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Saturday, October 9, Detailed Schedule Friday, October 8 | Sunday, October 10 7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast. Meeting House. Free admission for conference registrants, but you must wear your badge. 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Registration. Hotel Lobby. 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Book exhibit. Salon E. 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. 211. Globalization and Popular Culture Saturday, October 9. 8:30-10:00. Boston Boardroom. Area: Globalization and Popular Culture; Chair: Hai Ren "Business as Usual: Online Persuasive Tactics Utilized by Sudan's Ministry of Investment," Sarah Szczepanski, Indiana University/Purdue University-Fort Wayne, 13421 Halter Rd., Leo IN 46765, szczepas@ipfw.edu "University Students and the Global Import of Consumer Culture in Beijing," Andrea Carter, Oakland University, P.O. Box 214422, Auburn Hills MI 48326, amcarter@oakland.edu "In The Land of the Free: Eastern European Immigrants in Search of Identity," Maria Raicheva-Stover, Washburn University, Henderson Learning Center 312, 1700 SW College Ave., Topeka KS 66621, maria.raicheva@washburn.edu "America's Distinctiveness in a Global Context--A Major Component of the Study of Processes of Americanization," Mel van Elteren, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands, mel.vanelteren@uvt.nl 212. Fat Female Bodies in Fiction, in the Classroom, and on Campus Saturday, October 9. 8:30-10:00. New York. Chair: Susan Koppelman "Fatness and Femininity: A Critical Glance at The Strange History of Suzanne LaFleshe and Other Stories of Women and Fatness," Lynn Bartholome, English/Philosophy, Monroe Community College, Rochester NY 14623, lbartholome@monroecc.edu "Teaching Fat Bodies: Literature and Size Acceptance in the Classroom," Jeannie Ludlow, Bowling Green State University, jludlow@bgnet.bgsu.edu "The Story of a Resolution Urging the University to Include 'Height-Weight Ratio' in Its Nondiscrimination Policy," Laura Gladney-Lemon, University of Texas at Austin, lgladney@mail.utexas.edu Discussant: Emily Toth, English, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, emtoth14@aol.com 213. Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture 213. Saturday, October 9. 8:30-10:00. Philadelphia. Area: Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture; Chair: Harry Eiss "Coming Together in Hansel and Gretel," Sue Harris, English, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti MI 48197, merlin@netfrog.net "In Defense of The Hobbit," Nicole D. Smith, 44155 Applewood, Canton MI 48188, nikkizxz@aol.com "Riddles in the Dark," Harry Eiss, English, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti MI 48197, harryeiss@chartermi.net "Postmodernism Meets the Psyche in The Hobbit," Mary Kathleen Walsh, mwalsh2@emich.edu 214. Popular Music and Local Identities Saturday, October 9. 8:30-10:00. St. Louis. Area: Music; Chair: Nick Baxter-Moore "Hear-abouts: Local Sounds and Scenes," Nick Baxter-Moore, Graduate Program in Popular Culture, Brock University, St. Catharine, Ontario, Canada, nick.baxter-moore@brocku.ca "Performing Local Identity: The Alternative Scene in Hamilton, Ontario," Josh Holt, Brock University, jholt1@cogeco.ca "Constellation Records and the Montreal Music Scene(s)," Jennifer Testa, Brock University, jennifer_yay@hotmail.com "'Miles Better': Living Through Chemikal," Scott Henderson, Brock University, shender@spartan.ac.brocku.ca 215. The Documentary "I": Autobiography, Ethnography, and Auteur Saturday, October 9. 8:30-10:00. Salon A. Area: Documentary; Chair: Heather McIntosh "Film as Confession: Autobiographical Documentaries in Contemporary Israeli Cinema," Shmulik Duvdevani, Film and Television, Tel-Aviv University, 27 Spinoza St., Tel-Aviv 64516, Israel, duvgor@zahav.net.il "In Search of Self: Domestic Ethnography and the Subjective Roots of Documentary Film," Jennifer J. Bottinelli, English, Kutztown University, Kutztown PA 18102, bottinel@kutztown.edu "The Herzog Malfunction: Problems in Documentary Auteurism," Daniel Herbert, University of Southern California, 3244 Rowena Ave. #2, Los Angeles CA 90027, dcherber@usc.edu 216. Film and Literature: Adapting Discourses of Gender Saturday, October 9. 