Call for Papers & Presentations

The 24th annual SWPCA conference will be held February 12-15, 2003 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Albuquerque Hilton Hotel. Details regarding the conference (listing of all areas, hotel, registration, tours, etc.) can be found at the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association website.

The Southwestern Popular Culture Association invites you to submit paper or presentation topics on The Grateful Dead. Any aspect of the Grateful Dead can be explored. All proposals are welcome. Papers and presentations are typically limited to 15–20 minutes. Panel discussions can involve several participants and can take up to 90 minutes.

Suggested topics/panels could include:

• Deadheads
• The Other Ones
• The "Europe '72" tour
• Critique of books about the Dead
• Jerry Garcia solo bands
• Phil and Friends
• Ratdog

The SWPCA conference is primarily an academic conference where participants pay their own expenses. However, the Grateful Dead sessions typically include non-academics who also present papers, participate in panel discussions, or simply enjoy the Grateful Dead presentations.

Please send a 200 word abstract to one of the area chairs by Dec 1st (email for snail contact info):

Barry Barnes
Email: barry@huizenga.nova.edu

OR

Nicholas Meriwether
Email: ngm@deadlettersmagazine.com