Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association Virtual Summer Symposium - True Crime 2025 (MAPACA Virtual Summer Symposium 2025)
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Organization: MAPACA
Event: MAPACA Virtual Summer Symposium 2025
Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association (MAPACA) 2025 Virtual Summer Symposium, July 20, 2025
This one-day virtual event on July 20, 2025 is in addition to our 3-day conference in November to accommodate scholars outside the Mid-Atlantic region and those for whom an in-person event is otherwise inaccessible. We greatly encourage international scholars to submit for this dynamic, one-day event!
The True Crime Area invites papers and presentations on all aspects of True Crime, including but not limited to nonfiction stories of crimes across a range of media such as podcasts, film/documentaries, and television. Papers may deal with particular case narratives, psychology of a crime, or investigative journalism as it pertains to True Crime. We recognize the interdisciplinarity of the True Crime genre, and also welcome submissions that explore topics such as gender/demographics of audiences, perpetrators or victims; sensationalizing high profile cases; criminology, victimology, and forensics; wrongful convictions and advocacy; prevention of crime and survivor stories; crimes against POC, indigenous groups, or marginalized peoples; and more. Presentations should be aware of and respectful to victims and their families as applicable to the specific topic being explored. For additional information, see: https://mapaca.net/areas/true-crime
Proposals should take the form of 300-word abstracts, and may only be submitted to one appropriate area. For the Summer Symposium, presentations may be formed into panels across a number of related areas. For a list of areas and area chair contact information, visit mapaca.net/areas. General questions can be directed to mapaca@mapaca.net. The deadline for submissions is Saturday, May 31st, 2025.
For more information, visit mapaca.net.
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