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2008 Conference

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Saturday Detail Schedule

7:30-8:30 a.m.

  • Continental Breakfast. 7:30-8:30. Cupples Ballroom Salons A and B. Free admission for conference registrants, but you must wear your badge.

8:30-10:00 a.m.

2101. Unanswered Queries to Ms. Mentor. Area: Professional Development. Century.

  • "Ms. Mentor," the Chronicle of Higher Education's advice column, appears only once a month on the Chronicle website http://www.chronicle.com/jobs (click on "Ms. Mentor"), and so most queries go unanswered. This workshop will be about the questions that don't get answered online or in print, and why, and what they reveal about academia. Session attendees are welcome to bring questions for Ms. Mentor's channeler, Emily Toth.
  • Chair/Presenter: Emily Toth, English, Louisiana State University

2102. Visual Studies. Area: American Art and Architecture and Visual Studies. Commerce A.

  • "Immigrant Culture and Community Conflict at Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago," William B. Sieger, Northeastern Illinois University
  • "Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill, Jr.: American Regional Identity, Gender, and the Politics of the Image," Colin Root, Boston University
  • "The American Vision of Rome in the 19th Century: Tourist Images in Words and Images," Joy Sperling, Art History, Denison College
  • Chair: Joy Sperling

2103. Executive Council Meeting. Commerce B.

  • Executive Council members:
    • Gretchen Bisplinghoff
    • Gary Burns
    • Cynthia A. Cooper
    • Gary Hoppenstand
    • Heather McIntosh
    • Hai Ren
    • Timothy E. Scheurer
  • Chair: Timothy E. Scheurer

2104. A Sports Potpourri. Area: Sports. Concourse A.

  • "What's Your Sign, Baby? Practicing Fandom Via Sign-Making for NBA Games," Tricia Jenkins, Michigan State University)
  • "Beer Bob Speaks: Life with the Kansas City Royals," Robert E. Gillis, City of Kansas City Retiree
  • "And the Tenth Day Brought Baseball"; James E. Sayer, Communication, Wright State University, and Cathy J. Sayer, Wright State University
  • Chair: James E. Sayer

2105. Rock, Politics, and Racism. Area: Music. Concourse B.

  • "Only a Pawn in Whose Game? Bob Dylan, the Civil Rights Movement, and Questions of Audience," Brian McCammack, Purdue University
  • "Jimi Hendrix's 'Machine Gun' and the End of a Beginning: Race, Politics, and Musical Innovation," Heath Mathews, University of Minnesota
  • "Damned If She Do, Damned If She Don't: Video Vixens in Hip Hop and Their Push for Commerce," Erik C. Wade, Bowling Green State University
  • Chair: Heath Mathews

2106. Reality Television. Area: Reality Television. Landmark.

  • "Meet the New Boss...Just Like the Old Boss: The Glass Ceiling Effect on Reality TV," Patricia Williamson, Broadcast and Cinematic Arts, Central Michigan University
  • "Constructing Reality: The Role of Editors in Reality Television," Brian Ekdale, Communication, Northern Illinois University
  • "Capturing Real Life," Pam Wicks, Communication, Northern Illinois University
  • "Iraq War Television News Coverage: The Reality Series," Michael D. Todd, Mass Communication and Media Arts, Sourthern Illinois University-Carbondale
  • "Torture Games: The Production of Disciplined Subjects in Contemporary Television," Olaf Hoerschelmann, Communication Studies, Eastern Illinois University
  • Chair: Brian Ekdale

2107. Culture and Identity Formation in Superhero Mythology(s). Area: Heroes in Popular Culture. Carriage.

  • "The Hero That Was (Is): The Public and Secret Identities of Captain America," Lawrence Beemer, Ohio University
  • "From Jimmy Durante to Michael Chiklis: The Thing Comes Full Circle," Jeff McClelland, English Literature, Youngstown State University
  • "The 'Transcreation' of a Mediated Myth: Spiderman India," Daniel J. O'Rourke, Communication Arts, Ashland University and Pravin A. Rodrigues, Communication Arts, Ashland University
  • Chair: Terrence Wandtke, Literature and Media, Judson College

2108. Internal and External Landscapes: Constructions of Place in Film. Area: Film. Plaza A.

  • "American Beauty: Suburbia and the Film Noir, a New Partnership in Crime," Jeff Tellin, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
  • "Crime in Central Time," Jane Smith
  • "New York as Utopia: The Film Musicals of Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese," Jim Gorham, College of Fine Arts, Midwestern State University
  • Chair: Jim Gorham

2109. Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture. Area: Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture. Plaza B.

