Call for Papers/Presentations!
You are cordially invited to share your Advertising or Public Relations papers at the 2021 Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association’s Annual Conference Thursday-Sunday October 7-10 at the Westin Minneapolis Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The AD & PR Area is devoted to presenting new knowledge about Advertising & Public Relations topics related to popular culture. Topics include, but are certainly not limited to:
- Portrayals of advertising and public relations in pop culture television and films.
- Analyses of current (or historic) advertising campaigns that have become pop culture phenomena.
- Use of new media in public relations or advertising campaigns.
- Public relations and advertising in sports, fashion, or politics.
- Ways advertising and public relations are preserving or resurrecting historical icons.
- Ethical issues in Public Relations and Advertising.
- Special events that tie advertising and public relations into pop culture.
- Analysis of historical advertising and public relations campaigns as connected to popular culture.
- Presentations on teaching or learning public relations or advertising in university programs.
- Presentations that analyze how healthcare public relations has contributed to an understanding of the global pandemic in popular culture.
- Presentations that compare international public relations with American-style public relations in International or US popular culture.
Please note: Graduate students currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from, your MA/PhD programs are strongly encouraged to submit their papers or presentations.
It’s easy to submit a 250-word abstract of your paper to submissions: http://submissions.mpcaaca.org.
Abstracts must be uploaded by June 1, 2021 @ 5pm.