FALL 2011 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Wednesday October 12, 2011
Session 1 - 10:00-10:50 Gelman Library, Room 301
Panel: Queerness and Invisibility
MODERATOR: John Danneker, Eckles Library
Adam Frankel
–“Gay Blood, Infectious Forces: An Analysis of Exclusionary Blood Donor Policy and the Effects on Queer Men”
Nominating Professor:Zak Wolfe
Brandon Aversano–“Invisible Men: Gay, Asian and American”
Nominating Professor: Jee Yoon Lee
Session 2 - 10:00-10:50 - Gelman Library, Room 302
Panel: From Harry Potter to Hardcore: Symbolism and Identity
MODERATOR: Carol Hayes, University Writing Program
Devin Bageac
–“What on Earth Makes a Post-Harcore Fan?”
Nominating Professor: Matt Riley
Anna Brenner–“Peirce, Onomastics, and Voldemort: A Semiotic Consideration of Fiction's Greatest Villain”
Nominating Professor: Katherine Howell
Session 3 - 11:10-12:00 - Gelman Library, Room 301
Panel: Reading Relationships: Race and Discrimination
MODERATOR: Tolanda Henderson, Gelman Library
Christopher Wang
– “African Americans in Interracial Relationships"
Nominating Professor: Robin Marcus
Ben Krimmel
– “Baby-Daddy Culture': Exploring the Low Marriage Rate of African Americans "
Nominating Professor: Randi Kristensen
Session 4 - 11:10-12:00 - Gelman Library, Room 302
Panel: The Writing Process: Bringing the Personal into Academic Research
MODERATOR: Amy Serridge, CCAS Academic Advising
Grace Vottero
–“'We can build a better system or we can continue to bury our children': Recognizing Addiction as a Disease”
Nominating Professor: Carol Hayes
Elise Apelian–“Can’t We All Just Move On? An Exploration of Possible Ways To Mend Armenia and Turkey’s Frayed Relationship ”
Nominating Professor: Carol Hayes
Session 5 - 1:00-1:50 - Gelman Library, Room 301
Panel: Rap and Revolution: Framing Politics Through a Hip Hop Lens
MODERATOR: George Rice, Multicultural Student Services Center
Ravi Durga
–“World War Rap”
Nominating Professor: Robin Marcus
Sheri Reid–“The Black Panthers and the Rap Revolution”
Nominating Professor: Matt Riley
Session 6 - 1:00-1:50 - Gelman Library, Room 302
Panel: Hidden Voices: Whose Story Is It?
MODERATOR: Niles Tomlinson, University Writing Program
Morgan Viehman
–“In-Sufficiently Docile: Animating the Doll of Jane Eyre”
Nominating Professor: Katherine Howell
Amanda Pena–“Excavating Others: Treatment of Inca Archaelogy in Science and Society”
Nominating Professor: Danika Myers
Session 7 - 2:30-3:20 - Gelman Library, Room 301
Panel: Writing about Film
MODERATOR: Michael Tapscott, Multicultural Student Services Center
Zahava Eytan
–“Massacres and Macabre: 'Torture Porn' in the American Film Industry”
Nominating Professor: Nils Tomlinson
Max Lesser–“Antithesis of the Boxing Hero: The Unique Case of Jake La Motta in Raging Bull.””
Nominating Professor: Sandie Friedman
Session 8 - 2:30-3:20 - Gelman Library, Room 302
Panel: Play Money: The Economics of Online Gaming
MODERATOR: Bill Gillis, Eckles Library
Augustus Urschel
–“Understanding Real Money Trading in MMORPGs”
Nominating Professor: Mark Mullen
Session 9 - 3:50-4:40 - Gelman Library, Room 300
Panel: Writing about TV: The Fake Life of Real-Life TV Dramas
MODERATOR: Tina Plottel, Gelman Library
Tara Flanagan
–“The Modern, Unattainable Fairytale of Sex and the City”
Nominating Professor: Rachel Riedner
Samantha Zeldin–“Sex, Stilettos, and Surgery: An Analysis of the Disconnection Between Medical Dramas and the Real-Life Medical World”
Nominating Professor: Rachel Riedner
Session 10 - 3:50-4:40 - Gelman Library, Room 302
Panel: Food as Symbol: The Social Meaning of Meals and their Preparation
MODERATOR: Sarah Krauss, CCAS Academic Advising
Anh Thu Tran
–“Last Meals, Lasting Impressions”
Nominating Professor: Caroline Smith
Kristen Saldarini –“Loosening the Apron Strings: Four Recipes Promoting Feminist Ideals among American Women between 1920 and 1950”
Nominating Professor: Abby Wilkerson
Thursday October 13, 2011
Session 1 - 10:00-10:50 - Gelman Library, Room 301
Panel: Issues in Healthcare Controlling African American Minds and Bodies
MODERATOR: Charles Basden, Center for Civic Engagement & Public Service
Tiffany Kong
–“Black Children Are An Endangered Species: Twisted Facts, Propagated Myths & Engineered Burdens, in the Race to Control Black Mothers’ Wombs ”
Nominating Professor: Randi Kristensen
Sumeet Kaur –“Mind Control: The Effects of Poverty on Black Mental Health”
Nominating Professor: Robin Marcus
Session 2 - 10:00-10:50 - Gelman Library, Room 302
Panel: "I'm Just Going to Write Because I Cannot Help It": Life Choices in Literature
MODERATOR: Katherine Howell, University Writing Program
Lauren Russell
–“Forever and Always, Jane Eyre: Creating and Defending a New Take on Bronte's Classic”
Nominating Professor: Katherine Howell
Alexey Strakovsky –“Jane Eyre Rewrite and Defense”
Nominating Professor: Katherine Howell
Session 3 - 11:10-12:00 - Gelman Library, Room 301
Panel: Habits and Practices: Challenging Public Notions of High Performance
MODERATOR: Robert Snyder, Office of the Dean of Students
Raneem Rajjoub
–“One Step Forward or Two Steps Backwards?”