  • "Hansel and Gretel," Sue Harris, English, Eastern Michigan University
  • "Persephone, Obscure Goddess?", Darrin Johnson
  • "The Force in Star Wars," Harry Eiss, English, Eastern Michigan University
  • Chair: Harry Eiss

2110. Shrek. Area: Undergraduate Paper Competition. Choteau.

  • "Shrek and Fiona: Their Rejection of Whiteness," Teri Schell
  • "The Fairy Godmother," Tawauna Dixon
  • "Marginality as Panacea: Male Femininity as Agency for Heterosexual Construct," Quentin Allen Heyward
  • Chair/Sponsor: April Gentry, Liberal Arts, Savannah State University

10:15-11:45 a.m.

2201. The Curriculum Vitae: An Introduction to Presenting and Promoting Your Academic Career. Area: Professional Development. Century.

  • An effective curriculum vitae, or "CV," is essential when gaining admission to graduate school, applying for university teaching positions, advancing an academic career, and maintaining a lifelong professional image. The purpose of this workshop will be to provide guidelines about organizing, drafting, and editing a curriculum vitae. This workshop is suited for masters and doctoral students and for about-to-be college graduates who are furthering their college education or want to pursue an academic career in higher education. Topics to be covered include: CVs vs. résumés, types and purposes of academic CVs, uses of CVs, seven essential components, nonessential components, writing the basic CV and beyond, the final product, and ethical considerations.
  • Chair/Presenter: Angela M. Nelson, Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University

2202. Documentary Discourse. Area: Documentary. Commerce A.

  • "A Voice for the Voiceless: Documentary Drama's Human Face," Stephen Simpson, Florida State University
  • "Concretizing Conflict: The (Non)Utility of Documentary and Docudrama Film in Conflict Resolution," Derek Sweetman, George Mason University
  • "From Dying Rooms to 'Lived Experience': Documenting Adoption from China," Sarah L. Sweetman, George Mason University
  • Chair: Sarah L. Sweetman

2203. Global Popular Culture. Area: Globalization and Popular Culture. Commerce B.

  • "The Politics of Translation: International Languages of News Media," Elliot Panek, University of Texas at Austin
  • "Shokuiku: Jacques Puisas's Food Education Coming to Japan," Maki Takahashi, Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures, Georgetown College
  • "Subculture as an Expression of Neo-liberal Capitalism," Hai Ren, Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University
  • "Imperial Gestures and the Limits of U.S. Popular Culture's Soft Power," Mel van Elteren, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Tilburg University
  • Chair: Hai Ren

2204. Issues in Adaptation. Area: Adaptations. Concourse A.

  • "The Doorman, the General, the Uniform, and the Fur-Trimmed Coat: The Reconfiguration of Emil Jannings and Murnau's The Last Laugh in Josef von Sternberg's The Last Command," Hiaw Khim Tan, Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago
  • "The Wiz: American Culture at Its Best," Rhonda C. Williams, English, Northern Illinois University
  • "Metamorphosis of the Melodrama from Vincente Minnelli's Madame Bovary to Adrian Lyne's Unfaithful," Christina Nelson, English, Northern Illinois University
  • Chair: Rhonda Williams

2205. Feeling Fat Stigma. Area: Fat Studies. Concourse B.

  • "Silencing the Oreos," Jenn Horn, Indiana University
  • "Chubby Puppies and Fat Cats: Gendered Deviance Through Overweight Pets," Nena Sechler Craven, University of Delaware
  • "Becoming Fat Women: Gender Formation Negotiation Against Angry Mother Figures," Vivian N. Halloran, Comparative Literature, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Chair: Laura Gladney-Lemon, Women's and Gender Studies, University of Texas at Austin

2206. Focusing and Promotion in the Television Industry. Area: Television and Radio. Landmark.

  • "'I Don't Want It Thinking I'm an Axe Murderer': Digital Video Recorders, Collaborative Filtering, and TV Taste Panics," Max Dawson, Northwestern University
  • "Grappling with Globalization: Integration of WWE Television Programming in International Markets," Brian Ledford, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
  • "Hooking Up with My Five Best Friends from West Bev: An Analysis of SOAPnet Promotional Acquisition, Retention, and Recycling Strategies," William Anderson, Broadcast and Cinematic Arts, Central Michigan University
  • "Conglomeration, Hollywood, and the Abduction of the Evening News," Michael D. Todd, Mass Communication and Media Arts, Sourthern Illinois University-Carbondale
  • Chair: Max Dawson

