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Heldrich-Dvorak Travel Fellowship SWTX PCA/ACA Organizational Awards Student Award Winners |
Research and exploration is an ongoing process for undergraduate and graduate students. The need to research unexplored areas and to provide a means by which the results of this research can be made accessible to the learned and novice will never cease. The Southwest-Texas chapters of the Popular Pulture Association (PCA) and the American Culture Association (ACA) are two mediums by which these research findings can be shared. Both associations - founded by Peter Rollins, a professor at Oklahoma State University, with the help of Michael K. Schoenecke, a professor at Texas Tech University - are regional affiliates of the national chapters of the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association. Since 1979, the regional associations of the Southwest-Texas PCA/ACA have met annually, in either Oklahoma, Texas, or New Mexico to share and collect research findings and to promote participation by professors and graduate students. The regional associations invite scholars of literature, arts and architecture, cultural geography and anthropology, and film and television to share their perspectives on American life in the Southwest. Professors and students have been encouraged to take their presentations/papers to the national meetings. In an effort to encourage graduate student participation and to feature excellent works by young scholars, the associations award several prizes for best papers by graduate students at the regional meetings. NOTE: Graduate students may submit to one award. In addition, those submitting for awards must be registered to attend the conference and must present the paper at the conference to receive an award, if chosen. All who submit to our awards should plan to attend the Keynote Luncheon, where awards will be presented. Winners will not be pre-notified. We take great pride in presenting these awards and expect all those submitting to our awards to be present at the luncheon. Don't forget to apply for the Heldrich-Dvorak Fellowships that can defray some of the travel costs for graduate students. The ABQ Convention and Visitors Bureau Award for Southwestern Culture A $500 award will be presented at the conference for the best graduate essay focusing on Southwestern culture with particular emphasis on food culture, Route 66, Native American cultures of the region, Southwestern art, or Southwestern focused collections and collectibles. The 2010 winner must be present at the conference to receive the award. The deadline for receipt of papers is January 15, 2011. Submit papers to ABQCVB Award Coordinator as a Word attachment: ABQCVB Award Coordinator Dr. Ken Dvorak P.O. Box 34414 Houston, TX 77234-4414 Phone: 281.455.3289 Fax: 281.455.3289 pcaacaswtx@sbcglobal.net Jerry Bradley Award for Creative Writing The Jerry Bradley Award (Bradley Award) is presented to the graduate student who writes the best creative writing prepared for a SW/TX PCA meeting. The award includes a prize of $200. Students should submit either one short story or two poems that will be read at the conference. The deadline for receipt of papers is January 15, 2011. To submit work for the Bradley Award, send materials as email attachments in Word to: Nathan Brown nub@ou.edu Phyllis Bridges Award for Biography This award recognizes an outstanding graduate essay in the field of biography studies. The award includes a prize of $200. Papers should be 15-20 pages in length, using MLA or Chicago Style format. Submissions should also include a 200-word abstract. Electronic submission is encouraged (send document as a Word file to the judge). The deadline for receipt of papers is January 15, 2011. To submit papers for the Bridges Award, contact: Melinda McBee Grayson County College 1212 Mistywood Lane Denton, TX 76209-1138 mcbee58@verizon.net Charles Redd Center Award for Western Studies The Charles Redd Center Award for Western Studies is presented to the graduate student with the best paper dealing with a Western studies issue from a variety of academic disciplines including history, geography, sociology, anthropology, politics, economics, literature, art, folklore, and popular culture. Particularly welcome are papers centering themselves on the Intermountain West (defined as the states of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico). With appreciation from the SW/TX PCA/ACA, this is award is sponsored by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. Visit the Center online at: http://fhss.byu.edu/reddcent/index.htm The Redd Center Award includes a prize of $300 and a Redd Center Award plaque. Papers should be 15-25 pages long in MLA or comparable format and should include a 200-word abstract. All graduate students registered with papers accepted for the SW/TX PCA/ACA conference are eligible to submit. Previous winners are also eligible and are encouraged to submit new works. The deadline for receipt of papers is January 15, 2011. Submit papers electronically as Word or WordPerfect attachments to the Award Coordinator noted