37th Annual #SWPACA16 SWPACA February 10 - 13, 2016 Conference Albuquerque, New Mexico Twitter: twitter.com/southwestpca | Facebook: facebook.com/southwestpca | Web: www.southwestpca.org If it’s not popular, SWPACA Southwest Popular/American Culture Association it’s not culture. Welcome 2016 Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference Bienvenidos a Albuquerque! Welcome to the 37th Annual Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference—we are so pleased that you have joined us. We look forward to sharing the week with the diverse group of scholars who join us here in Albuquerque this year. In addition to the full range of presentations and sessions taking place this week, we would like to highlight some opportunities for participants in the 2016 conference. We are in the second year of the Michael K. Schoenecke Leadership Institute, named in honor of one of the founders of the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association. The program serves as an opportunity for individuals interested in learning about the history of the SWPACA organization, its leadership, and the role the organization plays in promoting the study of popular/American culture. The Institute trains individuals in organizational responsibilities to prepare them for future leadership roles, and Institute Fellows shadow current leadership and contribute to organizational events and projects. Last year, Kathleen Lacey was our inaugural Institute Fellow, and the 2016 Fellows are Corinne Knight and Karina Vado. We will be introducing Corinne and Karina at several of our events, including the graduate student breakfast on Thursday morning, the Fire and Ice Reception on Thursday evening, and the Peter C. Rollins Book Awards and Tribute / Graduate Student Awards on Friday night. I know you will want to meet Corinne and Karina in person at one of these events or at the registration table throughout the week. On Wednesday, February 10, we are offering two SWPACA pre-conference workshops. These two-and-a-half-hour sessions provide opportunities for in-depth instruction and discussion on publishing and creation of a makerspace. We are excited about this opportunity for participants to work in small groups with experts in the field. Professional development sessions are available to all participants on Thursday and Friday and include panels on publishing, the job search, and using conference technology, a session focusing on live tweeting and our new conference app. On the social end of the spectrum, we invite you to participate in our Wednesday evening Dine- around, the Fire and Ice Reception on Thursday night, and the Rollins Book Awards and Tribute/Graduate Student Awards ceremony, Friday night at 6:30 in Grand Pavilion VI. We are also pleased to announce the third issue of Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, a special issue on popular culture and pedagogy, featuring articles focusing on popular culture in writing courses, using Harry Potter in the classroom, using Lady Gaga to teach sociological theory, and more. Stop by the registration table and meet the editors, or visit our website at JournalDialogue.org. We would like to recognize the continued support and contributions of our Area Chairs; these individuals are an indication of the strength of this organization, and we commend them once more on a job well done. Special thanks as well to members of the Executive Team for their year-round efforts to plan and execute our annual meeting. We also acknowledge the individuals who judged the graduate student awards; thank you for your time and interest in recognizing the next generation of popular culture scholars. Finally, thank you to the members of the Hyatt Regency team who assist us in welcoming you to our 37th meeting of the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association. #SPWPACA16 1 southwestpca.org Welcome 2016 Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference On a more personal note, we would like to honor the memory of the Southwest/Texas PCA/ACA co-founder, Peter Rollins, who passed away in March of 2015. Peter was a man of extraordinary energy and vision, and because of his tireless efforts, this organization continues to nurture popular culture scholars regionally, nationally, and abroad. We will be recognizing Peter’s accomplishments throughout the week, specifically on Friday night, at the Rollins Awards and Tribute event. Michael K. Schoenecke, with whom Peter founded the Southwest/Texas PCA/ACA 37 years ago, will be in attendance this year as our honored guest. As you pass him in the hallways, take a moment to share your favorite Peter C. story. Enjoy your time here this week. Stop by the registration table and introduce yourselves to the Executive Team; share your ideas for the organization and areas. We look forward to spending the week with you. Regards, Lynnea Chapman King, SWPACA Executive Director Tamy Burnett, SWPACA