2207. Cultural Geography. Area: Cultural Geography. Carriage.

  • "Scotland as Oriental Other," Jacqueline M. Johnson, University of Pittsburgh
  • "Improving the River and the State: The Legacy of the Des Moines River Lands Grant," Rick Woten, Iowa State University
  • "Climate Change and Possible Impacts to Our Cultural Heritage," Gregg Bruff, Heritage Education Program Manager, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
  • Chair: Jennifer Worth, City University of New York

2208. Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism. Area: Jewish Studies. Plaza A.

  • Award-winner author or editor of more than 30 books about Jewish mystical tales, folk tales, fairy tales, and parables, Howard Schwartz will discuss his new book, Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism (Oxford, 2004), in which, drawing from the Bible, from the Talmud and Midrash, and from Kabbalistic literature and medieval folklore, he has explicated nearly 700 Jewish myths organized around broad themes such as myths of creation, heaven, the Shekinah, and the Messiah. Some may be surprised at the idea of a Jewish mythology since Judaism is a monotheistic religion, meaning there can be no interaction among multiple gods, one of the hallmarks of mythology. Yet the Bible is written so compactly that there is plenty of room for interpretation--and out of interpretation, mythology flowers. Professor Schwartz, a noted storyteller, will retell some of the myths in his own inimitable style. There will be time for Q&A and comments. Professor Schwartz will be available to sign copies of his book.
  • Presenter: Howard Schwartz, English, University of Missouri-St. Louis
  • Chair: Susan Koppelman, Independent Scholar

2209. Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture. Area: Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture. Plaza B.

  • "Seinfeld and Its Archetypes," Kelly Nelson
  • "Descent to the Underworld: A Feminine Heroic Journey," Kate Rittenhouse
  • "Asian and American Cultural Differences: Real or Surreal?", Jerry Loving, School of Public Administration, Central State University
  • Chair: Harry Eiss, English, Eastern Michigan University

2210. Racial, Ethnic, and National Constructs in Mystery and Detective Fiction. Area: Mystery, Thrillers, and Detective and Crime Fiction. Choteau.

  • "Colonial Crime and the 'Brahmin Sublime': A Study of the Orientalist Imaginings of India in the Moonstone," Krishna Manavalli, English, Michigan State University
  • "Nation, Identity, and the Fascination with Forensic Science in Sherlock Holmes and CSI," Ellen Harrington, English, University of South Alabama
  • "Prejudiced Categories and Conformity in Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson," Camille Subramaniam, Northwest Missouri State University
  • "Child-Saving and the Saving Child: The Little Detectives of Beadle's Nickel Novels," Hugh McIntosh, George Washington University
  • Chair: Kathryn A. Edney; Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures; Michigan State University

2211. The Interconnectedness Between Dracula and The Lord of the Rings. Area: Undergraduate Paper Competition. Spruce.

  • "The Ring Leader: Bram Stoker's Influence on J.R.R. Tolkien," Sara Patricia Montoya
  • "The Good, the Bad, and the Utterly Evil: A Comparison of the Major Characters in Dracula and The Lord of the Rings," Nicole Luna
  • "Blood on the Ring: Symbolic Parallels in Dracula and The Lord of the Rings," Melissa Danielle Schlieper
  • Chair/Sponsor: Barbara Z. Vielma, English, University of Texas-Pan American

12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.

2301. Luncheon and featured speaker. Promenade A and B.
Free admission for conference registrants, but you must present your ticket. Featured speaker is Rachel V. Lyon, Lioness Media Arts, and Media Studies, Queens College, City University of New York.

  • Chair: Timothy E. Scheurer, English and Humanities, Shawnee State University

1:45-2:45 p.m.

2401. Business Meeting. Promenade A and B.

  • Tentative agenda:
    • Arrangement for minutes to be taken
    • Approval of 2004 minutes
    • Financial report
    • Evaluation of mentoring program
  • Chair: Timothy E. Scheurer, English and Humanities, Shawnee State University

3:00-4:30 p.m.

