescriptionBrian McFadden • Josiah Chambers • Gab Varano • Conor Jaime Donnelly Special Topics for 2020: Disney Studies 3 - Frozen, Identity, and Music See DescriptionPriscilla Hobbs • Pénélope Chandonnet • Kellie Deys • James Bohn World Literature - Travel and Ecocriticism See you tomorrow!Susan Gorman • ROB WEIR • Russ Pottle

12:30pm EDT

That's a wrap! Your Place!

1:00pm EDT

Executive Council Meeting See Description