MAPACA Mid-Atlantic Popular &
American Culture Association
Mid-Atlantic Popular &
American Culture Association
Conference information

2023 Annual Conference
Thanks for a great conference!
The 2023 Annual Conference was November 9-11 in Philadelphia—MAPACA’s return to an in-person conference!
Mary Beth Ray - 2023 Lorance Award Honoree
Dr. Mary Beth Ray is an Associate Professor and Chair of Communication & Media Studies, and Co-Chair of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Plymouth State University. Her research focuses on internet culture, gender, popular music, and media. She holds a Ph.D. from Temple University’s Mass Media and Communication Program and an M.A. in Media Studies from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communication. Dr.
Angelo Cataldi
We are pleased to announce our 2023 winner of the Divine Impact Award, Angelo Cataldi.
Born on March 13, 1951, in Providence, Rhode Island, Angelo was destined to dive headfirst into the world of journalism. Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Rhode Island, he honed his craft and enhanced his skills at the prestigious Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, where Cataldi delved even deeper into the art of storytelling.
Areas
- Activism
- American Studies
- Animal Studies
- Art & Visual Culture
- Asian and Asian-American Studies
- Black Studies
- Body Art and Images (formerly Tattoos and Tattooing)
- Children and Childhood Studies
- Comics, Cartoons, and Video Gaming
- Death in American Culture
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Detective Fiction
- Disability Studies
- Disney Studies
- Fan Studies and FanFiction
- Fashion, Appearance and Material Culture
- Film Studies
- Food and Culture
- Gothic Studies
- Health Studies and Public Health
- Horror and Paranormal Studies
- Internet Culture
- Journalism and News Media
- Language and Popular Culture
- Latino/a Studies
- Law and Popular Culture
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Studies
- MAPACA
- Medieval & Renaissance
- Music
- Native American Studies
- Natural and Built Environment
- Novels, Then and Now
- Performance Studies
- Play Studies
- Poetry and Poetry Studies
- Professional Development
- Professional Wrestling
- Religion and Culture
- Rhetoric and Composition in a Global World
- Sexuality and Erotica
- SF/Fantasy
- Sports
- Television
- Travel and Tourism
- True Crime
- Urban Culture
- War Studies
- Women’s and Feminist Studies
- Working Class Culture