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Coming today at 2pm Central to talk about the popular culture that helped you during the pandemic? Find us at m.youtube.com/channel/UCvhs4….

Call for Nominations! Want to be on the PWSA Executive Committee and dictate association business? Open call for nominations for Chief Editors (Website/Blog and Journal), Membership Officer & Treasurer, Student Rep, Non-Academic Rep, and Member-at-Large. DM us for info!

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We had to put the podcast on hold during the pandemic due to -- well, everything -- but hopefully it will be back soon. Until then, you can find all episodes here: playingwithresearch.com/pop-culture-le… And we'll start spotlighting episodes next week, so stay tuned!

Our second episode also featured our first guest: Clelia Sweeney! Here we discuss the cult classic #Freaks and how it relates to the American obsession with reality television: playingwithresearch.com/2014/12/09/the…

This episode was on one of @chrstphrolson's favorite movies, and one of those lost gems more recently embraced and rediscovered thanks to Criterion Collection: playingwithresearch.com/2015/01/01/the…

We have updated our schedule for recording Popular Culture Dialogues as well as added more options to choose from. You can sign up here: forms.gle/YqfmPDYgR8Ybr1… We will be emailing people who have indicated an interest in the topic Studying Popular Culture this week.

Upcoming Popular Culture Dialogue on the topic of Studying Popular Culture coming to you this Thursday, Sept 23, live on YouTube at 2pm Central. DM if you want to be on the Zoom, and stay tuned for the link to the live talk on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCvhs4…

We spotlight the episode on #Bewitched this week in relation to concepts like the superwoman, grrl power, and the magic girl. Perhaps manic pixie dream girl also applies? What do you think? playingwithresearch.com/2015/01/27/pop…

Thank you all for your patience with my technical failings yesterday. As promised, yesterday's #PopularCultureDialogue with @erinkburrell Christopher Zysik (@czysik.bsky.social) and ralphbeliveau discussing their approaches to Studying Popular Culture: youtu.be/dgqZOdKgx8c

You are psyched for Halloween this year? We sure are! Come join us for a #PopularCultureDialogue this Thursday at noon Central to talk about why horror is so popular in cultures around the world! Be on screen by DMing me to join the Zoom, or join the livestream at our YouTube.

Let's get back to our spotlighting of past episodes by looking at that sci-fi class #PlanetoftheApes and all the metaphors for society and culture written into it: playingwithresearch.com/2015/02/16/pod…

Huge thank you to Dr. Peter Cullen Bryan (https://linktr.ee/pcbryan) and The Sociologist's Dojo for an insightful conversation about the relationship between Christmas and popular culture -- as well as just what makes a story a Christmas story. Check it out at: youtube.com/watch?v=fawC2E… and weigh in on our definition here:

A Manifesto for 21st Century Higher Education playingwithresearch.com/2022/01/05/a-m…

For the upcoming 10th Anniversary Special Edition, we'd love to hear your experiences with popular culture studies, PCA/ACA, MPCA/ACA (#MPCA24) and this journal. If you would like to be included in the issue, please respond to the questions here, via DM, or email [email protected].

For the upcoming #10thAnniversary special issue, we'd love any pictures you have from past MPCA conferences that you attended. Especially if you can also provide a short reflection on how you have changed since that picture was taken. Feel free to post, DM, or email them!

Marriage Around the World playingwithresearch.com/2022/11/21/mar…

Overlapping Fandom, Political, and Religious Attitudes  playingwithresearch.com/2023/01/30/ove…