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2008 Conference

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Saturday Short Schedule

7:30-8:30

  • Continental Breakfast. Cupples Ballroom Salons A and B.

8:00-12:00

  • Registration. Cupples Ballroom Foyer.

8:30-12:00

  • Book Exhibit. Cupples Ballroom Salon C.

8:30-10:00

  • 2101. Professional Development. Unanswered Questions to Ms. Mentor. Century.
  • 2102. American Art and Architecture and Visual Studies. Visual Studies. Commerce A.
  • 2103. Executive Council Meeting. Commerce B.
  • 2104. Sports. A Sports Potpourri. Concourse A.
  • 2105. Music. Rock, Politics, and Racism. Concourse B.
  • 2106. Reality Television. Reality Television. Landmark.
  • 2107. Heroes in Popular Culture. Culture and Identity Formation in Superhero Mythology(s). Carriage.
  • 2108. Film. Internal and External Landscapes: Constructions of Place in Film. Plaza A.
  • 2109. Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture. Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture. Plaza B.
  • 2110. Undergraduate Paper Competition. Shrek. Choteau.

10:15-11:45

  • 2201. Professional Development. The Curriculum Vitae: An Introduction to Presenting and Promoting Your Academic Career. Century.
  • 2202. Documentary. Documentary Discourse. Commerce A.
  • 2203. Globalization and Popular Culture. Global Popular Culture. Commerce B.
  • 2204. Adaptations. Issues in Adaptation. Concourse A.
  • 2205. Fat Studies. Feeling Fat Stigma. Concourse B.
  • 2206. Television and Radio. Focusing and Promotion in the Television Industry. Landmark.
  • 2207. Cultural Geography. Cultural Geography. Carriage.
  • 2208. Jewish Studies. Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism. Plaza A.
  • 2209. Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture. Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture. Plaza B.
  • 2210. Mystery, Thrillers, and Detective and Crime Fiction. Racial, Ethnic, and National Constructs in Mystery and Detective Fiction. Choteau.
  • 2211. Undergraduate Paper Competition. The Interconnectedness Between Dracula and The Lord of the Rings. Spruce.

12:00-1:30

  • 2301. Luncheon and Featured Speaker. Promenade A and B.

1:30-5:30

  • Book Exhibit. Cupples Ballroom Salon C.

1:45-2:45

  • 2401. Business Meeting. Promenade A and B.

2:00-6:00

  • Registration. Cupples Ballroom Foyer.

3:00-4:30

  • 2501. African-American Popular Culture. Black Arts and Popular Culture. Century.
  • 2502. British Popular Culture. Intersections of Broadcasting, Television, and Music: Audience Research, Monty Python, and LKJ Records. Commerce A.
  • 2503. Literature of Sharyn McCrumb. Commerce B.
  • 2504. Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Endowment Council Meeting. Concourse A.
  • 2505. Music. Music, Film, and Consumerism. Concourse B.
  • 2506. Politics. Power and Political Culture. Landmark.
  • 2507. Mystery, Thrillers, and Detective and Crime Fiction. Moral and Epistemological Issues in International Detective and Thriller Stories. Carriage.
  • 2508. Jewish Studies. Tell Me a Riddle: A 25th-Anniversary Screening and Presentation by the Producer. (Double-length session continued in next time period.) Plaza A.
  • 2509. Toys and Games. Critical Approaches to Gaming. Plaza B.
  • 2510. History and Popular Culture. History and Popular Culture: The Use of History, Ethnicity, Race, and Gender. Choteau.
  • 2511. Potpourri. Spruce.

4:45-6:15

  • 2601. Children's Literature and Culture. Girlhood. Century.
  • 2602. Documentary. Perspectives in Documentary. Commerce A.
  • 2603. Meet the Officers and Board Members of the American Culture Association and Popular Culture Association. Commerce B.
  • 2604. Adaptations. Adapting Social Values. Concourse A.
  • 2605. Fat Studies. Fat Sexuality. Concourse B.
  • 2606. New Media. New Directions in New Media Research. Landmark.
  • 2607. Cultural Geography. Cultural Geography. Carriage.
  • 2608. Jewish Studies. Tell Me a Riddle: A 25th-Anniversary Screening and Presentation by the Producer. (Double-length session continued from previous time period.) Plaza A.
  • 2609. Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture. Pop Culture Pedagogy: Outrageous, Vibrant, and Futuristic Teaching Strategies "Guaranteed" to Move Students from Boredom to Stardom! Plaza B.
  • 2610. Undergraduate Paper Competition. Women in Hip Hop. Choteau.
  • 2611. Politics. The American Presidency and the Political Sphere. Spruce.

 

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