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2008 Conference

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Friday Detail Schedule

2:00-6:00 p.m.

  • Registration. 2:00-6:00. TBA.

2:30-5:30 p.m.

  • Book Exhibit. 2:30-5:30. Metro Suite.

2:30-4:00 p.m.

1101. *Interstitial Existence and Unintentional Marginalization. Area: Subculture. Suite 11.

  • "Defective or Just Different? Growth of an Asperger's Syndrome Community on the Internet, and the Politics of Self-Definition," Sarah E. Boslaugh, School of Medicine, Washington University
  • "Space Age Subversion: UFO Contactees as Social Critics in Cold War America," Aaron J. Gulyas, Mott Community College
  • "Production and the 'Youth Subculture' Paradigm: Graffiti," Joe Austin, History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • "Sexual and Gender Dynamics Within Protestant Religious Youth Movements in the United States During the 1960s and 1970s," Jaime McLean Dalrymple, History, Michigan State University
  • "Irrelevant Christian Vernacularism: A Defense and Rejection of Contemporary Christian Music," Shawn David Young, Music, Greenville College
  • Chair: Shawn David Young

1102. Sound and Vision--Entertainment and Beyond Area: German Popular Culture. Suite 12.

  • "In the Blink of a Shutter: The Position of the Photography Collection in the "Dangerous Moment" at the End of the Weimar Republic," Rachel Bachmann, Germanic Studies, Indiana University Bloomington
  • "Nowhere in Africa, or Somewhere in Hollywood? The Trouble with Caroline Link's Oscar-Winning Film," Jennifer Marston William, Germanic Studies, Purdue University
  • "Peter Wicke's 'Schlager Illusions'--Revisiting the Overproduction of Nonsense in the Third Reich," Andrew Mills, Germanic Studies, Indiana University Bloomington
  • "Hybrid Mobility and Textured Identities in Advanced Chemistry's 'Fremd im eigenen Land,'" Renee Barlow, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Chair: Corinna Kahnke, Indiana University Bloomington

1103. Post-Apocalyptic Films. Area: Film. Suite 13.

  • "No Need for the Atom Bomb: Cronenberg and the Apocalypse of the Self," Adam Capitanio, American Studies, Michigan State University
  • "How to Save the Unsaved World? Visiting the Subject in The Matrix, The Terminator, and 12 Monkeys," J�rn Ahrens, Comparative Media Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • "Nightmare Scenario: John Frankenheimer's Black Sunday," Stephen B. Armstrong, School of Arts & Sciences, Robert B. Miller College
  • "Phenomenological Constructions of Purpose and Intentionality in the Post-Apocalyptic World," Nick Muntean, University of Texas at Austin
  • Chair: Nick Muntean

1104. (Re)Presenting Culture: Photographic Uses in Cultural Definition. Area: Photography. Suite 14.

  • "Seen...Not Heard: Exploring the Look of Violence, Race, and Masculinity Surrounding American Southern Lynching and the Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal," Patrice N. Delevante, Simmons College
  • "Fashioning a New Republic: Black Womanhood, Self-Fashioning, and Uplift in African-American Photography," Michelle Taylor, English, Miami University
  • "Villains and Heroes in Photographs: Picturing the Rhetoric of Praise and Blame," Lisa A. Baird, English and Modern Languages, Purdue University
  • Chair: Lisa A. Baird

1105. Computer-Mediated Communication: Costs and Benefits. Area: New Media. Suite 15.

  • "Automating Fandom: Music and Virtual Communities," Patrick Burkart, Communication, Texas A&M University; and Tom McCourt, Media Studies, Fordham University
  • "Interpersonal Communication and the Internet," Tak Shing (Leo) Chan, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • "Porn and Pedophilia: Stops on the Information Superhighway," Mary S. Larson, Communication, Northern Illinois University
  • "The Culture of Online Networking: A New Way to Socialize," Pam Wicks, Northern Illinois University
  • Chair: Mary S. Larson

1106. The Origins, Conventions, and Tropes of Mystery and Thriller Fiction. Area: Area: Mystery, Thrillers, and Detective and Crime Fiction. Suite 16.