Nominating Professor: Pam Presser
Monica Mehta –“To Procrastinate or Not to Procrastinate? Why We Often Choose the Former”
Nominating Professor: Pam Presser
Session 4 - 11:10-12:00 - Gelman Library, Room 302
Panel: Perspectives on Scientific Writing: Environmenal Justice and Bioethics
MODERATOR: Lindsay Currie, Council on Undergraduate Research.
Todd Morrill
–“Rough and Ready: The Fight for Public Discussion of Bioethics”
Nominating Professor: Danika Myers
Dana Plucinski–“Overpopulation in Sub-Saharan Africa vs Overconsumption in Western Nations”
Nominating Professor: Randi Kristensen
Session 5 - 1:00-1:50 - Gelman Library, Room 300
Panel: Writing about Comics
MODERATOR: John Danneker, Eckles Library
William Green
–“Higher Standards: The Evolution of Academic Criticism of Comics in the 1940s”
Nominating Professor: Phil Troutman
Stacy Buell–“Foolin' with the Funnies”
Nominating Professor: Julie Donovan
Session 6 - 1:00-1:50 - Gelman Library, Room 301
Panel: Women's Unmentionables: Challenging Gender Roles
MODERATOR: Amy Cohen, Center for Civic Engagement & Public Service
Michelle Betz
–“The Fight to Fight: The Battle Over Women in Combat”
Nominating Professor: Nils Tomlinson
Linnea Turco
–“A Hunger for Power: Examining Cannibalism Through the Lens of Female Empowerment”
Nominating Professor: Caroline Smith
CANCELLED
Session 7 - 1:00-1:50 - Gelman Library, Room 302
Panel: The Writing Process: Handling Sources and Lenses in Academic Writing
MODERATOR: Robin Marcus, University Writing Program
Ariana Olshan –“Music Therapy and Substance Use Disorders”
Nominating Professor: Matt Riley
Session 8 - 2:30-3:20 - Gelman Library, Room 300
Panel: Writing for Change: Affecting Policy Through the Service Learning Experience
MODERATOR: Lauren Poston, CCAS Academic Advising
Samantha Levison
–“sHAPing HAP Scholars: Gender’s Effect on Scholars’ Education at Higher Achievement Program”
Nominating Professor: Phyllis Ryder
Elena Kim –“Mandatory versus Voluntary: The Effects of Support Services in Homeless Shelters”
Nominating Professor: Phyllis Ryder
Session 9 - 2:30-3:20 - Gelman Library, Room 301
Panel: Photography and Fashion: Designing Aesthetics
MODERATOR: Jee Yoon Lee, University Writing Program
Leslie Kawano
–“The Evolution of Asian American Design”
Nominating Professor: Jee Yoon Lee
Sarah Christofides–“Sights Upon the Mind”
Nominating Professor: Robin Marcus
Session 10 - 2:30-3:20 - Gelman Library, Room 302
Panel: Comparative Politics: Using Real and Fictive Models to Transform Governance
MODERATOR: Michael Svoboda, University Writing Program
Kelly Quinn
–“The Politics of Gender: An Examination of the Underrepresentation of Women in the United States Government”
Nominating Professor: Julie Donovan
Lindsay Ayling –“British-American Foreign Relations and the Politics of Doctor Who”
Nominating Professor: Katherine Larsen
Session 11 - 3:50-4:40 - Gelman Library, Room 300
Panel: Campaigning for Climate Change
MODERATOR: Bud Ward, Yale Forum on Climate Change & the Media
Andrea Oropeza
–“Will You Be My Friend? The Disney Channel's Environmental Campaign Attracts Young Adults”
Nominating Professor: Michael Svoboda
Scott Traum –“Pictured Punchlines: Political Cartoonists' Strategies in Communicating Climate Change ”
Nominating Professor: Michael Svoboda
Session 12 - 3:50-4:40 - Gelman Library, Room 301
Panel: The Writing Process: Changing Your Project Mid-Stream
MODERATOR: Katherine Larsen, University Writing Program
Benjamin Adams
–“Toy Story 3, Aladdin, and Other Gender Stereotype Machines for Children”
Nominating Professor: Katherine Larsen
Divya Angra–“Compromising the Spirituality of Yoga”
Nominating Professor: Pam Presser
Session 13 - 3:50-4:40 - Gelman Library, Room 302
Panel: Collateral Damages: How our "Wars" on Social Problems Produce Inequalities
MODERATOR: Rebecca Anne Sawyer, Student Academic Success
Ricca Prasad
–“HIV/AIDS: DC's Quiet Epidemic”
Nominating Professor: Julie Donovan
Elizabeth Morris – “Any Black Is Every Black: The United States' War on Drugs and the Creation of a Neo-Slavery System”
Nominating Professor: Robin Marcus