POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION & AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION 2026 NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Philosophy and Culture Area

Call for Proposals:

Sessions, Panels, Papers, and Session Key Note Speaker

POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION & AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION

2026 NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Atlanta, Georgia

April 8-11, 2026

Atlanta Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, United States

For more information, including dates and deadlines, please go to:

https://pcaaca.org/

The Philosophy and Culture Area is a welcoming and inclusive group which seeks any and all papers and panel discussions that explore the intersection of philosophy and culture.  We typically run 8 or more sessions each year. We are going to have a number of panel discussions as well. Please submit your panel discussion name as a panel in the submission process. All philosophical approaches are welcome. Non-philosophers must make clear the connection of their project to the philosophical tradition.

Given recent events, and the location of this year’s conference, we encourage submissions on hot-button topics concerning the Philosophy and Popular Culture of Georgia life, local politics, public education, police, the legal system, labor relations, and others that come to mind are most welcome.

Please submit an abstract of your paper or discussion panel of no more than 200 words (including presentation title) and complete contact information (name, institutional affiliation, mail and e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers). You must be a member of the PCA to submit an abstract. ONLY abstracts submitted through the PCA/ACA website may be considered for inclusion in the conference program. New ideas for what and how to present are most welcome!!

A Note on Undergraduate Submissions:

Philosophy and Culture accepts individual undergraduate submissions and discussion panel proposals. At the conference these sessions will be chaired by an Area Chair or, in the case of a group from one institution, a supervising faculty member. Chairs and faculty are happy to mentor students. Any help needed will be given to make your presentation the most beneficial. Let the chair know if you need anything: Christopher M. Innes, [email protected].   

Please send all inquiries to the Philosophy and Culture Area Chair: Christopher M Innes Ph.D., [email protected]

A SHORT LIST OF PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED PAPERS

·         Labyrinths of Reason and Delusion in Devs

·         The Rise of Public Philosophy: Bringing Philosophy Out of the Classroom

·         Can you rape a robot? Dehumanization, personhood, and gender

·         Insight Check on The Self: Tabletop Role-playing Games as Sites of Hermeneutical Epistemic Justice

·         The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Replication: Record Collecting as a Focal Practice