8:30-10:00. Salon B. Area: Adaptation; Chair: MaryAnn Janosik "Witchy Women: The Role of Domestic Agency in Early Modern English Witchcraft Discourses and Popular Media," Alexis M. Baker, English, Case Western Reserve University "Adapting and Revising Jane Austen," Anita Gorman, English, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania "Revisiting the Past: Representations of Time and Text in The Hours," Elizabeth Nathanson Saidel; Media, Technology and Society; Northwestern University 217. Comics Evolutions: Characters to Content, Style to Form Saturday, October 9. 8:30-10:00. Salon C. Area: Comics; Chair: Paul R. Kohl "Lex Luthor: Public Enemy Number One," Charles A. Colleta, Jr.; Popular Culture; Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green OH 43403; bgcolleta@netscape.net "'Shipbuilding' and the Sense of Doom: On Shiho Suzuki's 'Fune O Tateru (Shipbuilding),'" Maki Takahashi, Eastern Kentucky University maki01takahashi@hotmail.com "Maus as Postmodern Literature," Matthew Baker, Southern Illinois University, 1519 Walnut St., Peru IL 61354, matthewjbaker_19@hotmail.com "Framing the Panel: Ghost World as Graphic Novel and as Film," Barbara Postema, English, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 48823, postema4@msu.edu 218. Film History and Authorship Saturday, October 9. 8:30-10:00. Salon D. Area: Film; Chair: Robert M. Miller "The Rise and Rise of the Pseudo-Documentary," Jeffrey Hill, Morehead State University, Morehead KY 40351, j.hill@moreheadstate.edu "The Progressive Producer in the Studio System: The Case of Adrian Scott," Jennifer Langdon-Teclaw, 120 Washington Blvd., Oak Park IL 60302, langtec@ameritech.net "The Great Pacifist of the Screen Goes to War: Decoding the Deceptions of D.W. Griffith's Hearts of the World," Robert M. Miller, Communication, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, videodoc@niu.edu 10:15-11:45 a.m. 221. Art History and Visual Culture Saturday, October 9. 10:15-11:45. Boston Boardroom Area: Art History and Visual Culture; Chair: "Analysis of a Cultural Artifact: Chinese Dragon Robe," Veena Chattaraman, Chattaraman.1@osyu.edu; Hyejeong Kim, Kim1631@osu.edu; and N.A. Rudd, Ohio State University, 262 Campbell Hall, 1787 Neil Ave., Columbus OH 43210-1925, Rudd.1@osu.edu "The Animal and the Ad: Looking at Dogs in Print Advertising," Molly Swiger, Communications and Theatre, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea OH 44017, mswiger@bw.edu "Histories of Disappearance/Disappearance of Histories: Obsolescence, Ephemerality, and the New Media," Patrick Lichty, Intelligent Agent Magazine, 355 Seyburn Dr., Baton Rouge LA 70808, voyd@voyd.com 222. Negotiating Voice: Constructing Identity in Autobiography and Fiction Saturday, October 9. 10:15-11:45. New York. Area: Gender and Identity; Chair: Cheri Louise Ross "Maria Cristina Mena, D.H. Lawrence, and 'The Vine-Leaf,'" Cheri Louise Ross, Humanities and English, Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, CLR5@psu.edu "Domestic Violence in U.S.-Born Women's Short Stories, 1994-2003," Ashley Overstreet, 1210 E. 16th St., Lamar MO 64759, amo1db@mizzou.edu "Challenging Notions of Male Autonomy: Constructions of Self in Recent American Autobiography," Barbara Hussey, English, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond KY 40475, barbara.hussey@eku.edu "Challenging Notions of Male Autonomy: Negotiating Identity in 19th-Century American Autobiography," Paula Kopacz, English, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond KY 40475, paula.kopacz@eku.edu 223. Pop Culture as Modern Mythology: The Ultimate Pedagogical Tool in Reaching and Teaching Students Saturday, October 9. 10:15-11:45. Philadelphia. Area: Mythological Perspectives on Popular Culture; Chair: Elizabeth Johnson Elizabeth Johnson, Education, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti MI 48197, ejohnson@emich.edu Mary Kathleen Walsh, mwalsh2@emich.edu 224. Perspectives on Documentary Saturday, October 9. 