  • "Murder Still Merry," Elizabeth Nelson, St. Peter's College
  • "God or Devil: Religion and Crime in the Eighteenth Century," Kathleen N. Monahan, St. Peter's College
  • "The Classical Origins of Detective Fiction: Sophocles's Oedipus the King and Ross Macdonald's The Goodbye Look," Kifah Al Umari, English, University of Texas at Arlington
  • "(Re)writing Alias: A Comparative Analysis of a Spy Thriller's Fan Fiction and Media Tie-Ins," Tricia Jenkins, Michigan State University
  • Chair: Tricia Jenkins

1107. Scripting Selves: Midwestern Girls' Print Culture. Area: Girls' Culture/ Girls' Studies. Crosspoint Suite.

  • "Composing American Girls' Culture in the Early Twentieth Century," Henri Rix Wood, University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • "Progressivism in Print on the Plains," Ann Sundeen, University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • "Why Pat Huyett?", Lauren Allison Barker, University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • Chair: Jane Greer, English, University of Missouri-Kansas City

1108. Interrogating the Postmodern Body: Representation, Imagination, Body, and Meaning. Keystone Boardroom.

  • "Bodies Intact: Representation of Queer Bodies and Reconstruction of Desire in Grande �cole," Ahmet Atay, Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
  • "Racket and Ball, Not Enough Anymore: Reconstructed Bodies in the Women's Tennis Circuit," Serkan Algan, English, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
  • "Reconstructing Physicians' Identities: A Rhetoric of Negotiation and Self-Fashioning," Abigail D. Waldron, English, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
  • Chair: Ahmet Atay

1109. Haverstick Boardroom.

1110. Questioning Mediated Constructions of, and Assumptions About, Gender Area: Gender Studies. Woodfield Boardroom.

  • "Third Wave Feminism: Irony, Boundary Blurring, and Fragmented Identity in Strangers with Candy," Adriane Neuenschwander, University of Texas at Austin
  • "Desperate and Lost? The Contradiction Between Female Role Models and Narrative Fulfillment for Female Television Viewers," Jessica Rae Smith, Communication, University of Dayton
  • "I Don't Bruise Easily: Buffy and Evil Father Figures," Wade Ober, Miami University
  • Football Fans Do Wear Pink: Game Day Broadcasts, Female Football Fans, and Their NFL," Kathy Brady, Communication, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • Chair: Kathy Brady

4:15-5:45 p.m.

1201. Irish Film. Area: Irish Studies. Suite 11.

  • "Irish Icon: A Depth-of-Field Analysis of Neil Jordan's Michael Collins," Jim Gorham, Mass Communication, Midwestern State University
  • "Irish Cinema in Britain Since 'Devolution,'" Steve Blandford, Arts and Media, University of Glamorgan
  • "Everybody's Irish on Paddy's Day," Mike Yetter, English, Northern Illinois University
  • Chair: Mike Yetter

1202. Reality Television. Area: Reality Television. Suite 12.

  • "Pleasure in Pain: The Spectatorship of Reality Television," Michael Graves, University of Kansas
  • "Reality MTV: A Cultural Analysis," Anna Maria Flores, Wayne State University
  • "Television and Affective Play: The Temporal Tease and Emotional Purging Go Head-to-Head in Prime Time," Melissa Ames-Donohue, Wayne State University
  • "Dog Training for Humans: Zen Therapy, Transcendence, and Social Critique in National Geographic's Dog Whisperer," Elizabeth Gailey, Communication, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
  • Chair: Elizabeth Gailey

1203. Narrative Modalities in Horror Cinema and Literature. Area: Horror and Science Fiction/ Fantasy. Suite 13.

  • "'It's All for You!': Satanic and Feminine Modes of Presentationality in '70s Horror Cinema," Mark C. Harper, English, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
  • "Between the Lines: Cosmic Fear and Human Potential," Anthony Cooke, City College of San Francisco
  • "Zombie Evolution: Emergent Complexities in George Romero's 'Brainless' Movies," Greg Wright, English, Michigan State University
  • "Scary as Hell: The Roots of Horror," David Pendery, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Chairs: Mark C. Harper; and John A. Dowell; Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures; Michigan State University

1204. Cultural/ Religious Critiques in Films, Television, Novels: The Big Lebowski, Rosemary's Baby, The Twilight Zone, Rice's Christ the Lord. Area: Religion and Popular Culture. Suite 14.

