[Discussion] CFP: Health & Disease in Popular Culture (11/1/05; PCA/ACA, 4/12/06-4/15/06)

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From: Leslie Fife <lesliefife57@yahoo.com>

CFP:
HEALTH AND DISEASE IN POPULAR CULTURE
POPULAR CULTURE/AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS HOTEL

Atlanta, Georgia
April 12-16, 2006

The "Health and Disease in Popular Culture" PCA/ACA area encourages proposals
from historical and contemporary perspectives. Topics may include subjects
related to health and disease in the mass media; drugs, alcohol, and tobacco;
infectious and chronic disease in popular culture; epidemics; mental health;
health institutions; women and men as healers, caretakers, and health
professionals; literature and health; race, gender, class and health; and urban
and rural health. Contributions from interdisciplinary and single disciplines
are welcome.

DEADLINE: November 1, 2005. Please send 100 word abstracts to

Jennifer Tebbe-Grossman
Professor of Political Science and American Studies
School of Arts and Sciences
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences-Boston
179 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Fax: 617-732-2801
Phone: 617-732-2904
Email: Jennifer.Tebbe@bos.mcphs.edu



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