10:15-11:45. Salon A. Area: Documentary; Chair: Heather McIntosh "Kartemquin Films and the Chicago Method," Denis Mueller, Bowling Green State University, 1740 E. Wooster, Bowling Green OH 43402, denism@bgnet.bgsu.edu "Imagining Monterey, Woodstock, and Altamont: The Rock Documentary," Thomas M. Kitts, St. John's University, 648 20th St., Brooklyn NY 11218-1045, tomkitts@aol.com "Can a Movie Change Your Life? Feminist Documentary, Spectatorship, and Social Change," Andrea Janes, City University of New York, 500 Riverside Dr. #416, New York NY 10027, andreajanes@hotmail.com 225. Film and Literature: Adapting Political Values Saturday, October 9. 10:15-11:45. Salon B. Area: Adaptation; Chair: "John Howard Lawson and Blockade," Patrick Kinsman, Comparative Literature, Indiana University ""Pari: Mehrjuie's Contemplative and Intuitive search in J. D. Salinger," Reza Poudeh, Communications, Texas Southern University "Spielberg's Amistad: Slavery Adapted for the Masses," Mark von Schlemmer, Film Studies, University of Kansas 226. Artists vs. the Industry: Commercialism in Popular Music Saturday, October 9. 10:15-11:45. Salon C. Area: Music; Chair: Jimmy Dean Smith "Crap Magnet: The Hard-Luck Career of James McMurtry," William W. Anderson, Broadcast & Cinematic Arts, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant MI 48858, ander1ww@cmich.edu "DJ-Authors: Repeating, Mixing, Sampling German Pop Literature," Florence Feiereisen, Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst MA 01002, florence.feiereisen@web.de California Carpe Diem: How Pet Sounds Retrofitted Rock and Roll and Made the World Safe for Consumerist Crap," Jimmy Dean Smith, English, Union College, Barbourville KY 40906 227. Cultural Reflections in Film Saturday, October 9. 10:15-11:45. Salon D. Area: Film; Chair: Donald Levin "eXistenZ: An Illustration of Postmodernist Elements," Elizabeth Covay, Baldwin-Wallace College, 814 Fenway Dr., Lima OH 45804, ecovay@bw.edu "The Post-Soviet World of 'New Russians' and Mafia in Russian Popular Cinema," Olga Klimova; Communication, Popular Culture and Film; Brock University; 500 Glenridge Ave.; St. Catherines, ON L2S 3A1; Canada; olgaklim@hotbox.ru "Malice in Wonderland: Child's Play, Discipline, and Monstrosity in The Bad Seed," Andy Scahill, Ohio State University, 373 E. Markison Ave., Columbus OH 43207, adscahill@columbus.rr.com "Horatio in the 'Hood': The NeoCon Narrative of 8 Mile," Donald Levin, Marygrove College, 8425 W. McNichols Rd., Detroit MI 48221-2599, dlevin@marygrove.edu Noon-1:30 p.m. 231. Luncheon and featured speaker. Free admission for conference registrants, but you must present your ticket. Chair: Gary Burns 1:30-5:30 p.m. Book exhibit. Salon E. 1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m. 241. Business meeting, Meeting House. Chair: Gary Burns 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. 251. Black Women on Leisure, Black Power, and Black Masculinity Saturday, October 9. 3:00-4:30. Boston Boardroom. Area: African-American Popular Culture; Chair: John P. Bowles "'Frivolous Amusements': Black Women's Leisure Time in New York City, 1830-1860," Jane E. Dabel, History, California State University-Long Beach, Long Beach CA 90840, jdabel@csulb.edu "Women of the Black Power Movement: An Examination of the Images and Legacies of Angela Davis and Elaine Brown," Brandon K. Wallace, American Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN 47907, bkwallac@purdue.edu "Between Soul Style and Blaxploitation: Adrian Piper's Mythic Being and Black Masculinity in the 1970s," John P. Bowles, History of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington IN 47405-5501, jpbowles@indiana.edu 252. New Directions in New Media Research Saturday, October 9. 3:00-4:30. New York. Area: New Media; Chair: "It's Not Just Better Footnotes: Web Writing for Academic Research," Matthew Duncan, Communication, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, chaospiral@niu.edu "Murder in the Round: A Hypertextual Cinematic Venture," Paul Booth, Northern Illinois University, 220 E. Hillcrest #2210, DeKalb IL 60115, pbooth@niu.edu "The Cybernetics of Performance and New Media Art," Patrick Lichty, Intelligent Agent Magazine, 355 Seyburn Dr., Baton Rouge LA 70808, voyd@voyd.com 253. Unbounded Bodies Saturday, October 9. 