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MPCA Otaku Studies 2013 : Extended Deadline: MPCA Otaku Studies Area

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Link: http://submissions.mpcaaca.org/
 
When Sep 11, 2013 - Sep 13, 2013
Where St. Louis, MO
Submission Deadline May 15, 2013
Categories    anime   manga   otaku   pop culture
 

Call For Papers

Call for Papers:
OTAKU STUDIES
2013 Midwest Popular Culture Association Conference
Friday-Sunday, October 11-13, 2013
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Union Station Hotel, A Doubletree by Hilton

Deadline Extended: 15 May 2013
Submissions.mpcaaca.org

Otaku are a group of fans devoted to Japanese animation, graphic arts, couture, and other cultural products and activities. These groups regularly populate hundreds of conventions across the US and Canada each year that often exceed 25,000 in attendance. This group has been part of the American cultural landscape since the release of Astro Boy in 1963 and they’re still going strong today.

Topics can include, but are not limited to otaku groups, events, practices, and productions. Case studies are also welcome.

Please upload 250 word abstract proposals on any aspect of Otaku Studies to the Otaku Studies area at http://submissions.mpcaaca.org/. Proposals for full panels are also welcome.

Any questions? Please email J. Holder Bennett at mpca.otaku@gmail.com
More information about the conference can be found at http://www.mpcaaca.org/ and our full CFP is available at http://mpcaaca.org/st-louis-2013/2013-cfp/

Please note the availability of graduate student travel grants: http://mpcaaca.org/conference/travel-grants/

Please include name, affiliation, and e-mail address with the 250 word abstract. Also, please indicate in your submission whether your presentation will require an LCD Projector.

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