I'm pleased to announce the call for our sponsored session for PCA:
Monsters in/of Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture
Sponsored by the Monsters & the Monstrous Area of the Northeast Popular/American Culture Association for the Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture Area of the Popular Culture Association
Session planned for the 2021 National Conference of the Popular Culture Association, Boston, Massachusetts, 2-5 June 2021
Monsters seem to be everywhere growing up, but it is only recently that studies have explored their appeal and impact on the development of children and young adults. In this session, we hope to continue this work by exploring the following themes: our need for monsters as children and/or young adults, the ways monsters of children’s and young adult literature/culture have changed over time, and how these monsters have shaped us as we grow. Proposals on monster and texts from any period or medium will be considered as long as they relate to children’s and young adult literature and culture.
Address any inquiries about the panel to the Monsters & the Monstrous Area Chair at Popular.Preternaturaliana@gmail.com.
Membership in the Popular Culture Association (a.k.a. PCA) will be required to present as will a registration fee. Further details and submission instructions at https://pcaaca.org/conference/submitting-paper-proposal-pca-conference. Registration rates are listed at https://pcaaca.org/conference.
Please submit your proposals into the PCA database for review (select the Children’s and YA Literature and Culture Area). Submissions should be made by 6 January 2021. At this time, PCA intends to run a face-to-face conference.
