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Mystery/Detective ProposalsDue by 11/16 for Feb 13-16, 2013 ConferenceCall for Papers: Mystery/Detective Fiction34th Southwest/Texas and American Popular Culture Association ConferenceFebruary 13-16, 2013Albuquerque, NMhttp://www.swtxpca.orgThis year’s theme: "Celebrating Popular/American Culture(s) in a Global Context."Proposal submission deadline: November 16, 2012Conference hotel:Hyatt Regency Albuquerque300 Tijeras Avenue NWAlbuquerque, NM 87102Further conference details are available at http://www.swtxpca.orgProposals are now being accepted for panels in the mystery/detective  section area. Professionals, independent scholars, teachers, graduate  students, and others are encouraged to submit 200-250 word abstracts for  individual presentations or 500 word proposals for panel presentations  on subjects ranging from the classic detective/mystery to the  marginalized, innovative, and/or speculative.Submit proposals through the conference’s database at http://conference2013.swtxpca.org.Possible areas include, but are not be limited to:Speculative Crime FictionRe-creating HolmesThe Criminal OtherRecent Developments in the Police ProceduralDefining Crime/Defining ClassThe Past in Mystery NovelsQueering the MysteryEco-noirHumor in Crime FictionInter/Extra-textuality in Mystery/Detective FictionThird Wave FeminismPasticheWe Don’t Have that Kind of Crime HereCultural Representations of Crime/CriminalThe Criminal as Hero/Anti-HeroAlcohol and Addiction and the Detective/CopThe “Other” as SleuthApocalyptic Detective FictionMoral Certainty/Uncertainty in Post-Modern Detective/Mystery FictionGenre Blending and Bending in Detective Fiction (Sci-Fi/Romance/Western/Etc.)The Supernatural in Mystery FictionGonzo Crime Fiction (Willeford, Leonard, Hiassen, Dorsey, et. al.)High Brow Detective FictionCats, Food, and Handicrafts: Defending the CozyHard-BoiledThe Stupid One: In Defense of Arthur Hastings, Doctor Watson, and Second Fiddles Everywhere.Race/Ethnicity in Crime FictionIf you have any questions, contact the area chair:Ann Clark-MooreArea Chair: Mystery/Detective Fictionaclark-moore@sunyjefferson.eduVisit the website: http://swtxpca.org