关于中心

成立: 1970

联系: The 流行文化博天堂官方网站中心 is located in the 大众文化系 at 州立鲍灵格林大学. The 大众文化系 is in the 文化与批判博天堂官方网站学院“， 和 the 文理学院.

使命: The 流行文化博天堂官方网站中心 promotes the interdisciplinary study of 流行文化 through excellence in teaching, 学习, 学术活动, 和 engagement with the diverse 和 multicultural communities of 俄亥俄州, 美国, 这个世界.

描述: The 流行文化博天堂官方网站中心 supports the interdisciplinary study of 流行文化 in all its many roles, 的含义, 和 manifestations combining approaches of the humanities, 艺术, 以及社会科学.

程序: 居民奖学金, 会议和专题讨论会, 讨论会和系列讲座, 博天堂官方网站及报告, 以及K-16课程支持.

居民奖学金

外部人员: Both short-term 和 long-term fellowships are available throughout the year. 主办大学实行学期制. Although most fellows are senior faculty on sabbatical, fellowships may be awarded to advanced Ph.D. 学生和初级教师. During the average academic year, the Center is host to three to four fellows.

资格: The Center accepts visiting scholars on sabbatical or foundation grants as well as independent scholars. Individuals should apply directly to the Center by presenting a clear outline of the proposed research activities 和 indicating how residence at the Center will enhance the project. A current curriculum vita 和 names 和 phone numbers of at least two references should be provided.

聘任条款: Fellows are expected to pursue their own research utilizing the unparalleled resources of the 布朗流行文化图书馆 和/或 音乐图书馆和录音档案 杰罗姆大学图书馆内. 一般, there are no monetary awards associated with these fellowships, although there are occasional paid teaching opportunities 和, 在极少数情况下, modest grants to defray some of the costs associated with a fellow's research efforts. 博天堂官方网站员可以使用电脑, 桌子的空间, 有限的秘书协助, 和 special access privileges to the Library collections. 中心的所有功能都对博天堂官方网站员开放, including opportunities to share their research during formal colloquia 和 informal "brown bag lunch" programs. 尽可能地, Center fellows are treated as members of the faculty of the 大众文化系 with regard to programming 和 social activities.

会议及专题讨论会

The Center with the 大众文化系 occasionally conducts, through the work of individual 流行文化 faculty members, 公共会议, which bring scholarly attention 和 focus to critical issues in 流行文化. Conferences have been co-sponsored with the 流行文化 Library 和 Institute for Culture 和 社会. 自1992年以来, the Center has sponsored the following conferences: "The Future of 流行文化 博天堂官方网站 in the Twenty-First Century," "The Atomic Age Opens: American Culture Confronts the Atomic Bomb,“节日”, 仪式, 节日, 庆祝活动, 及公开展示," "Situating the Comedy: Celebrating 50 Years of American Television Situation Comedy 1947-1997,”“青年, 流行文化, 和日常生活,"和"重金属与流行文化."

座谈会和系列讲座

The 流行文化 Colloquium Series was revived during the 2006-2007 academic year. Colloquia will feature faculty 和 graduate students from the 大众文化系 和 other academic units at or outside of 州立鲍灵格林大学. Colloquia areas will include sharing scholarship on critical issues in 流行文化, pedagogical issues in the teaching of 流行文化, or professional development topics related to the higher education 和 the academic environment. All colloquia will run approximately from 11:00am to 12:00pm followed by an informal "brown bag lunch" until 1:00pm. All events will take place on the 州立鲍灵格林大学 Main Campus. 

2006 - 2007年学术研讨会
2007 - 2008年学术研讨会
2008 - 2009年学术研讨会
2009 - 2010年学术研讨会
2010 - 2011年学术研讨会
2011 - 2012年学术研讨会
2012 - 2013年学术研讨会

博天堂官方网站及报告

The Center will release reports about the state of popular culture studies as an academic discipline 博天堂官方网站 和 within institutions of higher education in Northwest 俄亥俄州, 俄亥俄州, 和美国. A similar project which reported on the current overall status of popular culture studies at colleges 和 universities in 美国 was conducted by Mark A. Gordon和Jack Nachbar在1979年.这项博天堂官方网站中, Currents of Warm Life: 流行文化 in American Higher Education，出版于1980年. 作为一般博天堂官方网站项目的一部分, 中心将聚集, 数字化(如有需要), 设计, 和 disseminate empirical data about popular culture studies. The data set will be organized into four categories--Institutions; Colleges, 学校, 和 中心; Curriculum; 和 教师.

K-16课程支持

The Center occasionally sponsors curriculum planning 和 assessment activities 和 offers consultations to other institutions of higher education or primary through secondary institutions seeking to develop courses 和 curricula in popular culture. The Center shares course materials 和 syllabi with instructors developing courses 和 programs in the field. 请联系部门教师现场问题.

笔记

Information on general 和 specific library holdings is available on request from the 布朗流行文化图书馆 和 音乐图书馆和录音档案 博天堂官方网站. Potential fellows are encouraged to make advance inquiries concerning the ability of the research collections to support the planned research program.

导演:TBD

专题讨论会系列协调员:待定