RMMLA: 2005 Coeur d'Alene Convention Program

59th Annual RMMLA Convention, Coeur d'Alene, ID

October 20-22, 2005

Program Summary by Day

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19
3:00PM - 6:00PM

Registration Convention Check-In, On-Site Registration, and Exhibits - Wednesday Conference Center Area
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
7:30AM - 6:00PM

Registration Convention Check-In, On-Site Registration, and Exhibits - Thursday Conference Center Area
8:00AM - 6:00PM

Exhibits Book/Media Review Table and Exhibits - Thursday Conference Center Area
8:00AM - 1:00PM

Special Events RMMLA Executive Board Meeting Boardroom 6 (7th fl.)
8:30AM - 10:00AM

English-British Studies Old and Middle English Bay 1B
English-Postcolonial Studies Imaginary Dangers: Postcolonial Literature and U.S. National Security* Casco Bay
English-US & Canadian Studies Association for Mormon Letters+ Bay 2
English-US & Canadian Studies Southern Literature* Bay 1A
General Topics Autobiography - I* Cabin 4
General Topics Literature for Children and Young Adults Bay 3
General Topics The Concept of Knighthood in the Literature of the Twelfth Century: A Comparative Study* Cabin 5
Linguistics Linguistics - Foreign Language Bay 6
Other Foreign Language Studies Scandinavian Literature* Bay 4
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Postmodern Tendencies in Latin American Literature and Culture* Kidd Island Bay
Theory/Criticism/Comparative Studies French Cultural and Literary Theory Beauty Bay
Theory/Criticism/Comparative Studies Rhetorical Approaches to Literature* North Cape Bay
Writing Programs Writing Programs - I Bay 5
10:15AM - 11:45AM

English-British Studies Feminist Perspectives on Renaissance Drama Bay 4
Film Studies Pulp Fiction, Pulp Film* Kidd Island Bay
Gender Studies Popular Women's Fiction in the 18th and 19th Centuries* Casco Bay
General Topics Autobiography - II* Cabin 4
General Topics Early Modern Witchcraft on Trial - I* Beauty Bay
General Topics Sociolinguistics in the Middle Ages* Bay 1B
General Topics Staging Culture in Musical Theater Bay 6
Pedagogy Practical Approaches to Teaching Culture Bay 2
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Configuration of the Subject in Twenty-First Narrative* Bay 3
Theory/Criticism/Comparative Studies Colonialism Has Gotten Your Mamma* North Cape Bay
Writing Programs Writing Programs - II Bay 5
12:00PM - 1:00PM

No Group Lunch Break - Thursday Bon Appétit!
1:00PM - 2:30PM

Classical Studies Interpretation and Influence of Greek Myths Bay 6
English-British Studies Renaissance Hebraism* Beauty Bay
English-US & Canadian Studies Flannery O'Connor* Cabin 5
English-US & Canadian Studies Mystery and Detective Fiction in the Western US and Canada* North Cape Bay
French-Francophone Studies Revealing and Re-veiling Language: The Role of the 'Orient' in Western Fantasy* Bay 1B
Gender Studies (In)Tolerance: Women Writers and Religion, 1780-1880* Bay 4
Gender Studies Images and Identities of European Americans in Literature and Film* Bay 2
General Topics Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Caucus Seminar Kidd Island Bay
General Topics Literature of Trauma* Bay 3
Germanic Studies German Literature before 1900 Cabin 4
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Mexico and Violence, Three Centuries* Bay 5
Theory/Criticism/Comparative Studies Postmodernism (Open Topic)* Bay 1A
Writing Programs Creative Non-Fiction - I* Casco Bay
2:45PM - 4:15PM

Classical Studies Classical Language and Literature: Greek Casco Bay
English-British Studies Milton* Cabin 5
English-US & Canadian Studies True North: Cultured Spaces in Contemporary Canadian and Alaskan Literature* Bay 2
Gender Studies Women's Voices in Poetry Bay 5
General Topics Early Modern Witchcraft on Trial - II* North Cape Bay
General Topics Popular Culture* Bay 4
General Topics Problems of Translation from Foreign Languages Beauty Bay
Pedagogy Teaching English Kidd Island Bay
Pedagogy Visible Knowledge Project - I* Bay 3
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Luzo-Brazilian Language and Literature Bay 1B
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Poetry and Narrative in Twentieth-Century Latin America* Bay 1A
Theory/Criticism/Comparative Studies Bibliography and Textual Criticism* Bay 6
Theory/Criticism/Comparative Studies Derrida* Cabin 4
4:30PM - 6:00PM

Asian Studies Modern Chinese Poetry* Beauty Bay
English-British Studies Transatlanticism - I* Cabin 4
French-Francophone Studies Octave Mirbeau: From Life to Fiction* Cabin 5
Gender Studies Gender and Race in Literature and Film* Kidd Island Bay
Gender Studies Women in/and Literature Bay 5
General Topics Autobiography - III* Bay 1A
General Topics Sigma Tau Delta Bay 1B
Germanic Studies Poetry Reading by German-American Poets* Bay 2
Pedagogy Visible Knowledge Project - II* Bay 3
Technical and Professional Communication Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW)+ Bay 4
Theory/Criticism/Comparative Studies Comparative Literature (Open Topic) Bay 6
Writing Programs Creative Writing - Issues* North Cape Bay
6:00PM - 7:30PM

Special Events Opening Night (Drop-In) Reception Boardroom 5ABC (7th fl.)
9:00PM - 11:00PM