2501. Black Arts and Popular Culture. Area: African-American Popular Culture. Century

  • "Black-on-Black Love: Reader Responses to African-American Romance Fiction," Gwendolyn E. Osborne, Black Issues Book Review Magazine
  • "Alice Walker and Zora Neale Hurston as 'Womanists,'" Rhonda C. Williams
  • "The Tainted and the Bleached: Black Performance and White Audience," Katrina D. Thompson, History, State University of New York-Stony Brook
  • "Quiet Protesters: Artists Beverly Buchanan, Whitfield Lovell, and Leonardo Drew," Jeffreen M. Hayes
  • Chair: Jeffreen M. Hayes

2502. Intersections of Broadcasting, Television, and Music: Audience Research, Monty Python, and LKJ Records. Area: British Popular Culture. Commerce A.

  • "Sviatoslav Richter and Rita: Art Music and Satire in Monty Python," Kendra Preston Leonard, National Coalition of Independent Scholars
  • "Building an Audience: Maintaining Methodological Diversity in British Audience Research," Elliot Panek, University of Texas at Austin
  • "Postcolonialism at S.W. 4," Ian Davies, Edgewood College
  • Chair: David Schimpf, Arts and Humanities, Marian College

2503. Literature of Sharyn McCrumb. Commerce B.

  • "Women's Ways of Detection: The Interesting Case of Sharyn McCrumb and Susan Glaspell," Amanda R. Cook, Shawnee State University
  • "She Transcends These Hills: Feminist Undercurrents in Sharyn McCrumb's She Walks These Hills," Duane A. Couchot-Vore, Shawnee State University
  • "She Walks These Hills Inside and Out: An Appalachian Dichotomy in Sharyn McCrumb's Fiction," Cassandra Reed, Shawnee State University
  • "Preserving Appalachian Culture Through Fictional Journeys: Sharyn McCrumb's She Walks These Hills," Jene Wright, Shawnee State University
  • Chair: Barbara Kunkle, Shawnee State University

2504. Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Endowment Council Meeting. Concourse A.

  • Meeting of members of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Endowment Council. Endowment Council members:
    • Lynn Bartholome
    • John Bratzel
    • Ray Browne
    • Gary Burns
    • Kenneth R. Dvorak
    • Gary Hoppenstand
    • Fred Isaac
    • Michael Marsden
    • Mike Schoenecke
    • David Sokol
  • Chair: Michael Marsden

2505. Music, Film, and Consumerism. Area: Music. Concourse B.

  • "Real American Entertainment: The Spectacles of Branson, Missouri," Jennifer Worth, City University of New York
  • "Worth Every Penny We Spent: Consuming America in Assassins," Dennis McGlothin, University of Dayton
  • "Everybody Hates a Tourist: William Shatner, Pulp, Muswell and Other Hillbillies, Jimmy the Mod, and Lower-Upper-Middle-Class Role-Playing," Jimmy Dean Smith, English, Union College
  • Chair: Jimmy Dean Smith

2506. Power and Political Culture. Area: Politics. Landmark.

  • "Talk Like a Man, Walk Like a Man: Aberrant Female Bodies in Political Culture," Megan M. Stocker, Women's Studies, Ohio State University
  • "Woodrow Wilson and the Rise of the Rhetorical Presidency," Daniel Kramarz, Communication, Northern Illinois University
  • "Visual Rhetoric and Its Role in September 11, 2001," Mark Pietrowski, Communication, Northern Illinois University
  • "Negative Advertising and the Presidency: Denigration and Democracy," Kathy Brady, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • Chair: Kathy Brady

2507. Moral and Epistemological Issues in International Detective and Thriller Stories. Area: Mystery, Thrillers, and Detective and Crime Fiction. Carriage.

  • "Impossible Agencies: Detective Fiction as a Critique of Moral Philosophy," Mary C. Rawlinson, Stony Brook University
  • "Agnostic Detectives: The Impossibility of Knowledge in The Crying of Lot 49 and City of Glass," Julio Jeha, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • "The Absent-Minded Detective: Memento and the Future of Mysteries," Brendan Riley, English, Columbia College Chicago
  • Chair: Brendan Riley

2508. Tell Me a Riddle: A 25th-Anniversary Screening and Presentation by the Producer. Area: Jewish Studies. Plaza A.
(This session is the screening; the presentation will follow immediately in the same room.)

