The PCA/ACA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization comprised of scholars and enthusiasts dedicated to the study of popular culture through writing, sharing, and publishing. Our next conference is scheduled for April 2026 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Popular Culture Association
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The PCA Documentary Award honors an outstanding documentary that critically engages with themes in Popular or American culture. #PCA #Documentary #PopularCulture #AmericanCulture
Honoring the legacy of Harry & Katrina Hazzard-Donald, this award recognizes groundbreaking scholarship that deepens our understanding of African American popular culture in its richness, complexity, and impact within books published in the past year.
Celebrating the winner of the John G. Cawelti Award—our annual honor for innovative scholarship in Popular and American Culture: Christine McWhorter’s “Building Critical Race Media Literacy: Countering the Narrative” (Routledge).
Congratulations to Brenda Boudreau and Kelli Maloy—winners of this year’s award honoring Ray and Pat Browne edited or co-edited scholarly books (hardcover or paperbound). The award recognizes collections with more than one or two contributors, published within the past year.
Queer stories shape culture and so does the research behind them. The John Leo & Dana Heller Award honors scholarship that elevates LGBTQ representation in popular culture published in the past 3 years. #RepresentationMatters #QueerStudies
What’s Popping: May is out! Conference highlights, award updates, calls for reviewers/submissions, and June events you don’t want to miss. Check your inbox.
Congratulations to this year's winner, Amy Erdman Farrell! This award honors rigorous, original work that moves popular + American studies forward. Selected for research quality, originality, and field impact.
Wondering what you could do with that PCA/ACA paper you presented in April? Join us for May’s Membership Matters where we will discuss dissertation/thesis incorporation, publishing opportunities, and other ways to build a future for your conference paper. Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Celebrating Susan Koppelman’s legacy by spotlighting bold feminist work in popular culture, published within the past three years. #PCAACA #FeministScholarship #PopCulture
Ray & Pat Browne Award honors the best edited reference/primary-source works in popular culture studies. Eligible:published in popular culture studies published in the past 3 years.. #PCAACA #PrimarySources #ArchivalResearch