  • "'Nobody F***s with the Jesus': The Big Lebowski's Critique of Pat Robertson Evangelicalism," Chad B. Cripe, Grand Valley State University
  • "Manichean Hierophany in Film--Who Is the Real Father of Rosemary's Baby? Satan, Ira Levin, or Ren� Descartes?" George Popham, Religious and Theological Studies, Boston University
  • "Rod Serling's Moral Vision in Triumphalist America," Raymond J. Haberski, Jr., History and Social Science, Marian College
  • "Anne Rice's Christ the Lord: A Mixed Blessing," Kathleen Rout; Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures; Michigan State University
  • Chair: David Schimpf, Marian College

1205. Undergraduate Paper Competition. Area: Undergraduate Paper Competition. Suite 15.

  • "None May Escape: The iPod, Consumption, and the Culture Industry," Sarah McAbee, Bennington College
  • "Growing Older, Younger All the Time: American Girl and the Rise of the Young Teen Consumer Culture in the 1950s," Katherine Wilmes, George Washington University
  • "Teena Goes to Hell: Why Teena Is None of Us," Jaclyn Paris, New York University
  • "Mark Twain's Search for the Real Popular Culture Hero," Avery Poindexter, Principia College
  • Chair: Sharee St. Louis, Morehead State University

1206. American Child Readers, 1850-1940. Area: Children's Literature and Culture. Plaza Boardroom.

  • Barbara Hochman
  • Richard Marchand
  • Christina Williams
  • Chair: TBA

1207. Mentor and Mentee Meeting Time. Crosspoint Suite.

  • Our Mentoring Program is designed to welcome newcomers who may be unfamiliar with academic conferences or with the MPCA/ MACA in particular. This time slot is set aside for Mentor and Mentee to meet and to plan activities. Mentors and Mentees have already been paired by means of forms submitted in advance.
  • Chair: Heather McIntosh, College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University

1208. Adver-Enticements: We Make Reading About Commodification Look Sexy. Keystone Boardroom.
This panel highlights original creative works that focus on popular culture themes, specifically issues of identity in consumer society.

  • "Dress Your Dog Like Karl Rove; or, The Day the Chaise Longue Came to Town," Courtney Huse Wika, English, University of South Dakota
  • "Suck Your Glasses: Bob Dylan as Untamable Alien Bard," Annie Christain, English, University of South Dakota
  • "South Ice Cream Station," Ashley Zellmer, English, University of South Dakota
  • "Isn't She...Tasty? Relationships and Other Full-Course Meals," Sarah J. Den Boer, English, University of South Dakota
  • Chair: Courtney Huse Wika

1209. Pressing, and Not-So-Pressing, Matters: Magazines and Newspapers. Area: Magazines and Newspapers. Haverstick Boardroom.

  • "Popular Periodicals as Critical Analysis of Celebrity Lives, or 'I Can't Believe She Married That Sleaze!'", Ayanna Gaines, Independent Scholar
  • "Framing Hurricane Katrina--Visual Agenda-Setting Functions of New York Times Photojournalism," Kathleen German, Mass Communication, Miami University
  • Chair: Kathleen German

1210. Politics in/of the Public Forum. Area: Politics. Woodfield Boardroom.

  • "Popular Appeal: Early-Modern Reception of Ancient Athenian Popular Government and Popular Oratory," Karen Whedbee, Communication, Northern Illinois University
  • "Political Rhetoric in the Early Twentieth Century: A Radical Right Jeremiad," James E. Sayer, Communication, Wright State University, and Cathy J. Sayer, English, Wright State University
  • "The Indiana Campaign Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt," Philip A. Grant, Pace University
  • "Swift Boats and Censorship: The 2004 Election and the Marketplace of Ideas," Drew Ayers, University of Texas at Austin
  • Chair: James E. Sayer

6:00-7:30 p.m.

1301. Fat Across the Centuries: The Definition and Meaning of Fat from Elizabethan England to the Present Day. Area: Fat Studies. Suite 11.