  • Tell Me a Riddle is a 1980 independent feature film based on the novella by Tillie Olson, starring Melvyn Douglas and Lila Kedrova and directed by Lee Grant. It was screened at numerous film festivals, including Cannes, where it won an award. It was broadcast on the PBS series American Playhouse in 1986. Producer Rachel Lyon will screen the film and talk about its production and about her career as an independent filmmaker.
  • Presenter: Rachel V. Lyon, Lioness Media Arts, and Media Studies, Queens College, City University of New York
  • Chair: Susan Koppelman, Independent Scholar

2509. Critical Approaches to Gaming. Area: Toys and Games. Plaza B.

  • "Return of the Arcade: LAN Gaming Ethnography," Joanna Slimmer, Radio-Television-Film, University of Texas at Austin; and Matt Payne, Radio-Television-Film, University of Texas at Austin
  • "What Level Are You? Character and Accumulative Performance in Role-Playing Games," Kevin Knott, English, Indiana University Bloomington
  • "'Raging Debate' to Productive Conversation: Interdisciplinarity in Game Studies," Matthew S.S. Johnson, English, Indiana University Bloomington
  • "Ludology and Narrative: The Name of the Game--Ludics," Brian Olszewski, English, Michigan State University
  • Chair: Brian Olszewski

2510. History and Popular Culture: The Use of History, Ethnicity, Race, and Gender. Area: History and Popular Culture. Choteau.

  • "Us Versus Them: The Evil Foreigner and Ethnic Characters in Professional Wrestling," Timothy S. Rich, Ohio University
  • "The Appropriation of History in 19th-Century Racial Advertising," Jeffrey Steele, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • "Guns and Manliness in Early American Romance," Amy Cox, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Chair: Jennifer L. Stevens; Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures; Michigan State University

2511. Potpourri. Spruce.

  • "The Presence of the Dog in Popular Culture: How Dogs Have Shaped Our Social/Cultural Identity," Richard Sanzenbacher, Humanities, Embry-Riddle University
  • "Selling the Story: Narrative and Poetic Description in Retail Catalog Copy," Sharon Hekman, English, Northern Illinois University
  • "Flying in the Face of Death: Royal Air Force Bomber Command Air Crew in World War II," Philip Swan, University of Lincoln
  • Chair: Philip Swan

4:45-6:15 p.m.

2601. Girlhood. Area: Children's Literature and Culture. Century.

  • "From Cinderella to Ella Enchanted: Changing Perspectives of Women and Girls in Children's Literature," Betsy Miguez, Library Science, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Denise Goetting, Library Science, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • "Learning to Like Girls: E. Nesbit's The Magic City," Jennifer Geer, English, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • TBA, Amy Hayden
  • Chair: Betsy Miguez

2602. Perspectives in Documentary. Area: Documentary. Commerce A.
* indicates Midwest American Culture Association presentation

  • *"Marlon T. Riggs's Pedagogy: Deconstruction of Identity to Broaden Concepts of Intragroup Identity," Stormy Tetreau, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
  • "The Emperor's New Clothes: Michael Moore's Everyman Costume Wears Thin," Jeff Tellin, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
  • "Pleas for Sympathy: Examining the Ethics of Issue-Oriented Documentary," Elliot Panek, University of Texas at Austin
  • Chair: Elliot Panek

2603. Meet the Officers and Board Members of the American Culture Association and Popular Culture Association. Commerce B.

  • We have set aside this time for officers and board members of the American Culture Association and Popular Culture Association to be available to answer questions about the national organizations. (The Midwest PCA/ACA is one of several regional affiliates of the national organizations.) Not all officers or board members of the ACA or PCA will be in attendance, but we do expect several representatives from each organization to be present. All members of the Midwest PCA/ACA are welcome to come and learn more about the national conference, journals, and organizations.
  • Chairs: Lynn Bartholome (President, Popular Culture Association), English and Philosophy, Monroe Community College; and Kenneth R. Dvorak (President, American Culture Association), American History and Culture, San Jacinto College District

