POP-UP Academic Conference on Popular Culture, hosted by Lone Star College-University Park

Event Date & Location: October 28 and 29, 2021, virtually hosted by Lone Star CollegeUniversity Park, 20515 TX-249, Houston, TX 77070

Thursday, October 28, 2021, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Friday, October 29, 2021, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Deadline for Submissions: August 29, 2021

Name of Organization: Lone Star College-University Park

Organization Website: https://www.lonestar.edu/popup.htm

Contact Email: Rhonda Jackson Joseph, Rhonda.JacksonJoseph@lonestar.edu

The Conference:

The POP-UP academic conference is a two-day, virtual, multidisciplinary gathering of academics whose scholarly research interests include various aspects of global popular culture and the larger conversations surrounding these aspects. Interdisciplinary approaches are also welcome.

Submissions:

The POP-UP academic conference is seeking 15-minute-long individual presentations and 45- minute-long panel presentations on popular culture and how the aspects examined affect the broader culture we live in. Our theme for this conference is: “What brings you joy in popular culture?”

Please provide the following in your submission (for panel presentations, please submit all requested information for each panel member):

• 300-word abstract
• Preliminary bibliography
• 50-word biography (should reflect academic credentials)
• Indication of independent scholar or institution affiliation
• Indication of undergraduate student, and if so, name of college attending

Email your submissions and/or questions to Rhonda Jackson Joseph at: Rhonda.JacksonJoseph@lonestar.edu