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2008 Conference

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Friday Short Schedule

2:00-6:00

  • Registration. TBA.

2:30-5:30

  • Book Exhibit. Metro Suite.

2:30-4:00

  • 1101. Subculture. Interstitial Existence and Unintentional Marginalization. Suite 11.
  • 1102. German Popular Culture. Sound and Vision--Entertainment and Beyond. Suite 12.
  • 1103. Film. Post-Apocalyptic Films. Suite 13.
  • 1104. Photography. (Re)Presenting Culture: Photographic Uses in Cultural Definition. Suite 14.
  • 1105. New Media. Computer-Mediated Communication: Costs and Benefits. Suite 15.
  • 1106. Mystery, Thrillers, and Detective Fiction. The Origins, Conventions, and Tropes of Mystery and Thriller Fiction. Plaza Boardroom.
  • 1107. Girls' Culture/ Girls' Studies. Scripting Selves: Midwestern Girls' Print Culture. Crosspointe Suite.
  • 1108. Interrogating the Postmodern Body: Representation, Imagination, Body, and Meaning. Keystone Boardroom.
  • 1109. Haverstick Boardroom.
  • 1110. Gender Studies. Questioning Mediated Constructions of, and Assumptions About, Gender. Woodfield Boardroom.

4:15-5:45

  • 1201. Irish Studies. Irish Film. Suite 11.
  • 1202. Reality Television. Reality Television. Suite 12.
  • 1203. Horror and Science Fiction/ Fantasy. Narrative Modalities in Horror Cinema and Literature. Suite 13.
  • 1204. Religion and Popular Culture. Cultural/ Religious Critiques in Films, Television, Novels: The Big Lebowski, Rosemary's Baby, The Twilight Zone, Rice's Christ the Lord. Suite 14.
  • 1205. Undergraduate Paper Competition. Undergraduate Paper Competition. Suite 15.
  • 1206. Children's Literature and Culture. American Child Readers, 1850-1940. Plaza Boardroom.
  • 1207. Mentor and Mentee Meeting Time. Crosspointe Suite.
  • 1208. After-Enticements: We Make Reading About Commodification Look Sexy. Keystone Boardroom.
  • 1209. Magazines and Newspapers. Pressing, and Not-So-Pressing, Matters: Magazines and Newspapers. Haverstick Boardroom.
  • 1210. Politics. Politics in/ of the Public Forum. Woodfield Boardroom.

6:00-7:30

  • 1301. Fat Studies. Fat Across the Centuries: The Definition and Meaning of Fat from Elizabethan England to the Present Day. Suite 11.
  • 1302. Adaptations. Adapting Cityscapes. Suite 12.
  • 1303. Music. So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Teacher? Modeling Pedagogies and Strategies for the Classroom. Suite 13.
  • 1304. Religion and Popular Culture. Spiritual and Religious Themes in Films and Plays: John Sayles, City of Angels/ Wings of Desire, Babette's Feast/ Faith Healer. Suite 14.
  • 1305. Executive Council Meeting. Suite 15.
  • 1306. Queer Popular Culture. Queer Popular Culture. Plaza Boardroom.
  • 1307. Plants and Animals in Popular Culture. Plants and Animals in Popular Culture. Crosspointe Suite.
  • 1308. Sports. A Sports Potpourri. Keystone Boardroom.
  • 1309. Haverstick Boardroom.
  • 1310. Gender Studies. Gender and Literature. Woodfield Boardroom.

7:45-9:00

  • Reception. Rotunda.

 

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