below. You may also send a print version if you cannot send your paper electronically. Redd Center Award Coordinator Dr. Dennis Cutchins English Department Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 Phone: 801.422.9042 dennis_cutchins@byu.edu Lawrence Clayton Award for Texas Culture The Lawrence Clayton Award is presented to the graduate student with the best paper on Texas Culture written for a SW/TX PCA/ACA meeting. The award includes a prize of $200. Papers should be 15-20 pages long, in MLA format, and include a 200-word abstract. The deadline for receipt of papers is January 15, 2011. To submit papers for the Clayton Award, contact: Dr. Kenneth W. Davis 5302 31st Street Lubbock, Tx 79407-3518 kdavis32@aol.com The SW/TX Computer Culture Area Award is presented to the graduate student with the best presentation accepted to the Computer Culture Area. The award includes a prize of $200, and is sponsored by the SW/TX PCA/ACA, Joseph Chaney, and Judd Ruggill. Graduate students interested in being considered for the award should email a completed version of the paper their presentation is based on to Judd Ruggill (jruggill@asu.edu) and Andrew Chen (andrewsw@gmail.com) by February 1st. The winner will be announced during the SWTX PCA/ACA Graduate Student Awards Ceremony. Diana Cox Award for Images of Women The Diana Cox Award is presented to the graduate student with the best papers on images of women in popular culture. The award includes a prize of $100. Papers should be 12-15 pages long, in MLA format, and include a 200-word abstract. The deadline for receipt of papers is January 15, 2011. To submit papers for the Cox Award, contact: Monica Ganas pcaacaswtx@sbcglobal.net Kenneth Davis Award for Folklore Studies This award recognizes an outstanding graduate essay in the field of folklore studies. The award includes a prize of $200. Papers should be 15-20 pages in length, using MLA or Chicago Style format. Submissions should also include a 200-word abstract. Electronic submission is encouraged (send document as a Word file to the judges). The deadline for receipt of papers is January 15, 2011. To submit papers for the Davis award, contact:
Euro Pop Award for European Cultural Issue The Europ Pop Award is presented to the graduate student with the best presentation about a topic on European popular culture. The award includes a prize of $200. Papers should be 12-15 pages long, in MLA format, and include a 200-word abstract. The deadline for receipt of papers is January 15, 2011. To submit papers for the Euro Pop Award, email the paper in Word format to the following judge: Jack J. Hutchens jackhutchens@yahoo.com Peter C. Rollins Award for Popular Culture Issue The Peter C. Rollins Award (Rollins Award) is presented to the graduate student with the best presentation dealing with a popular culture issue. The award includes a prize of $200 and, as Dr. Rollins says, ”Kudos from the Association.“ Papers should be 15-25 pages long in MLA or comparable format and should include a 200-word abstract. Previous winners are eligible and are encouraged to submit new works. The deadline for receipt of papers is January 15, 2011. Award Judges: Profs. Philip Heldrich, Lynnea Chapman King, Rhonda Taylor Submit papers electronically as Word or WordPerfect attachments to the judge. You may also send a print version if you cannot send your paper electronically. Dr. Phil Heldrich P.O. Box 34414 Houston, Texas 77234 pcaacaswtx@sbcglobal.net Michael K. Schoenecke Award for American Culture The Michael K. Schoenecke Award is presented to the graduate student with the best American culture presentation. The award includes a prize of $200. Papers should be 15-25 pages long, in MLA or comparable format, and include a 200-word abstract. Previous winners are eligible and encouraged to submit new works. The deadline for receipt of papers is January 15, 2011. To submit papers for the Schoenecke Award, contact: Dr. Diana Cox 4 Fairway Drive Canyon, Texas 79015 drcox@arn.net Post Script Graduate Student Award in Film Studies Post Script: Essays in film and the Humanities, an international film journal based at Texas A&M University – Commerce, and co-sponsored by Georgia Institute of Technology, is, in collaboration with the Executive Committee of SWTX PCA/ACA, awarding a $200 prize for the best paper on film studies written and delivered by a graduate student at the annual SWTX PCA/ACA conference. The deadline for receipt of papers is January 15, 2011. Graduate students who would like to be considered for this award will need to submit the following:
Tobias Hochscherf, Northumbria University, tobias.hochscherf@northumbria.ac.uk
In the event of a tie there will be a maximum of two awards in any given year provided funding is available. The award may not go to the same individual more than once. In the event there is no award granted the money will remain in the account. The recipient of this award is invited to submit to the General Editor of Post Script within ninety days of the end of the conference a version of the essay suitable for consideration for publication in a future issue of the journal. |