2604. Adapting Social Values. Area: Adaptations. Concourse A.

  • "British Tales, Asian Tellers: Ang Lee, Shekhar Kapur, and Mira Nair's Adaptations of Colonial Narratives," Abigail Derecho, Comparative Literary Studies and Radio-Television-Film, Northwestern University
  • "'Guilty Creatures Sitting at a Play': Michael Almereyda's Hamlet and the Contemporary Breakdown of the Isolated Self Through Technological Dependence and Religious Ambiguity," Brent Linsley, English, Henderson State University
  • "Billy Prior's Masculinity in Pat Barker's 'Regeneration' Trilogy," Josh Adair, English, Northern Illinois University
  • "The Catholic and the Pagan: Harris's and Hallström's Chocolat," Heide Erbe, English, Northern Illinois University
  • Chair: Abigail Derecho

2605. Fat Sexuality. Area: Fat Studies. Concourse B.

  • "Purity and Danger: Sexual Ambiguity of Fat," C. Marie Harker, Truman State University
  • "'You Know, the Grateful Type?': Images of Fat Women's Sexuality in Movies and Television," Cecelia Dwyer, St. Cloud State University
  • "Can Fat Men Be Gay? The Tension Between Obesity and Homosexuality Within Gay Male Culture," Brian Malone, English, Indiana University South Bend
  • Chair: Laura Gladney-Lemon, Women's and Gender Studies, University of Texas at Austin

2606. New Directions in New Media Research. Area: New Media. Landmark.

  • "Postmodern Contraband: Anime Music Videos as Illegal Remix Artistry," Matt Duncan, Communication, Northern Illinois University
  • "Exit The Matrix: Games and Movies--Shall Never the Twain Meet?", Paul Booth, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • "Recombinant R&R: Mashups, Audio Hacking, and Popular Music," David J. Gunkel, Communication, Northern Illinois University
  • Chair: David J. Gunkel

2607. Cultural Geography. Area: Cultural Geography. Carriage.

  • "The Mediated Space of the Delhi Zoo: Nationalism and Animals," Deepti Sastry, Birkbeck College, London
  • "Mahri Poetry," Sam Liebhaber, University of California, Berkeley
  • "Acres of Nacre: Mapping Manuscript Diaries for Archival Intent and Agencies of Self," Peter Christian Pehrson, Written By Hand Manuscript Americana
  • Chair: Peter Christian Pehrson

2608. Tell Me a Riddle: A 25th-Anniversary Screening and Presentation by the Producer. Area: Jewish Studies. Plaza A.
(This session is the presentation by the producer; the screening occurs immediately before this in the same room.)

  • Tell Me a Riddle is a 1980 independent feature film based on the novella by Tillie Olson, starring Melvyn Douglas and Lila Kedrova and directed by Lee Grant. It was screened at numerous film festivals, including Cannes, where it won an award. It was broadcast on the PBS series American Playhouse in 1986. Producer Rachel Lyon will screen the film and talk about its production and about her career as an independent filmmaker.
  • Presenter: Rachel V. Lyon, Lioness Media Arts, and Media Studies, Queens College, City University of New York
  • Chair: Susan Koppelman, Independent Scholar

2609. Pop Culture Pedagogy: Outrageous, Vibrant, and Futuristic Teaching Strategies "Guaranteed" to Move Students from Boredom to Stardom!. Area: Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture. Plaza B.

  • Participants:
    • Elizabeth Johnson, Education, Eastern Michigan University
    • Kathleen Walsh, Education, Eastern Michigan University
  • Chair: Elizabeth Johnson

2610. Women in Hip Hop. Area: Undergraduate Paper Competition. Choteau.

  • "Women Rappers Embracing Sexuality: The Evolution," Karen Blackshear
  • "Defining Womanhood Through Hip-Hop Lyrics," LaTonya Judson
  • "The Struggle for Sexual Power in Hip Hop," Christian Sims
  • Chair/Sponsor: April Gentry, Liberal Arts, Savannah State University

2611. The American Presidency and the Political Sphere. Area: Politics. Spruce.

  • "Obsession: The War Rhetoric of Lyndon Johnson/ Vietnam and George W. Bush/ Iraq," James E. Sayer, Communication, Wright State University
  • "Nixon and the Cultivation of Pop Culture Figures: Reflectionson Two Recurring Relationships," Frederick J. Augustyn, Jr., Library of Congress
  • "Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Presidential Election of 1936 in Missouri," Philip A. Grant, Jr., Pace University
  • "Mortification and Malaise: A Retrospective on Jimmy Carter's 'Crisis of Confidence' Speech After 25 Years," Ferald J. Bryan, Communication, Northern Illinois University
  • Chair: James E. Sayer

 

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