Meet Our Area Chairs: Darrell Hamlin, Spy Culture
👨 Darrell Hamlin, PhD (he/him/his)📍 Hays, Kansas💼 Associate Professor of Political Science, Fort Hays State University ❓ Explain your history and involvement with SWPACA.My first SWPACA conference was in 2013. I have participated in various ways at every conference...
Meet Our Area Chairs: Lisa Wagner, Linguistics
👩 Lisa Wagner (She/Her)🏡 Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA📍 Current Residence: Louisville, KY💼 Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics and Director of Undergraduate Program in Spanish, University of Louisville ❓ Explain your history and involvement with SWPACA.I began...
Meet Our Area Chairs: Kathleen Potts, Theater & Performance Studies
đź‘© My name is Kathleen Potts (she/her), and I am a transplanted New Yorker (Atlantic coast to the Hudson River!). This fall I received tenure and promotion (woo-hoo!) and am an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre & Speech at The City College of New...
Meet Our Fellows: Ashley Johnson
đź‘© Ashley Johnson (she/her/hers)đź“Ť Dallas, Texasđź“š English PhD program, University of Texas, Arlington âť“ What are your research interests?My research interests include writing for children (especially middle grade literature), adaptation theory, Arthurian Legend, lit...
Meet Our Fellows: David Powers Corwin
🧑 David Powers Corwin (they/them)📍 Winchester, VA💼 Asst. Professor of Social Justice and Human Rights, George Mason U ❓ What are your research interests?•LGBTQ+ Studies•Friendship studies•TV studies•Appalachian Studies ❓ What got you interested in pop/American culture...
ROLLINS 2025
Congratulations to Greg Ehrbar, winner of the 2025 Rollins Book Award, for his monograph, Hanna-Barbera, the Recorded History: From Modern Stone Age to Meddling Kids, published by University Press of Mississippi in 2024! Find out more about our Rollins Book Award winner, previous winners, and the nomination process here.