Happiness and Culture

Here are the abstracts of papers presented at the 2021 National Conference of the Popular Culture Association. The conference was virtual.

Back to Being a Kid: How Slot-Car Racing Brings Me Happiness, by Ed Shorer

Goop Knew Best: “Wellness” as Code for “Happiness”, by Adriana Mariella

Pursuit of Happiness in Turkish Movies, by Oguzan Dursun

Nostalgia in Taiwanese Teen Romantic Comedies, by Liwen Wang

Happiness Narrative in Three Movies, by Vida Penezic

Where to Find Happiness When the American Dream is Dead, by Jillianne Montgomery Larson