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CALL FOR PAPERS EUPOP 2012   Inaugural Conference of the European Popular Culture Association  11-13 July 2012London College of FashionUniversity of the ArtsLondonIndividual paper and panel contributions are invited for the inaugural    conference of the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA).EUPOP 2012 will explore European popular culture in all its different    forms   This might include European Film (past and present),    Television, Music, Celebrity, The Body, Fashion, New Media, Comics,  Popular   Literature, Sport, Heritage and Curation. And more - we’ll be  guided by the   submissions.Closing Date for this call: 18th FEBRUARY 2012This conference will launch the European Popular Culture Association.  There   will be opportunities for networking and for developing caucus  groups within   the EPCA. Presenters at EUPOP 2012 will be encouraged to  develop their papers   for publication in a number of Intellect  journals, including the new Journal   of European Popular Culture, the  journal of the EPCA, other film journals   including Film, Fashion and  Consumption, and various music journals.JOURNAL EDITORS WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH STRAND CONVENORS - a full list   of Intellect journals is available at: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/index/Papers  and Complete Panels for all strands  should be submitted to    the email contact below. Paper/panel submissions will be as always  subject to   peer review:Submit paper or panel proposals* to: europop@arts.ac.uk•       The same address should be used for general   administrative queries-       The European Popular Culture Association –The European Popular Culture Association (EPCA) promotes the study of  popular   culture from, in, and about Europe. Popular culture involves  a  wide   range of activities, outcomes and audiences; EPCA aims to  examine and discuss   these different activities as they relate both to  Europe, and to Europeans   across the globe, whether contemporary or  historical.CLOSING DATE FOR THIS CALL: FEBRUARY 18th 2012- EPCA and 2012 EPCA Conference Directors -EPCA President, Pamela Church Gibson p.church-gibson@fashion.arts.ac.uk (or at the generic conference address given here)Director of Research&#38;  Exchange, Graeme Harper graeme@eupop.orgCONFERENCE ADMINISTRATOR : SARAH-JANE SIMPSONSarah can be reached at europop@arts.ac.uk.  We would suggest that you contact her   speedily if you are coming from  abroad and are wanting to discuss the   availability of accommodation.  Although the conference is well in advance of   the Olympics, we have  placed a notional hold on inexpensive hotel rooms and   need  confirmation asap.