MAPACA Mid-Atlantic Popular &
American Culture Association
Mid-Atlantic Popular &
American Culture Association
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Schedule for Thursday, November 5, 2015
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
Exhibit Room |
Thursday, November 5, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm (Homer) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
Thursday Check-in |
Thursday, November 5, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm (Wyeth Foyer) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medieval & Renaissance |
Teaching the Middle Ages and the Early Modern: A Round Table |
Thursday, November 5, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Cassatt) | |
| SF/Fantasy |
Be Careful What You Wish For: The Evolution of the Fairy Tale |
Thursday, November 5, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (O’Keefe) | |
| Journalism and News Media |
Misconceptions, Perceptions, and Portrayals |
Thursday, November 5, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Pollack) | |
| Art & Visual Culture |
My Self |
Thursday, November 5, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Rockwell) | |
| Performance Studies |
Curatorial Choreographies: Creating & Performing the Archive |
Thursday, November 5, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Warhol) | |
| Children and Childhood Studies |
Children’s Virtual Spaces |
Thursday, November 5, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Whistler A) | |
| Women’s and Feminist Studies |
Women’s Studies Roundtable |
Thursday, November 5, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Whistler B) | |
| Death in American Culture |
Gravemarkers and Their Makers |
Thursday, November 5, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Wyeth A) | |
| Television |
TV Comedy |
Thursday, November 5, 9:30 am to 10:45 am (Wyeth B) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
2nd Floor Coffee & Tea Break |
Thursday, November 5, 10:30 am to 11:00 am (Wyeth Foyer) | |
| MAPACA |
8th Floor Coffee & Tea Break |
Thursday, November 5, 10:30 am to 11:00 am (8th Floor Coffee & Tea Table) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fan Studies and FanFiction |
Fitting In |
Thursday, November 5, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Calder) | |
| Internet Culture |
Identity, Symbols, and Digital Expressions |
Thursday, November 5, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Cassatt) | |
| American Studies |
Bolsheviks and Aliens: The Mythology of American Fear |
Thursday, November 5, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Hopper) | |
| Sexuality and Erotica |
Sex in Advertising and Literature |
Thursday, November 5, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Pollack) | |
| Women’s and Feminist Studies |
Feminism and Fairy Tales |
Thursday, November 5, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Rockwell) | |
| Working Class Culture |
Post-Work Theory/Politics |
Thursday, November 5, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Warhol) | |
| Children and Childhood Studies |
Discipline and Play in Childhood Spaces |
Thursday, November 5, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Whistler A) | |
| Death in American Culture |
New York Identities |
Thursday, November 5, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Wyeth A) | |
| Television |
Mad Men, 1950’s Television, and Feminine Charm |
Thursday, November 5, 11:00 am to 12:15 pm (Wyeth B) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horror and Paranormal Studies |
Devilish Domesticities |
Thursday, November 5, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Calder) | |
| Internet Culture |
The Body in Digital Spaces and The Digital in Physical Spaces |
Thursday, November 5, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Cassatt) | |
| Film Studies |
Films and Film Theory |
Thursday, November 5, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Hopper) | |
| SF/Fantasy |
The Space “Race:” Anxiety on the Final Frontier |
Thursday, November 5, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (O’Keefe) | |
| Language and Popular Culture |
From Print to E-journal: The Shift to New Media |
Thursday, November 5, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Pollack) | |
| Art & Visual Culture |
The Unexpected |
Thursday, November 5, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Rockwell) | |
| Television, Children and Childhood Studies |
TV and Children |
Thursday, November 5, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Whistler A) | |
| Music |
Music in the Garden State |
Thursday, November 5, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Whistler B) | |
| Death in American Culture |
Community and Perceptions |
Thursday, November 5, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Wyeth A) | |
| Television |
Late Night TV, and Politics |
Thursday, November 5, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Wyeth B) | |
| Professional Development |
Little things that make a big difference: General and specific teaching strategies for popular culture educators |
Thursday, November 5, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm (Wyeth C) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
2nd Floor Coffee & Tea Break |
Thursday, November 5, 2:45 pm to 3:15 pm (Wyeth Foyer) | |
| MAPACA |
8th Floor Coffee & Tea Break |
Thursday, November 5, 2:45 pm to 3:15 pm (8th Floor Coffee & Tea Table) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horror and Paranormal Studies |
Extensions of The Tension |
Thursday, November 5, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Calder) | |
| Internet Culture |
Journalism/Political Science |
Thursday, November 5, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Cassatt) | |
| American Studies |
Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Race, Identity, and Reality |
Thursday, November 5, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Hopper) | |
| SF/Fantasy |
The Power Structures of Difference |
Thursday, November 5, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (O’Keefe) | |
| Women’s and Feminist Studies |
Emerging Scholars |
Thursday, November 5, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Rockwell) | |
| Performance Studies |
Theatrical Public(s): the Making of Industry, Nation, & Race |
Thursday, November 5, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Warhol) | |
| Music |
Opera and Theatre |
Thursday, November 5, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Whistler B) | |
| Death in American Culture |
Bones and Disposition |
Thursday, November 5, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Wyeth A) | |
| Television |
TV Surveillance, Telepresence, Ideology: Continuum, Person of Interest, and Binge Watching |
Thursday, November 5, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm (Wyeth B) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Culture |
Expressing Identity |
Thursday, November 5, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Cassatt) | |
| Horror and Paranormal Studies |
The Colors of Horror: Neutral Tone |
Thursday, November 5, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Hopper) | |
| Medieval & Renaissance |
Medieval Wormholes |
Thursday, November 5, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (O’Keefe) | |
| Language and Popular Culture, Disability Studies |
Language & Popular Culture: Labels and Buzzwords |
Thursday, November 5, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Pollack) | |
| Religion and Culture |
Religious Significations: Cartoons, Bluegrass, and Talismans |
Thursday, November 5, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Rockwell) | |
| Detective Fiction |
Nation and Nature in Detective Fiction Series |
Thursday, November 5, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Warhol) | |
| Children and Childhood Studies |
Race, Ethnicity, and Nation in Childhood |
Thursday, November 5, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Whistler A) | |
| Music |
Genre and Identity |
Thursday, November 5, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm (Whistler B) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
Special Guest: Terry Gross |
Thursday, November 5, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm (Wyeth Galleries) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
Reception |
Thursday, November 5, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Wyeth Foyer) |
| Areas | Session | Session chairs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPACA |
Graduate Student Social Event |
Thursday, November 5, 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm (Off-site) |