Friday Detail Schedule

• Saturday
• Sunday

2:00-6:00

• Hotel Lobby, Registration

2:30-5:30

• Salon A2, Book Exhibits

2:30-4:00

1101. Salon A1. African American Quiltmaking, Music, and Truth-Telling. Area: African-American Popular Culture

• Screening and Discussion: Killer Wails: Parts 1 & 2
• African-American quilts are art forms that attempt to redress skewed social imbalance by reminding us of the unique individual in the object. Just as its form is adept in presenting different and distinct patterns that emphasize unique identity over the bland object, its form may also be useful in showcasing the textured, social identities that are products of our contemporary, intertwined, multicultural and scientifically patterned world. Killer Wails: Part 1, Truth in a Different Tune is an artful, multicultural and multimedia examination of our penchant for individuality and violence in a world replete with reductive, scientific discourses and unbecoming desires to find individuality in violence and war. Killer Wails: Part 2, The Dreams of the Leviathan is a conceptual, polemical, dramatic work that uses the examples of African American music and quilts as paradigms for the importance of truth-telling in popular culture. From the blues to rap and hip-hop, African American music has a long, established tradition of testifying bluntly to “ugly” truths or to the misfortunes of human beings. This form of truth telling has achieved a kind of universal acceptance across every cultural boundary encountered, which suggests the possibility of a universal, cross-cultural character, despite our different physical adaptations such as skin color.
• Chair/Presenter: Reginald Gant, Independent Filmmaker and Scholar
• Chair/Discussant: Maude Southwell Wahlman, University of Missouri - Kansas City

1102. Salon B1. From Modern to Postmodern in Contemporary Art Comics. Area: Heroes in Popular Culture

• “Modernity Versus Postmodernity in Grant Morrison's The Invisibles: ‘Which Side Are You On?’” Terrence Wandtke, Judson College
• “Operating Under Different Rules: Automatic Kafka's Experiment in Critical Comics,” Brendan Riley, Columbia College
• “Elektra Assassin: Pen and Ink Productions of Postmodern Identity,” Linda Baughman, Christopher Newport University; and Allison Burr-Miller, Colorado State University
• Chair: Terrence Wandtke

1103. Salon B2. New Approaches and Understandings: Questioning and Reframing the Status Quo for Mechanisms and Texts in Popular Culture. Area: Relationships and Popular Culture

• "Student/Teacher Relations and the Good and Bad of Facebook," Kimberly Moekle, Stanford University
• "Hip-Hop’s Illusion: Former Life as Present-Day Experience,” Z Hall, University of Kansas
• "Teen Web 2.0: Where They Go, What They Do," Mark Bauerlein, Emory University
• "Balancing Reality versus Entertainment: Parasocial and Symbolic Identification with Friends," Lisa Marshall, Bowling Green State University
• Chair: Kimberly Moekle

1104. Salon C1. Redefining and Maintaining Identity and Empowerment: Subcultural Expressions of Space, Place and Self. Area: Subculture

• “Queering the Inferno: Space, Gender Identity, and the Grand Narrative of Kansas City Jazz, 1880-1945,” Amber R. Clifford-Napoleone, University of Central Missouri
• “Livin’ on a Prayer: The Catholic Imagination and Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Jersey Boys,” MaryAnn Janosik, Ohio University
• “Cornerstone Festival: The Temporary Utopian Experience,” Shawn David Young, Michigan State University
• Chair: Shawn David Young

1105. Salon C2. Gender in Television. Area: Radio/TV

• “Foul-Mouthed and Naked: An Analysis of Nude and Profane Content in Sex and the City and Entourage,” Corey B. Davis, University of Missouri – Columbia
• “‘HBIC’? I Love New York, Reality TV, and Dominant Ideology,” Siobhan E. Smith, University of Missouri – Columbia
• “The Maiden, Mother, and Crone and the Virgin/Whore Dichotomy: Female Archetypes in The Golden Girls,” Jessica Troilo, University of Missouri – Columbia
• Chair: Corey B. Davis

1106. Salon D1. Navigating the Local and the Global in Film, Literature, and Spectacle. Area: Globalization

• "Selling Out?: Globalization in Recent Cuban Films," Patricia Catoira, Montana State University
• "The Commodification of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Globalization: The Significance of Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason as a Global Popular," Yu-tien Ho, Takming College
• "'The World Inside and Their Pictures in Our Heads: Media's and People's Perceptions of the Preparations for The 2004 Olympic Games," Thimios Zaharopoulos, Park University
• Chair: Thimios Zaharopoulos

