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American Culture Association
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Schedule for Thursday, November 6, 2014
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
Check-in Thursday |
2496|2495 |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Studies |
Gender, Sexuality, and Mediated Communication: Present Case Studies in Media Both Old and New |
Thursday, November 6, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Theater) | |
| Internet Culture |
Public Scholars, Public Scholarship |
Thursday, November 6, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Hanover Suite A) | |
| Sports |
Cities, Ballparks, and Communities |
Thursday, November 6, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Hanover Suite B) | |
| Comics, Cartoons, and Video Gaming |
The Roles of Addiction, Community, and Agency in Gaming |
Thursday, November 6, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Salon A) | |
| Music |
Authenticity and Identity |
Thursday, November 6, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Salon B) | |
| Children and Childhood Studies |
25 Years of American Children’s Culture |
Thursday, November 6, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Salon D) | |
| SF/Fantasy |
Balancing Dark and Light: Stories We Tell For and About Children |
Thursday, November 6, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Salon E) | |
| American Studies |
Constructions of American Identity |
Thursday, November 6, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Royal Conference Foyer) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
Coffee Break |
2463|2495 |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death in American Culture |
Posed Corpses, Iconography, and Cemetery Design |
Thursday, November 6, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Theater) | |
| Fan Studies and FanFiction |
Rules and Reactions |
Thursday, November 6, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Hanover Suite A) | |
|
From Genetic Pornography to an Ecomusicological Approach to Composition |
Thursday, November 6, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Hanover Suite B) | ||
| Activism |
Activism on Public Display |
Thursday, November 6, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Salon A) | |
| Professional Development |
Pedagogy, Research & Publication |
Thursday, November 6, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Salon B) | |
| Medieval & Renaissance |
Remix: Medieval and Early-Modern Moments in a Postmodern World |
Thursday, November 6, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Salon D) | |
| SF/Fantasy |
Fairly Feisty: Fairy Tales and the Female Hero in Contemporary SF/Fantasy Television |
Thursday, November 6, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Salon E) | |
| Television |
Celebrity, Fandom, and Teens in Television |
Thursday, November 6, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Royal Board Room) | |
|
Buildings Real and Imagined |
Thursday, November 6, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Royal Conference Foyer) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
Special 25th anniversary session |
Thursday, November 6, 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm (Theater) | |
| Professional Development |
The Future of MAPACA Publications: Imagining Digital Scholarship and Pedagogy |
Thursday, November 6, 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm (Federal Hill Suite) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death in American Culture |
A Flagging Tradition and Cemetery Reburials |
Thursday, November 6, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Theater) | |
| Disability Studies |
Disability and Public Policy |
Thursday, November 6, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Hanover Suite A) | |
| Sports |
Gender and Sport |
Thursday, November 6, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Hanover Suite B) | |
| Comics, Cartoons, and Video Gaming |
Ecology, Mythology, and the Superhero |
Thursday, November 6, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Salon A) | |
| Music |
Commerce, Industry, and Nostalgia |
Thursday, November 6, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Salon B) | |
| SF/Fantasy |
Fantastic Women |
Thursday, November 6, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Salon E) | |
| Television |
Comedy |
Thursday, November 6, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Royal Board Room) | |
| Film Studies |
Issues in Adaptation |
Thursday, November 6, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Federal Hill Suite) | |
| Women’s and Feminist Studies |
Females in Truth and Fiction |
Thursday, November 6, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Caswell Suite) | |
| American Studies |
American Culture and the Generational Divide |
Thursday, November 6, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Royal Conference Foyer) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
Coffee Break |
2471|2495 |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death in American Culture |
Maryland’s Cemeteries |
Thursday, November 6, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Theater) | |
| Horror and Paranormal Studies |
Frankenfest (with Frankenberry) |
Thursday, November 6, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Hanover Suite A) | |
|
From Leonardo DiCaprio to the National Parks |
Thursday, November 6, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Hanover Suite B) | ||
| Novels and Book History |
Pets, Parenting, and Popular Fiction: Novels by Austen, Heyer, and Crusie |
Thursday, November 6, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Salon A) | |
| Music |
Country and Race in Popular Music |
Thursday, November 6, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Salon B) | |
| Medieval & Renaissance |
“Who Painted the Leon?”: Reassessing the Women of the Medieval and Early-Modern Eras |
Thursday, November 6, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Salon D) | |
| Children and Childhood Studies |
YA Literature |
Thursday, November 6, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Salon E) | |
| War Studies |
Gender and War |
Thursday, November 6, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Royal Board Room) | |
| Film Studies |
New Takes on Old Genres |
Thursday, November 6, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Federal Hill Suite) | |
| Detective Fiction |
The Detective Story and the Philosophy of Structure |
Thursday, November 6, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Caswell Suite) | |
|
Cultural Issues in Architecture |
Thursday, November 6, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Royal Conference Foyer) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Studies |
Image and (In)visibility within the South, Sports, and Sub-minorities |
Thursday, November 6, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Theater) | |
| Internet Culture |
Community Colleges, Classroom Engagement and Cyberbullying |
Thursday, November 6, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Hanover Suite A) | |
| Sports |
Sport and Critical Thinking |
Thursday, November 6, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Hanover Suite B) | |
| Food and Culture |
Good Reads with Food in Fiction |
Thursday, November 6, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Salon A) | |
| Music |
Exploring Punk & Hip-Hop Memes |
Thursday, November 6, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Salon B) | |
| Children and Childhood Studies |
Childhood and its “Professionals” |
Thursday, November 6, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Salon D) | |
| SF/Fantasy |
Hermeneutics of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Systems and Theory |
Thursday, November 6, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Salon E) | |
| Television |
Gender and Television: Lt. Uhuru, Laura Palmer, and other victims |
Thursday, November 6, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Royal Board Room) | |
| Disability Studies |
Making Connections: Disability Activism and Social Justice at Large |
Thursday, November 6, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Federal Hill Suite) | |
| Women’s and Feminist Studies |
Reading the Controversial Body |
Thursday, November 6, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Caswell Suite) | |
| American Studies |
Decadence, Despair and Disease |
Thursday, November 6, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Royal Conference Foyer) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
John Waters |
Thursday, November 6, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm (Salon C) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
Reception |
Thursday, November 6, 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm (Salon D) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
Graduate Student Social Event |
Thursday, November 6, 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm (Salon C) |