3:00-4:30. Philadelphia. Chair: Emily Toth "'The Strange History of Suzanne LaFleshe' and Other Stories of Women and Fatness: Fat Bodies, Very Fat Bodies, Not-So-Fat Bodies, and Very, Very Skinny Bodies in U.S. Women's Fiction, 1895-1997," Susan Koppelman, Independent Scholar, 4375 E. Coronado Ridge Ln., Tucson AZ 85739, huddis@msn.com "Distortion of Obesity Science in the Media Funhouse Mirror," Paul Ernsberger, Nutrition, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106, pre@po.cwru.edu "Activism 101: How One Midwestern University Is Creating a Culture of Health at Every Size," Claudia Clark, Clinical Psychologist, Counseling Center, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH 43403, caclark@bgnet.bgsu.edu 254. Get Your Funny On! Humor and Popular Culture Saturday, October 9. 3:00-4:30. Salon A. Area: Humor; Chairs: John A. Dowell and Lawrence E. Mintz "Lisa Simpson, Antifascist Superhero: U.S. Pop Culture and Antifascist May Day Demonstrations, Berlin, Germany, 2004," Joel Morton, Gender Studies Program, St. Lawrence University, Canton NY 13617, jmorton@stlawu.edu "Laughter Is to Be Persuaded in Between: Evidence from Monologue in Jay Leno's The Tonight Show," Jeong An Song, Communication Studies, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA 52246, jeongan-song@uiowa.edu "How Not to Be a Strident Feminist and Other Lessons Learned from Jane Austen and Helen Fielding: The Use of Humor to Explore Feminist Ideas," Arianne Hartsell, Comparative Literature, Indiana University, Bloomington IN 47405, ahartsel@indiana.edu "Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, and None of the Above: Satire and Consciousness Raising in Citizen Ruth," Elizabeth Benacka, General Communications, Northwestern University, Evanston IL 60208, e-benacka@northwestern.edu 255. Adaptation and Issues of Media Saturday, October 9. 3:00-4:30. Salon B. Area: Adaptation; Chair: "Experimental Film Interpretations of 'The Fall of the House of Usher,'" Amy L. Darnell, Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University "Hitchcock to Radio," Rick Shale, English, Youngstown State University "Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come for You from a Galaxy Far, Far Away? Hybrid Media Forms on the WWW," Kevin Smith, Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago "C for Copy: Neil Jordan's The Good Thief (2002) as Meta-Remake," Charles R. Warner, Cultural Critical Studies, University of Pittsburgh 256. Embodying Girlhood Saturday, October 9. 3:00-4:30. Salon C. Area: Children's Literature and Culture; Chair: "What Katy (& Co.) Did: Re-Forming Girlhood in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century," Sabrina Vellucci, University of Rome, Via Sant Andrea 5, 00049 Velletri (Roma), Italy, sabrina.vellucci@tin.it "The Camp Fire Girls and the Militarization of American Girlhood," Jennifer Hillman, Claremont Graduate University, 3675 Barnard Dr. #206, Oceanside CA 92056, jennifer.hillman@cgu.edu "We Get to Act Like Mary: First Communion Dresses and the Meaning of Catholic Girlhood," Susan Dirgely Bales, Carleton College, One North College St., Northfield MN 55057, sbales@carleton.edu 257. Representing Identity Saturday, October 9. 3:00-4:30. Salon D. Area: Gender and Identity; Chair: "When the Swan Turns Ugly: A Critical Examination of The Swan Reality Show," Maria Raicheva-Stover, Washburn University, Henderson Learning Center #312, 1700 SW College Ave., Topeka KS 66621, maria.raicheva@washburn.edu "Romance Without Risk: Loving Vicariously Through The Bachelor," Meghan M. Marsden, Director of the Annual Fund, Division of University Advancement, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, mmarsden@niu.edu "Women Writing Melodrama in the 19th Century," Adrienne Macki, Tufts University, adrienne_macki@yahoo.com "'King Me!' Or, How to Make Your Politics Sexy Again," Donovan S. Braud, English, Loyola University, Chicago IL 60626,; and Elizabeth Ricks, Women's/Gender Studies, Roosevelt University, Chicago IL 60605 4:45 p.m.-6:15 p.m. 261. Publishing Opportunities in Popular Culture and American Culture Studies Saturday, October 9. 