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CFP: Heroes in Popular Culture

Posted on Apr 8, 2015 | 0 comments

CFP: “HEROES IN POPULAR CULTURE” MPCA/ACA Conference Deadline: May 15, 2015 Submit to: Submissions.mpcaaca.org Papers can explore any topic relating to heroes and/or prevailing notions of heroism as they present themselves in popular culture. Topics may include, but are not limited to: -Superheroes and action stars as heroic icons -Video games and the experience of vicarious/learned heroism -Connections between violence and heroism -The gendering of heroism -Heroines in young adult fiction -Anti-heroes in media -Pop culture heroes and religion/mythology -Hero worship -Real...

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