1107. Salon D2. Animals in Culture. Area: Plants and Animals

• “Pampered Precious Ones or Property: The Chasm Between Pet Ownership and the Law as Highlighted by the Menu Foods Recall,” Kathy Brady, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
• “The Birds and the Trees: J.C. Nichols and the New Urban Frontier,” Clinton Lawson, University of Missouri – Kansas City
• “‘Queen Bee’: Beekeeping in Gilded Age America,” Gillian L. Little, University of Missouri - Kansas City
• Chair: Kathy Brady

1108. 2525. History and Cultural Values in Film. Area: Film

• “Political Reelism: The Rhetorical Functions of Power (1986),” Jennifer Lee Walton, Ohio Northern University
• “The ‘New and Improved’ MPAA Rating System? An Analysis of Recent Changes to the Motion Picture Association of America’s Film Rating System,” Patricia Williamson, Central Michigan University
• “Dumping the Saint: RKO’s Transplanting of Its Hit Crime-Fighter Series and the Challenge of Making American Films in Wartime London,” Robert Miller, Northern Illinois University
• Chair: Robert Miller

1109. 2625. Portrayal of Irishness. Area: Irish Studies

• “Disability and National Identity in Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan,” Daniel Lewis, Ball State University
• “Tearing Down the Walls: U2 and the Irish Desire for Transcendence,” Arlan Elizabeth Hess, Washington & Jefferson College
• “‘You Can Shoot Your Dad in the Head and It Doesn’t Even Matter At All’: Violence, Emigration, and Sexual Frustration in Martin McDonagh’s Leenane Trilogy,” Michael A. Moir, Jr., Catholic University of America
• “Objects of Xenophobia: Penning the Line between Self, Irish Other, and Exotic Other in Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre,” Christina Gilleran, Northern Illinois University
• Chair: Christina Gilleran

1110. 2701. Music and Society: Cultural Impact. Area: Music

• “The Significance of Music in Early Scholarship about Black Popular Culture,” Angela M. Nelson, Bowling Green State University
• “‘To Everything There Is a Season’ OR ‘In a Dry Season’? - Bruce Springsteen’s Seeger Sessions,” Nick Baxter-Moore, Brock University
• “Music as Strategic Communication: Popular Music and Social Movements,” Mark Pedelty, Desdamona Racheli, and Pete Noteboom, University of Minnesota
• Chair: Angela M. Nelson

4:15-5:45

1201. Salon A1. Influences of African American Quiltmaking on American Culture and Popular Culture. Area: African-American Popular Culture

• “History of African American Quiltmaking,” Maude Southwell Wahlman, University of Missouri - Kansas City
• “Textiles by Sun Smith-Foret,” Sun Smith-Foret, Textile Artist, St. Louis, MO
• “Curating an Exhibition of Sun Smith-Foret’s Textiles,” Christina F. Wahlman, University of Missouri - Kansas City
• Chair: Cynthia Bartels, Missouri Western State University

1202. Salon B1. Alternate Expressions: Ritual, Craft, Sport and Identity. Area: Subculture

• “‘It Looks like Chaos:’ A Critical Feminist Analysis of Milwaukee Women’s Roller Derby,” Melody Hoffmann, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
• “Modern Craft and Its Homespun Revolution,” Monica Sklar, University of Minnesota
• “Christian Vampirism/Vampyrism,” Shawn David Young, Michigan State University
• Chair: Shawn David Young

1203. Salon B2. Politics, Heroes and Evil in Harry Potter. Area: Harry Potter

• “The Politics of Race, Bloodlines and ‘The Other’ in Harry Potter,” Susan Howard, Indiana University—Purdue University
• “Voldemort, Belief Systems, and The Nature of Evil in the Harry Potter Series,” Robert Lively, Truckee Meadows Community College
• “Voldemort's Choice and the Determinism of Heroism,” Patricia Donaher and James M. Okapal, Missouri Western State University
• Chair: Patricia Donaher

1204. Salon C1. New Directions in Hypermedia Research. Area: Hypermedia/Hypertext

• “The Interstices of War,” Alex McEllistrem Evenson, University of North Dakota
• “Match.com, Match.com, Make Me a Match! E-dating: The Demands and Dowries of a Digital Age,” Laura Gilbert, Lockport Township High School
• “All Your Base Are Numa Numa Star Wars Kids: Viral Media and Distributed Thinking,” Brendan Riley, Columbia College Chicago
• Chair: Brendan Riley