4:45-6:15. Boston Boardroom. Burns Marsden Hoppenstand Somebody from Wisconsin (Robert Mandel?) Somebody from McFarland (Sandy Wright?) 262. History of Tango Saturday, October 9. 4:45-6:15. New York. Area: Latin American Popular Culture; Chair: Carmen Maret "History of Tango: A Lecture Recital and Demonstration on the Argentine Tango," Carmen Maret, Michigan State University, 121 Rampart Way #103, East Lansing MI 48823, maretcar@msu.edu 263. Libraries, Museums, and Collecting: Perception and Reception Saturday, October 9. 4:45-6:15. St. Louis. Area: Libraries, Museums, and Collecting; Chair: "Techno: Detroit's Gift to the World," Catherine Davis, Curator, Detroit Historical Museums, 5401 Woodward Ave., Detroit MI 48188, daviska@hist.ci.detroit.mi.us "Exorcising the Ghost of Marian the Librarian," Ayanna Gaines, A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst IL 60126-3296, ayannag@elmhurst.edu "The Smithsonian's Enola Gay Exhibition: Museums, History, and the Politics of Memory," Bernard von Bothmer, Indiana University, 1308 E. Second St., Bloomington IN 47401, bvonbothmer@yahoo.com 264. What's So Damn Funny? The Dying Art of Dark Humor Saturday, October 9. 4:45-6:15. Salon A. Area: Humor; Chair: John A. Dowell and Lawrence E. Mintz "Society in Stitches: Frankenstein and the Comedy of Mending," Justin Hayes, English, Quinnipiac University, Hamden CT 06518, Justin.Hayes@quinnipiac.edu "Laughing Not to Cry: Todd Solondz's Movement from Dark Comedy to Tragicomedy," George Edward Potter, English, Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN 47809, gpotter@mymail.indstate.edu "From Our Souls to Arseholes: Laughter, Reflexivity, and Violence in The Killer Inside Me," Adam Lowenstein, English, UCLA, Los Angeles CA 90095, alowenst@ucla.edu "Pleasant Screams: Early Appearances of Black Humor in The Jack Benny Program and The Dick Van Dyke Show," Craig Hergert, English, Minneapolis Community & Technical College, Minneapolis MN 55403, Craig.Hergert@minneapolis.edu 265. Shakespeare and Film I Saturday, October 9. 4:45-6:15. Salon B. Area: Adaptation; Chair: "The Effects of Painterly Perspectives in Laurence Olivier's Henry V," Mary Borth, English, Northern Illinois University "The Power of the Plus: The Implications of Additional Texts in William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet," Laura Gilbert, English,Theatre Arts, Lockport (IL) Township High School "I'm Sittin' on Top of the World: Richard III as Master Manipulator," Susan Oppenborn, English, Northern Illinois University 266. Kinky Spirituality: Rebellion, Transformation, Metaphysics, and Identity in the Music of Ray and Dave Davies Saturday, October 9. 4:45-6:15. Salon C. Area: British Popular Culture; Chair: David Schimpf "Rebellion or Transformation? Mr. Dave Davies's Spiritual Journey from the '60s to the Present Day, A Contextual Analysis," Carey Fleiner, University of Delaware, P.O. Box 362, Farmville VA 23901, cdfleiner@yahoo.com "Visionary Dreamer: Metaphysical Imagery in the Song Lyrics of Dave Davies," Rebecca Bailey; English, Foreign Languages, and Philosophy; Morehead State University UPO 598; 150 University Blvd.; Morehead KY 40351; r.bailey@morehead-st.edu "Unauthorized Autobiography: The Creation of Identity Through Art in the Work of Ray Davies," David Schimpf, Arts and Humanities, Marian College, 45 S. National Ave., Fond du Lac WI 54935, dschimpf@mariancollege.edu 267. Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Film Saturday, October 9. 4:45-6:15. Salon D. Area: Film; Chair: Sean Tierney "Under the Tuscan Sun: A Feminist Audience Response," Ann Andaloro, Communication and Theatre, Morehead State University, Morehead KY 40351, a.andaloro@moreheadstate.edu "Race, History, and Film: Collisions and Collusions," Cheryl Edwards, Communications, Miles College, 5500 Myron Massey Blvd., Fairfield AL 35064, bluefunk22@hotmail.com "The Martial Arts Film and the American Spectator: Mimesis, Appropriation, and Ethnicity," Sean Tierney, Communications, Miles College, 5500 Myron Massey Blvd., Fairfield AL 35064, whitebison66@hotmail.com

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