Rap and Hip Hop Culture - Conference Call for Papers
Albuquerque, NM
Organization: SWPACA
Call for Papers
Rap and Hip Hop Culture
Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA)
46th Annual Conference, February 19-22, 2025
Marriott Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico
https://www.southwestpca.org
Proposal submission deadline: October 31, 2024
Proposals for papers and panels are now being accepted for the 46th annual SWPACA conference. One of the nation’s largest interdisciplinary academic conferences, SWPACA offers nearly 70 subject areas, each typically featuring multiple panels. For a full list of subject areas, area descriptions, and Area Chairs, please visit https://swpaca.org/subject-areas/
Specifically, proposals are being accepted for the Rap and Hip Hop Culture area. We had excellent representation in this area last year and are looking to expand in quantity and complexity for this year’s conference. We are particularly interested in proposals that address the following, but will consider any proposal that deals with rap music and Hip Hop culture:
Intersections of Hip Hop and Pedagogy
Rap Music, Hip Hop Culture, and Space/Place
Theoretical approaches to Hip Hop (Language Theory/Postmodernism/Social Theory, etc.)
Rap, Hip Hop, and Academic Disciplinarity
Rhetorical Approaches to Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture
Rap, Hip Hop, and Film/Documentary
Anthropological/Sociological Approaches to Hip Hop Culture
Economics and Hip Hop Culture
Hip Hop and LGBTQ+ Issues
Hip Hop Aesthetics
Hip Hop History
International Hip Hop
Intersections of Hip Hop and Religion/Theology
Hip Hop and Technology
Indigenous Cultures and Hip Hop
Race and Racism Through the Lens of Hip Hop
Hip Hop and the Music Industry
Latine Hip Hop
Women and Hip Hop
Hip Hop and Politics
Papers and panels that consider the myriad ways that rap music and Hip Hop culture impact and feed upon popular and American culture are encouraged. This area should be construed broadly, and we seek papers that aren’t afraid to take risks. Proposals from graduate students are particularly welcome.
All proposals must be submitted through the conference’s database at https://swpaca.org/app
For details on using the submission database and on the application process in general (including submitting proposals for roundtables and preformed panels), please see the FAQS & Resources tab on https://swpaca.org/
Individual proposals for 15-minute papers must include an abstract of approximately 200-500 words. Including a brief bio in the body of the proposal form is encouraged, but not required.
For information on how to submit a proposal for a roundtable or a multi-paper panel, please view the above FAQs and Tips page.
The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2024.
SWPACA offers monetary awards for the best graduate student papers in a variety of categories. Submissions of accepted, full papers are due January 1, 2025. More details are here: https://swpaca.org/graduate-student-paper-awards/ SWPACA also offers travel fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as contingent faculty: https://swpaca.org/travel-awards-students-faculty/
Registration and travel information for the conference is available at https://swpaca.org/albuquerque-conference/ For 2025, we will be returning to the Marriott Albuquerque (2101 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110), which boasts free parking and close proximity to dining, shopping, and other delights.
In addition, please check out the organization’s peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, at https://journaldialogue.org/
If you have any questions about the Rap and Hip Hop Culture area, please contact its Area Chair, Dr. Robert Tinajero, UNT-Dallas, Robert.Tinajero@untdallas.edu. If you have general questions about the conference, please contact us at support@southwestpca.org, and a member of the executive team will get back to you.
This will be a fully in-person conference. If you’re looking for an online option to present your work, keep an eye out for details about the 2025 SWPACA Summer Salon, a completely virtual conference to take place in June 2025.
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Robert Tinajero