1205. Salon C2. Popular Culture and Humor. Area: Humor

• “You Mean the News Isn’t Funny? A Rhetorical Analysis of Radical Parody in The Daily Show and The Colbert Report,” Mia Briceno, Pennsylvania State University,
• “Subversive Rock Humorists Further Explored,” Iain Ellis, University of Kansas
• “S/Mother: Momism in Psycho and Strangers on a Train,” Susan Serafin, Lansing Community College
• Chair: John A Dowell, Michigan State University

1206. Salon D1. The Subversive Potential of Visible Female Pleasure. Area: Pornography

• “The Subversive Potential of Visible Female Pleasure,” Jane Fader, Wayne State University
• “The ‘Mommy Shot’: Post-Network Porn on TLC’s A Baby Story” Alexis Carreiro, University of Texas – Austin
• “HBO’s Real Sex Documentary Series: Is This Where the Girls Are?” Laura Vazquez, Northern Illinois University
• Chair: Laura Vazquez

1207. Salon D2. Mentor and Mentee Meeting.

• Our Mentoring Program is designed to welcome newcomers who may be unfamiliar with academic conferences or with 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, Pennsylvania State University

1208. 2525. Blogs, Wikis, and Scholarship in Higher Education. Area: Blogs and Wikis

• “Wiki Gone Wild: Documenting the Documentation Process of the Oncourse CL Wiki,” Sarah LaDow, Purdue University and Indiana University South Bend
• “Wikis: A New Approach for Reference Works,” Angela Kille, Michigan State University
• “Wikipedia Is Not What it Is: Examining the Pitfalls of Online Academic Research,” John Reilly, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
• “Blog Progress: Using the Blog to Enhance Group Work in Business,” Nancy Kerns, Purdue University
• Chair: Nancy Kerns

1209. 2625. Queer Popular Culture. Area: Queer Culture

• “In defense of ‘Clex’: Cyber-fan discourse and the construction of queerness on Smallville Message Boards,” Andrew J. Kirk, Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
• “Becoming Lesbians/ Lesbians Becoming: Representations of Lesbians in Film,” Susan J. Wolfe and Lee Roripaugh, University of South Dakota
• “The Role of Fashion in Queer Culture,” Ahmet Atay, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
• Chair: Alisa Swindell

1210. 2701. Citizenship: Duties, Dedications, and Definitions. Area: Politics

• “Party or Gender? Insights from 2006 Exit Polling,” John W. Williams, Principia College
• “The 1957 Dedication of the Truman Presidential Library and Museum,” Philip A. Grant, Jr., Pace University
• “‘I Am Not an American’: The ACLU’s Scrapbook for Freedom Campaign,” Heidi Hamilton, Emporia State University
• “Silent Subjects, Babbling Citizens: A Genealogy of the True Patriot,” Karen Whedbee, Northern Illinois University
• Chair: Karen Whedbee

6:00-7:30

1301. Salon A1. Reality TV and Culture. Area: Reality Television

• “Reality TV: Big Brother is big in Bulgaria,” Maria Raicheva-Stover, Washburn University, maria.raicheva@washburn.edu ; and Elza Ibroscheva, Southern Illinois University
• “Surviving Gender: The Representation of Gender in Survivor,” Michael Graves, University of Kansas Oldfather Studios
• “Breaking Ethnic, Gender and Age Barriers in a Game of Cards: The Narratology of Poker on TV,” Mark von Schlemmer, University of Kansas
• Chair: Ann Andaloro, Morehead State University

1302. Salon B1. German Subjects, German Objects. Area: German Popular Culture

• “The Politics of Care Pakete: A German-American Cultural Exchange,” Rebecca Herring, University of Missouri - Kansas City
• “Peter Weiss’ The Investigation and Postwar German Identity: An Interdisciplinary Analysis,” Charlene Gould, Avila University; and Jeffrey Myers, Avila University
• “A German Postmodern: Architecture in Postwar Hildesheim,” Andrew S. Bergerson, University of Missouri - Kansas City
• “Are Germanic Objects still Germanic after Nazism?,” Brent Maner, Kansas State University
• Chair: K. Scott Baker, University of Missouri - Kansas City, bakerks@umkc.edu

