PopCrn UNE

08/08/2025

14/07/2025

🏰 Join us for "The Magical Kingdom: The Impact of Disney in Popular Culture" a FREE online conference hosted by PopCRN on July 24-25, 2025!

Explore Disney's influence on romance expectations, family representations, gender norms, capitalism, mental health, and more. From Walt Disney's early animations to modern adult fandoms, we're examining how Disney shapes our cultural landscape.

Perfect for researchers, students, and Disney enthusiasts. Early career researchers and postgraduates especially welcome!

📅 July 24-25, 2025
💰 FREE registration
🌐 Online event

Register now: https://unesurveys.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7TGWUYZidtlxVLU

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03/07/2025

📋 RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED: JAMES BOND STUDY 📋

Do you have opinions about James Bond? From Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, we want to hear your thoughts!

Researchers from the University of New England’s Popular Culture Research Network (PopCRN) are conducting a study on "The Uniforms, Animality and Elasticity of James Bond" - exploring how these elements have shaped the iconic character across decades of films. About the study:
• Led by A/Prof Jo Coghlan, Dr Lisa Hackett & Mr Huw Nolan
• School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, UNE
• Examining cultural significance of Bond's representation
• Complete the James Bond Survey here: https://tinyurl.com/yep7h4v5
#007

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27/06/2025

We’re thrilled to share the publication of our new book, The British Royals in Popular Culture: From the Tudors to the Windsors! Discover how royalty has shaped and been shaped by popular culture across the centuries. Available here - https://www.routledge.com/The-British-Royals-in-Popular-Culture-From-the-Tudors-to-the-Windsors/Coghlan-Hackett-Nolan/p/book/9781032730417

19/05/2025

🎭 CALL FOR PAPERS: "Don't Dream It, Be It: Exploring and Celebrating The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Popular Culture" 🎭

Science fiction... double feature!

PopCRN is excited to announce a conference celebrating 50 years of the ultimate midnight movie phenomenon! This free online event will explore how a box office "failure" transformed into the longest-running theatrical release in cinema history.

📅 CONFERENCE DATES: November 27-28, 2025
📝 ABSTRACTS DUE: August 31, 2025
📚 PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY: Selected papers will appear in an edited volume
✨ FREE and ONLINE: Our conferences attract academics from around the world and are free to attend for both presenters and registrants.

We welcome papers exploring:
• "Give yourself over to absolute pleasure" – The politics of pleasure
• "I see you shiver with antici...pation" – Audience participation and ritual
• "Don't dream it, be it" – Q***r liberation themes
• "I'm just a sweet transvestite" – Evolving language and representations of gender
• "Let's do the Time Warp again" – Nostalgia and temporal displacement
• And many more themes related to this cultural touchstone!

From fishnets to toast-throwing, this cultural phenomenon has challenged norms around gender, sexuality, and audience participation for half a century.

Please submit by your proposed abstract by 31st July 2025
• Submit here - https://tinyurl.com/2hyksxn8
• Register here - tinyurl.com/mrxeys35
• Queries to [email protected]

There's a light over at the Frankenstein place... follow it to our conference!

14/05/2025

📚✨ CALL FOR PAPERS: "Dolls Dolls Dolls" ✨📚

Fashion, Style and Popular Culture journal announces a special issue guest edited by Frank New exploring the fascinating world of dolls in relation to fashion, style, and popular culture.

We welcome diverse perspectives and methodological approaches examining dolls as cultural artifacts, fashion icons, collectibles, and more.

📅 Submission deadline: December 1, 2025
📧 Contact: [email protected]

Share with colleagues interested in contributing to this exciting special issue!

Send a message to learn more

07/05/2025

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS - DEADLINE JUNE 15, 2025

"Fearful Performances: Stardom, Skill, and Style of Acting in the Horror Film"
Edited Collection by Steffen Hantke

We invite scholars to submit proposals examining the nuanced craft of horror film acting, challenging the notion that performances in the genre are somehow less sophisticated or worthy of critical attention.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
• 500-1000 word proposal/abstract
• Brief biographical blurb listing published work (or professional CV)
• Deadline: June 15, 2025

Submit to: [email protected]

Questions or suggestions? Contact Steffen directly at the email above.

Please share with colleagues and networks interested in film studies, performance theory, and horror scholarship!

15/04/2025

🚨 Just 2 weeks left! 🚨

Disney fans & scholars: Don’t miss your chance to be part of

"The Magic Kingdom: The Impact of Disney on Popular Culture"

FREE online conference 24–25 Jul25 with



Submit by 30 April - http://tinyurl.com/22v65p67 🏰✨
CFP attached

29/03/2025

📢 FREE Online Disney Conference! 📢

Join us for The Magic Kingdom: The Impact of Disney on Popular Culture, a two-day academic conference (24–25 July 2025) in partnership with the International Journal of Disney Studies. 🏰✨ Whether you're a scholar or a fan, explore Disney’s lasting influence on pop culture!
Abstracts due 30 April.
📌 Details: https://tinyurl.com/22v65p67

20/03/2025

The countdown is on! History & Nostalgia: The 1950s in Popular Culture is just six days away.

🗓 27-28 March
🎤 Featuring keynote speakers Riche Richards (Cornell) & Steffan Hantke (Sogang)
💻 Online & completely free!

Don’t miss out on this exciting event—register now! ⬇️
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/mrxeys35

Tag a friend who’d love this! 🕺🎶📽

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20/03/2025

🚨 ONE WEEK TO GO! 🚨

Join us for History & Nostalgia: The 1950s in Popular Culture – a free, online conference exploring the era that shaped the world of music, film, and fashion as we know it.

Expect fascinating talks on rock ‘n’ roll, sci-fi, horror movies, and the nostalgia-driven revival of 1950s aesthetics. Plus, don’t miss keynote talks from Riche Richards (Cornell Uni) and Steffan Hantke (Sogang Uni)!

📅 27-28 March
💻 Online & Free
🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/mrxeys35

Tag a friend who loves the ‘50s! 🎸🎬

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