[Air-L] CFP: Computer Culture (SW/TX PCA/ACA Conference, April 20-23, 2011)

[Andrew Shi-hwa Chen]

Computer Culture: Call for Papers
PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations
Joint Conference
April 20-23, 2011
San Antonio, TX
http://www.swtxpca.org
Proposal submission deadline: December 15, 2010

Conference hotel: Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205 USA
Phone: 1-210-223-1000

Computer Culture: Call for Papers
The Computer Culture Area of the SW/TX PCA/ACA (http://swtxpca.org/) is
 accepting paper, panel, and other proposals on any aspect of computer
culture. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
 * The Internet
 * Social Networking
 * Theories of computer culture
 * Politics on/of/and the Web
 * Blogging
 * Twitter
 * Virtual communities
 * Web site analysis and design
 * Online literary journals
 * E-publishing (for example, e-zines)
 * Fandom, fan fiction, and fan sites
 * Cybercrime (including cyber-terrorism, online security issues, and spam,
scams, and hoaxes)
 * Online cultures (e. g., online news sites, online sports sites, and so
on)
 * Viral video
 * Live feeds
 * and others

For paper proposals: Please submit a 250 word abstract embedded in the body
of an email. Include contact information (e.g., postal and preferred email
address, phone and fax numbers, etc.) and a biographical note about your
connection to the topic.

For panel and other proposals: Feel free to query first, preferably before
November 12. Panel and other proposals should include all of the information
requested for individual paper proposals, as well as a 100-word statement of
the panel’s raison d’etre and any noteworthy organizational features.

Please pass along this call to friends and colleagues.

Scholars, teachers, professionals, artists and others interested in computer
culture are encouraged to participate. Graduate students are also
particularly welcome with award opportunities for best graduate papers. As
always, proposals are welcome from any and all scholars, including
graduate students, independent scholars, and tenured, tenure-track,
and emeritus faculty. Also, unusual formats, technologies, and the
like are encouraged.

Please submit paper proposal abstracts by December 15th, 2010 to:

Professor Joe Chaney
Co-Chair, Computer Culture Area
jchaney at iusb.edu

AND

Dr. Andrew Chen
Co-Chair, Computer Culture Area
andrewsw at gmail.com