  • "'As Horace Fat': Ben Jonson as Fat Poet in a Thin Land," Anne Brumley, English, University of Melbourne
  • "'The Stomach of a Queen,' or Size Matters: Gender, Body Image, and the Historical Reputation of Queen Anne," Robert Bucholz, History, Loyola University Chicago
  • "'Elephantine and Licentious': Voluptuous Women on the Popular American Stage, 1860-1900," Cookie Woolner, Humanities, San Francisco State University
  • "Nature Morte/ Corps Mort: Fat, Sex, and Death in Lucian Freud's Nudes," Brittany Lockard, Art History, University of Kansas
  • Chair: Brittany Lockard
  • Discussant: Jennifer Ellison, History, York University

1302. Adapting Cityscape. Area: Adaptations. Suite 12.

  • "L.A. Story and the Postmetropolitan Condition," John Wanninger, English, Northern Illinois University
  • "The Simulated City of Sin City: Sin City as Adaptation of the Noir City," Kathleen Turner, English, Northern Illinois University
  • "Western Space, Mining Places, and Genre Towns in McCabe & Mrs. Miller," Robert T. Self, English, Northern Illinois University

1303. So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Teacher? Modeling Pedagogies and Strategies for the Classroom. Area: Music. Suite 13.

  • MaryAnn Janosik, Ohio University, Lancaster
  • Heath Mathews, Music, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
  • William Christy, Fine Arts, Ohio University, Zanesville
  • Chair: MaryAnn Janosik

1304. Spiritual and Religious Themes in Films and Plays: John Sayles, City of Angels/ Wings of Desire, Babette's Feast/ Faith Healer. Area: Religion and Popular Culture. Suite 14.

  • "'Spiritual Ecology' in Selected Films of John Sayles," June-Ann Greeley, Religious Studies, Sacred Heart University
  • "Divine Desire in City of Angels: Translating Wings of Desire," Grant Gerlock, Miami University
  • "More Than Cathartic: The Good Samaritan Spirit of Art in Babette's Feast and Friel's Faith Healer," Jessica La Plante-Wikgren, Marian College
  • Chair: David Schimpf

1305. Executive Council Meeting. Suite 15.

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

1306. Queer Popular Culture. Area: Queer Popular Culture. Plaza Boardroom.

  • "Citizenship on Vacation: The Mainstreaming of Gay Tourism," David Coon, Indiana University Bloomington
  • "Homosexual Privilege in The Boys in the Band," Sarah E. Boslaugh, School of Medicine, Washington University
  • "The C-Word (Cylon!): Battlestar Galactica and the Technoqueer," Shira Chess
  • "The Monstrosity of Michael Jackson--Shifting from Black Male Rapist to White Female Diva," Kristopher Cannon, Communication, Northern Illinois University
  • Chair: Alisa Swindell; Modern Art History, Theory and Criticism; School of the Art Institute of Chicago

1307. Plants and Animals in Popular Culture. Area: Plants and Animals in Popular Culture. Crosspointe Suite.

  • "The Social Creation of Nature in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers," Jeremy Withers, English, Ohio State University
  • "The Presence of the Dog in Popular Culture: How Dogs Have Shaped Our Social/ Cultural Identity," Richard Sanzenbacher, Humanities, Embry-Riddle University
  • Chair: Richard Sanzenbacher

1308. A Sports Potpourri. Area: Sports. Keystone Boardroom.

  • ""Boys, Masculinity, and Professional Wrestling," Cheryl Pawlowski, School of Communication, University of Northern Colorado
  • "The Association with Excellence: Marketing Tiger Woods," Daniel J. O'Rourke III, Communication Arts, Ashland University
  • "The University of Notre Dame-Indiana University Football Rivalry," Philip A. Grant, Jr.
  • "Football and National Identity in Britain," Ian Davies, Spanish, Edgewood College
  • Chair: James E. Sayer

1309. Haverstick Boardroom.

1310. Gender and Literature. Area: Gender Studies. Woodfield Boardroom.

  • "Rediscovering Female Voice and Authority: The Revival of Female Artists in Wendy Wasserstein's The Heidi Chronicles," Cortney Cronberg Barko, Northern Illinois University
  • "Sexual Politics and Pulp Fiction: A Textual Analysis of Odd Girl Out," Anna C. Forslund, Mass Communication and Media Arts, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
  • "Show Me My Man! Capitalist Fairy-Tale Entitlement in He's Just Not That Into You," Julie Wendy O'Connor, Michigan State University
  • "Biblezines and Teenage Girls: An Epistemological Inquiry," Stacy Weida, Gender Studies, Indiana University Bloomington
  • Chair: Julie Wendy O'Connor

7:45-9:00 p.m.

  • Reception. 7:45-9:00. Rotunda. Free hors d'oeuvres, cash bar. Free admission for conference registrants, but you must wear your badge.

 

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