Popular Communication Division Meeting Minutes April 8, 2006 5:30 p.m. Dallas, TX Marriot I.

General Business A. 2005 minutes submitted and approved

B. As of the convention’s start we have 52 members II. Other Business A. Wendy Hajjar reported on planning the 2006 panels. 1. Wendy put together eight panels, with competitive papers reviewed by at least two people in addition to herself. 2. Wendy employed electronic only means for submissions, reviews, etc.. She highly recommends the process as a saver of time, money, and trees. B. Awards were given 1. Dave Silverman for Top Faculty Paper, “When You Hire Richard Pryor, You Get Richard: The Richard Pryor Show” 2. Shatangi Ware for Top Student Paper, “Hip Hop Hooray! Resisting Lyrical Sexism, (Re) Defining Black Female Subjectivity in the Culture Industry, and (Re) Constructing Black Feminism”

C. In anticipation of the Louisville meeting, anyone interested in planning Louisville activities should contact Margaret DSilva, University of Louisville.

III. New Business A. We will maintain Tony as our webmaster—thanks Tony.
B. Mike Eaves elected as vice-president elect.
C. Wendy stressed a need for better minority representation in our division and paneling.
D. David expressed interest in a Pop Com Blog.
E. Interests of the group were collected as a means of networking and sparking interest for future panels 1. Children’s literature 2. Genre studies in film 3. Media literacy 4. Latino/a studies and Queer theory 5. Children’s emotional responses to TV 6. Gaming and reality 7. Blogs and blog culture 8. I Pods 9. Blackness in film 10. Music and mosh pits