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2008 Conference

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Friday Short Schedule

2:00-6:00

  • Registration. Hotel Lobby.

2:30-5:30

  • Book Exhibits. Salon A2.

2:30-4:00

  • 1101. African-American Popular Culture. African American Quiltmaking, Music, and Truth-Telling. Salon A1.
  • 1102. Heroes in Popular Culture. From Modern to Postmodern in Contemporary Art Comics Salon B1.
  • 1103. Relationships and Popular Culture. New Approaches and Understandings: Questioning and Reframing the Status Quo for Mechanisms and Texts in Popular Culture. Salon B2.
  • 1104. Subculture. Redefining and Maintaining Identity and Empowerment: Subcultural Expressions of Space, Place and Self. Salon C1.
  • 1105. Radio/TV. Gender in Television. Salon C2.
  • 1106. Globalization. Navigating the Local and the Global in Film, Literature, and Spectacle. Salon D1.
  • 1107. Plants and Animals. Animals in Culture. Salon D2.
  • 1108. Film. History and Cultural Values in Film. 2525
  • 1109. Irish Studies. Portrayal of Irishness. 2625.
  • 1110. Music. Music and Society: Cultural Impact. 2701

4:15-5:45

  • 1201. African-American Popular Culture. Influences of African American Quiltmaking on American Culture and Popular Culture. Salon A1.
  • 1202. Subculture. Alternate Expressions: Ritual, Craft, Sport and Identity. Salon B1.
  • 1203. Harry Potter. Politics, Heroes and Evil in Harry Potter. Salon B2.
  • 1204 Hypermedia/Hypertext. New Directions in Hypermedia Research. Salon C1.
  • 1205. Humor. Popular Culture and Humor. Salon C2.
  • 1206. Pornography. The Subversive Potential of Visible Female Pleasure. Salon D1.
  • 1207. Mentor and Mentee Meeting. Salon D2.
  • 1208. Blogs and Wikis. Blogs, Wikis, and Scholarship in Higher Education. 2525.
  • 1209. Queer Culture. Queer Popular Culture. 2625.
  • 1210. Politics. Citizenship: Duties, Dedications, and Definitions. 2701.

6:00-7:30

  • 1301. Reality Television. Reality TV and Culture. Salon A1.
  • 1302. German Popular Culture. German Subjects, German Objects. Salon B1.
  • 1303. Irish Studies. Poetry and Irish Representations. Salon B2.
  • 1304. Fat Studies. Four Ways of Looking at Fat. Salon C1.
  • 1305. Gender Studies. Who Gets to be a Babe?: A Roundtable on Femininity and Social Approval in American Popular Culture. Salon C2.
  • 1306. New Media Studies. Virtual Intersections: Old Media Meets New Media. Salon D1.
  • 1307. Children’s Literature. Teens and Tweens. Salon D2.
  • 1308. Executive Council. 2525.
  • 1309. Girls’ Culture/Girls’ Studies. Representing Girls’ Empowerment. 2625.
  • 1310 Harry Potter. Characters in Harry Potter. 2701.

7:45-9:00

  • Reception. Ballroom.

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