1303. Salon B2. Poetry and Irish Representations. Area: Irish Studies

• “The ‘Tongue and Province’ of Silence: Seamus Heaney’s Political Poetics,” Michael Colson, University of Southern California
• “Irishness on the Web: White Nationalism and Communities of Affiliation Online,” Natasha Casey, McGill University
• “Establishing Borders: Reclaiming Space in the Poetry of Medbh McGuckian,” Sarah Vig, University of Minnesota – Morris
• Chair: Sarah Vig

1304. Salon C1. Five Ways of Looking at Fat. Area: Fat Studies

• “Carbs Are Your Enemy! Marketing Unhealthy Food Choices to Men,” Jeff Hicks, California State University
• “Where’s All the Fat Women At? Beginner Exercise Videos and the Real or Imagined Usage of the Fat Body, “ Linda Long-Van Brocklyn, Ohio State University
• “As (Un)-American as Apple Pie: Representations of Overweight and Obese in Harper's Weekly, 1857—1862,” Michael Lutz, Independent Scholar
• “Spaces That Matter: Toward a Broader Understanding of ‘Queer Space’ Via the Big Men’s Movement,” Liz Mount, Simmons College
• “Eroticism and Deviance: The Experiences of Fat Women in Pornography and Sex Work,” Valerie Turullols, University of Texas – Austin
• Chair: Valerie Turullols

1305. Salon C2. Who Gets to be a Babe?: A Roundtable on Femininity and Social Approval in American Popular Culture. Area: Gender Studies

• “America’s Perception of Fatness,” Michelle Cordone, Saint Louis University
• “Beautiful Jew?: Depictions of Jewish Women in Film,” Sabrina Davis, Saint Louis University
• “White Women, Beauty, and the Malleability of Racial Constructs,” Nicole Haggard, Saint Louis University
• “Women and Plastic Surgery Today: America’s $15 Billion Obsession,” Jamie Schmidt, Saint Louis University
• “Dressing Sexy ‘til the End: Visual Representations of Strength and Femininity in Apocalypse Films,” Amanda Stiebel, Saint Louis University
• Chair: Amanda Stiebel

1306. Salon D1. Virtual Intersections: Old Media Meets New Media. Area: New Media Studies

• “Looking for Cult Fandom Online: Brick and Online Fandom,” Mike Lewis, Bowling Green State University
• “­­­­­­­­­Duct Tape and Cover: Unraveling the Message,” Debbie James Smith, Wayne State University
• "Online Conversation: The Effect of Avatars on Communication in a 3D Virtual Environment," Pam Wicks, Northern Illinois University
• Chair: Debbie James Smith

1307. Salon D2. Teens and Tweens. Area: Children’s Literature

• “Barbie for President,” Amy Foster Parish, Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg
• “Investigating Sexual Desire in Teen Chick Lit,” Elizabeth Talafuse, Texas A & M University
• "Come Back to the Raft Again, Tin Tin Honey: Homodomesticity and Homoromance in French Bandes Dessinée,” Jefferey Dennis, Wright State University
• Chair: Jefferey Dennis

1308. 2525. Executive Council Meeting.
Executive Council Members:

• Gretchen Bisplinghoff
• Paul Booth
• Gary Burns
• Brian Ekdale
• Jane L. Florine
• Heather McIntosh
• Angela M. Nelson
• Brendan Riley
• Lori Abels Scharenbroich
• Timothy E. Scheurer
• Kathleen Turner
• Chair: Timothy E. Scheurer

1309. 2625. Representing Girls’ Empowerment. Area: Girls’ Culture/Girls’ Studies

• “Getting Even: Female Agency and Containment in Recent Girl Power Narratives,” Caryn Murphy, University of Wisconsin – Madison
• “Mean Girls Media,” Sarah Rasmusson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• “Discovering Desire: Female Masturbation in Coming Soon (2000) & American Pie (1999)” Morgan Blue, University of Texas - Austin
• Chair: Caryn Murphy

1310. 2701. Characters in Harry Potter. Area: Harry Potter

• “With a Little Help from My Friends: The Significance of Support for Survival in Harry Potter,” Grace Waitman, Washington University - St. Louis
• “The Most Clever Witch at Hogwarts: Hermione Granger’s Feminist Legacy,” Laurie Rupert, Oklahoma State University
• “A Ship that has Sailed?: The Validity of Snape and Hermione Fandom,” Karley Adney, University of Wisconsin—Wausau
• Chair: Karley Adney

7:45-9:00

• Ballroom, Reception

More conference program information

• Registration
• Special Events
• 2007 Area Chairs
• Short Schedule
• Detail Schedule
• Index of Participants
• Index of Areas
• Acknowledgments