Treasurer Kelli Shapiro, SWPACA Area Chair Coordinator Kathleen Lacey, SWPACA Awards Coordinator and Michael K. Schoenecke Leadership Institute Fellow, 2015-2017 Corinne Knight, SWPACA Michael K. Schoenecke Leadership Institute Fellow, 2016-2018 Karina Vado, SWPACA Michael K. Schoenecke Leadership Institute Fellow, 2016-2018 #SPWPACA16 2 southwestpca.org Table of Contents 2016 Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference Welcome 1 Table of Contents 3 Remembering Peter C. Rollins 4 Peter C. Rollins Book Award 5 Michael K. Schoenecke Leadership Institute 7 Exhibitors 9 38th Annual Conference Dates 11 Registration & Conference App 12 Special Sessions 13 Schedule Overview 16 Schedule Wednesday 26 Thursday 48 Friday 78 Saturday 104 Conference Staff 122 Area Chairs 123 Presenter Index 128 Map of Meeting Rooms 147 #SPWPACA16 3 southwestpca.org Remembering 2016 Southwest Popular/American Peter C. Rollins Culture Association Conference From Mike Schoenecke Co-Founder and Past Executive Director of the Southwest/Texas PCA/ACA In Memory of Peter C. Rollins, SW/TX PCA/ACA Co-founder, 1942-2015 Peter Rollins: Mentor, Colleague, and Friend The phone rang at our house, and Peter said, “Mike, this is Peter. I just put twelve books in your mailbox. Come and get them and have them read and meet with me in my office by next week.” This arrangement occurred four to five times during the preparation to write my dissertation. Sometimes I would be in a quandary and could not seem to get the ideas to come and the words to flow. I would call Peter, and he would say, “Ask Deb to make a pecan pie and ice cream and coffee, and we will be there about 6:30 p.m. at your place.” A couple of times we would work in the dining room until 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. and finish working only to find Debby and Susan asleep in the living room. Many know of Peter’s numerous accomplishments and contributions to academe and to the SWPCA and the PCA/ACA but may not know Peter’s generous capacity to mentor young academics both in completing their graduate work and entering the academic world as scholars. There were times at conferences when Peter would give fifty dollars to each of his attending graduate students for meals knowing we did not have the money to eat out. About two days prior to my oral exam for the Ph.D., Peter told me he had a question that he would give me that I could not answer. We went into the oral exam with the other committee members, and after they had finished the first round of questions, Peter asked the unanswerable query. It was about a book written in the 1880’s, and as Peter indicated, I could not answer it. So, Peter fell to asking the committee members who also could not answer the question, not having heard of the book as well. Then Peter regaled us with the answer, all the while giving me a chance to relax and catch my breath a moment before the next round of questions. Beginning as a student of Peter’s, we became friends and colleagues, and I knew he had taken me under his tutelage and generously promoted me in my career. He treated me as a colleague and taught me how a professional conducts himself. Peter asked me to help him put together the first SW/Texas PCA meeting in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it was my job to recruit papers and presenters by mailing out letters to authors of articles dealing with popular culture. I mailed three hundred letters. Our first meeting had 129 attendees/ presenters. We continued working together to run the SW/Texas PCA until I became executive director of the PCA/ACA. We built attendance to the SW/Texas PCA to around 1500. Our growth really accelerated when we moved the meeting to Albuquerque, New Mexico where it still enjoys great success. His work ethic was legendary. We knew as graduate students that Peter would be in his office by as early as 4:00 a.m., working to produce books, articles and documentary films as well as working with graduate students. He passed on this work ethic to me. I still remember him telling me at the OSU Student Union before class that “sometimes you have to eat your brussel sprouts,” meaning that sometimes work and the mundane has to come first. I passed this work ethic on to my daughters. Peter, my mentor, my colleague, my friend, you are missed. #SPWPACA16 4 southwestpca.org Peter C. Rollins 2016 Southwest Popular/American Book Award Culture Association Conference Through the Peter C. Rollins Book Award, the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association (SWPACA) annually recognizes contributions to the study of popular and/or American culture and, in particular, works analyzing cultural and historical representations in film, television, and/or other visual media. Volumes receiving this award are distinguished by their methodology and research; monographs, reference works, and anthologies published within the last two calendar years are all eligible.