#pcaaca

Note that it is in-person only in San Antonio, TX, USA in early April. Check out pcaaca(dot)org for more info and instructions on how to submit. There are LOTS of areas all looking for presentations on a variety of topics. I’ll be presenting my paper “Sauron in Superposition” as a part of the Tolkien Studies Area.

“this never happened” . . Almost three months ago, I was supposed to present this in Philly at #pcaaca. Most likely finishing the deck a few hours before in a bougie hotel room in a room filled w/ the remnants of a late night @wawa run. Part of me wonders if I’ll ever be back at a conference for various reasons, COVID & otherwise. This would have been a fun presentation, integrating aesthetics, microculture, and the vision thing 😂. I miss you Philadelphia, almost as much as the Wawa in Conshohocken. . . Song on @Spotify playlist “Just the Same” #thejunebrides . . #philadelphia #indie #indierock #indiefashion #popculture #microculture #visualrhetoric #pcaaca2020 (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC05L0vjTSs/?igshid=1xqwisdjex6ai

Friday’s 8am panel at the #washingtonmarriottwardmanpark A presentation on PR sea folktales by @manitheuncanny #pcaaca #tentacles #tethers #talesofthedeep #folktales #ocean #sea #pcaaca2019 (at Washington Marriott Wardman Park) https://www.instagram.com/manitheuncanny/p/BwfBGqPnOJl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fx0o9csglzvb

Friday’s 8am panel at the #washingtonmarriottwardmanpark A presentation on PR sea folktales by @manitheuncanny #pcaaca #tentacles #tethers #talesofthedeep #folktales #ocean #sea #pcaaca2019 (at Washington Marriott Wardman Park) https://www.instagram.com/manitheuncanny/p/BwcZwcbHLbD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gpsows6dmkmq

“dirty martini” my last trip I spent time in #dupontcircle, but this trip I’m exploring #AdamsMorgan. @sohodc was right across from the @fedex I was directed to and it was quite a find. The last great southern place I went to was #marshabrownsnewhope in Pennsylvania. I loved the dirty martini 🍸 with blue cheese stuffed olives. Started with fried green tomatoes with a #cotedurhone rosé. #pcaaca #pcaaca19 . . Song on @Spotify #playlist #spotifyplaylist #thepostalservice #thedistrictsleepsalonetonight #linkinbio Link in bio. . . . “Smeared black ink Your palms are sweaty. I'm barely listening To last demands. I'm staring at the asphalt wondering What's buried underneath. I wear my badge. A vinyl sticker with big block letters Adhering to my chest. It tells your new friends, "I am a visitor here." "I am not permanent." The only thing Keeping me dry is It seems so out of context In this gaudy apartment complex. A stranger with your door key Explaining that "I'm just visiting". I am finally seeing That I was the one worth leaving. I was the one worth leaving. DC sleeps alone tonight. It seems so out of context In the gaudy apartment complex. A stranger with your door key Explaining that "I'm just visiting". I am finally seeing That I was the one worth leaving. I was the one worth leaving. The district sleeps alone tonight After the bars turn out their lights And send the autos swerving Into the loneliest evening. I am finally seeing That I was the one worth leaving. I was the one worth leaving. I was the one worth leaving. I was the one worth leaving.” . . #washingtondc #DC #washington #washington_dc #dcfoodporn #dcfood #dcfoodie #mydccool #NYC to #DCA 🗽🛫🛬🏛 (at Southern Hospitality DC - SoHo DC) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwaxkOrlawL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q6patej9mdtl

Getting ready for my trip to Washington D.C. #pcaaca #pcaaca2019 #popcultureassociation #presenter #greyhoundbus #yuck https://www.instagram.com/manitheuncanny/p/BwXr4m6HRpe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19v86m05udf32

Popular Culture Association 2019 National Conference Wednesday, April 17, to Saturday, April 20, 2019 Wardman Park Marriot, Washington, D.C. http://www.pcaaca.org/national-conference/ Come join a vivid and diverse community of scholars and professionals in Washington to discuss about the sea and the numerous challenges related to water with a popular culture perspective! My presentation will be on: Borinquén Sea Witches and Other Tales from the Deep: Puerto Rican Folktales as Family History and Modern Identity My great grandfather used to regale me with colorful accounts of his adventures at sea when I was but a small child. I remember hanging onto every word translated by my grandmother as he spoke in his native tongue of Borinquén. The tales mostly consisted of elementals, the undead, and witches by the sea. On my maternal line, the menfolk hailed from San Juan stock, all fishermen, sea merchants, sailors and the like. I was even told as a child that, somewhere in our hereditary past, we had descended from a particular ancestress with aquatic beginnings. This helped explain to the children why magic came easy to us and how our ancestors heard our prayers through our blood. As children hearing these stories, one can understand the drama and spellbinding ability these tales had on impressionable minds, enough so to be passed on to the modern age. This paper will recount several of these folktales and explore the ways in which they connect one family to their island past while shaping their identities in the post-diaspora urban present. #sea #ocean #tentacles #academia #pcaaca #presenter #puertorico #mermaids #witches #fairytales #gothictales #folktales (at Washington Marriott Wardman Park) https://www.instagram.com/manitheuncanny/p/BwIGfx9nBas/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vucf8fkbfhpj

So ... I am doing this crazy thing around April 17-20, 2019 at PCA/ACA. I'm giving a 15 min presentation on "Borinquén Sea Witches and Other Tales from the Deep: Puerto Rican Folktales as Family History and Modern Identity" believe it or not. Here's the abstract: My great-grandfather used to regale me with colorful accounts of his adventures at sea when I was but a small child. I remember hanging onto every word translated by my grandmother as he spoke in his native tongue of Borinquén. The tales mostly consisted of elementals, the undead, and witches by the sea. On my maternal line, the menfolk hailed from San Juan stock, all fishermen, sea merchants, sailors and the like. I was even told as a child that, somewhere in our hereditary past, we had descended from a particular ancestress with aquatic beginnings. This helped explain to the children why magic came easy to us and how our ancestors heard our prayers through our blood. As children hearing these stories, one can understand the drama and spellbinding ability these tales had on impressionable minds, enough so to be passed on to the modern age. This paper will recount several of these folktales and explore the ways in which they connect one family to their island past while shaping their identities in the post-diaspora urban present. So...yeah...fun stuff. I'll be over here buried in work now for the rest of the winter. 😵😭💀🧟‍♂️ https://pcaaca.org #pcaaca #pca #academicpapers #mermaids #tentacles #ocean #siren #folktales #myths #legends #diaspora #puertoricostories #fairytales #folklegends #fishermentales #scholarlypursuits https://www.instagram.com/p/BpTJpjzgOUq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hodsk027zhvb