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Halloween Podcast on Frankenstein
For the fifty-second episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson and I are joined by friend and Ph.D. candidate Sarah Stanley to discuss one of the most important horror novels of all time: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The trio discuss the novel’s impact for over 200 years, as an early science fiction novel and in […]
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PCSJ Vol 7 Is 2: Inaugural Student Showcase
I am happy to announce that the second issue I have edited is now live and free to anyone interested in popular culture studies. More importantly, I am so proud that it features our inaugural Student Showcase, highlighting great scholarship done by undergraduate and graduate students from around the world. These students present their original […]
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Call for PWSA’s Inaugural Symposium
I am so excited to announce this opportunity to bring people who study professional wrestling together from around the world, virtually, taking advantage of modern technologies to advance this field.
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CFP: Professional Wrestling Studies Journal
This has been an amazing journey. In two years, we have gone from an idea to a website/blog to an association to a journal. Join us on this journey as we work to legitimize the study of professional wrestling as it continues to grow around the world.
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New Publication for Professional Wrestling Studies
Thanks to the Popular Culture Studies Journal, we now have a publication of professional wrestling studies! Via Special Edition for PCSJ on Pro Wrestling
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Seeking MPCA/ACA Proposals
Interested in professional wrestling studies? Join this burgeoning community at MPCA/ACA in the fall! via CFP MPCA 2018 Wrestling Studies
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Five Modern Exorcism Films to Watch
Originally posted on Chillerpop:
source: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498519090/Possessed-Women-Haunted-States-Cultural-Tensions-in-Exorcism-Cinema October 13, 2017 – When I first stumbled onto the blog It’s Playing, But With Research, I was jealous. Jealous! With envy as green as the pea soup streaming out of Regan’s mouth! Academics Carrie Lynn D. Reinhart and Christopher Olsen not only studied exorcism cinema for a living, but they… -
Job Search: Assistant Professor of Corporate Communication
Come join us at Dominican University! Source: Job Search: Assistant Professor of Corporate Communication
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Online Relationships with Wrestlers
These are some thoughts I had in conversation with the students of my online fan studies course. We were looking at the impact of social media on fandom, and I reflected on my experience with my new fandom: professional wrestling. Source: Online Relationships with Wrestlers
It's Playing, Just With Research 