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Schedule at a Glance (tentative and subject to change)
Day 1
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM - 9:45 PM Panel Sessions
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Book Room Open
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PCA Endowment Luncheon Meeting
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PCA Preservation Committee Meeting
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PCA State of the Organization Business Meeting (all are welcome)
8:15 PM - Grad Student/New Member Mixer
8:15 PM - 9:45 PM Monster Movie Madness: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
8:15 PM - 9:45 PM Welcome to Our Nightmare 15th Annual Film Screening
Day 2
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Diversity Committee Meeting
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Panel Sessions
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Book Room Open
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM The Journal of Popular Culture Annual Meeting
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM The Journal of American Culture Annual Meeting
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PCA/ACA Regional/International Meetin
4:45 PM - 6:15 PM President's Award Recipient Presentation
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Area Social Meet-Ups
8:15 PM - Dance Party
Day 3
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM - 9:45 PM Panel Sessions
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Book Room Open
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Diversity Speaker #1:
Reparative Media and the End of Pop Culture
Aymar Jean (AJ) Christian, PhD
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 2023 bell hooks Legacy Award Winner:
Trans* Studies and Critical Race Theory at the Crossroad in Pop Culture
Alexa Alice Joubin, PhD
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM Diversity Speaker #2:
Theodore Van Alst, PhD
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Literary, Film, and Electronic Awards Presentation
4:45 PM - 6:15 PM PCA/ACA Area Chairs Meeting
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Rollins Award Winner Film - Q&A with the directors
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Area Social Meet-Ups
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM Sci-Fi Movie Screening
7:30 PM - 1:00 AM Game Night
Day 4
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Panel Sessions
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Book Room Open
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Diversity Speaker #3:
Lisa Yun Lee, PhD
Intellect Publishing Session (tips on how to get published)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PCA Town Hall Meeting (all are welcome)