Germanic Studies Thursday Film Showing - Heimat Bay 3
Special Events Thursday Film Showing - I'm Not Scared Bay 6
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21
7:30AM - 6:00PM

Registration Convention Check-In, On-Site Registration, and Exhibits - Friday Conference Center Area
8:00AM - 6:00PM

Exhibits Book/Media Review Table and Exhibits - Friday Conference Center Area
8:30AM - 10:00AM

Asian Studies Asian Comparative Literature and Film - I* North Cape Bay
Classical Studies Classical Language and Literature: Latin Boardroom 6 (7th fl.)
English-British Studies English Eighteenth-Century Literature Cabin 5
English-US & Canadian Studies Native American Literature Bay 6
English-US & Canadian Studies Pacific Northwest Literature* Boardroom 3 (7th fl.)
Film Studies Contemporary Film Theory and Criticism Bay 4
French-Francophone Studies French Literature since 1800 Beauty Bay
Gender Studies African American Women Writers - I* Cabin 4
General Topics Literature and Fashion* Boardroom 2 (7th fl.)
General Topics Literature and War* Boardroom 7 (7th fl.)
Pedagogy Practical Approaches to Teaching Language Casco Bay
Pedagogy Teaching English in Two-Year Colleges Kidd Island Bay
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Artes Visuales, Literatura y Movimientos Culturales en la España del Siglo XX Bay 3
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Latin American Literature and Other Cultural Expressions - I* Boardroom 5ABC (7th fl.)
Special Events Publishing Forum Bay 5
10:15AM - 11:45AM

Asian Studies Asian Comparative Literature and Film - II* North Cape Bay
English-British Studies English Renaissance Literature Beauty Bay
English-US & Canadian Studies African American Women Writers - II* Cabin 4
English-US & Canadian Studies Queer West: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Representation in the American West* Boardroom 6 (7th fl.)
English-US & Canadian Studies Sports and American Literature* Boardroom 3 (7th fl.)
General Topics Comic Books and Graphic Novels* Boardroom 2 (7th fl.)
General Topics Ethnic Studies Bay 6
General Topics Literature of the Holocaust* Cabin 5
General Topics Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature and Film Kidd Island Bay
Linguistics Linguistics - General and Applied Boardroom 5ABC (7th fl.)
Pedagogy Teaching Foreign Languages Bay 3
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Early Modern Spanish Writers* Boardroom 7 (7th fl.)
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Representation of Woman in Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature* Casco Bay
Special Events Graduate Student Forum Bay 5
Technical and Professional Communication Technical and Professional Communication in the Classroom Bay 4
12:00PM - 1:45PM

Special Events Luncheon Banquet & Keynote Speech by Rey Chow (Brown University) Bay 1-2
2:00PM - 3:30PM

Asian Studies Chinese Literature and Film since 1900 - I* Bay 5
Classical Studies Classical Rhetoric in Modern Contexts* Boardroom 3 (7th fl.)
English-British Studies English Seventeenth-Century Literature Boardroom 6 (7th fl.)
English-US & Canadian Studies African American Literature Boardroom 5ABC (7th fl.)
French-Francophone Studies Francophone Literature of Africa and the Caribbean North Cape Bay
Gender Studies Women's Voices in Prose Casco Bay
General Topics Literature and Science Beauty Bay
Germanic Studies Germany since 1990* Cabin 4
Linguistics American Dialect Society+ Boardroom 2 (7th fl.)
Linguistics Linguistics-Spanish & Portuguese Bay 3
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Peninsular Spanish Literature - I Kidd Island Bay
Special Events CV Help Session (by reservation only) Boardroom 7 (7th fl.)
Special Events RMMLA Poets Read their Works - I Bay 6
Technical and Professional Communication Technical and Professional Communication in the Workplace and Beyond Bay 4
Theory/Criticism/Comparative Studies Ecocriticism - I Cabin 5
3:45PM - 5:15PM

English-British Studies Transatlanticism - II* Boardroom 3 (7th fl.)
English-US & Canadian Studies American Literature after 1900 Cabin 4
English-US & Canadian Studies Margaret Atwood: Texts and Contexts* Boardroom 6 (7th fl.)
French-Francophone Studies Conseil international d'études francophones+ Boardroom 2 (7th fl.)
Gender Studies The Rhetoric of Peace: Women Speaking from the Pulpit, the Podium,and in Protest* Boardroom 5ABC (7th fl.)
General Topics Romanticism North Cape Bay
Italian Studies Italian-American Writers* Boardroom 7 (7th fl.)
Linguistics Linguistics - English Casco Bay
Other Foreign Language Studies Romania's Contributions to International Heritage Bay 4
Pedagogy Practical Approaches to Teaching Film Bay 6
Pedagogy Technology and Distance Education Bay 3
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Latin American Literature and Film Beauty Bay
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Peninsular Spanish Literature - II Kidd Island Bay
Special Events Administrative Considerations in Tenure and Promotion* Bay 5
Theory/Criticism/Comparative Studies Ecocriticism - II Cabin 5
9:00PM - 11:00PM

English-US & Canadian Studies Video Documentary of Edwige Danticat Kidd Island Bay
French-Francophone Studies Friday Film Showing - Documentary on / Interview with Haitian Novelist, Edwige Danticat Kidd Island Bay
Special Events Chinese Poets Read from their Work* North Cape Bay
Special Events Friday Film Showing - Open your Eyes Bay 3
Special Events Friday Film Showing - Picnic at Hanging Rock Bay 6
Special Events RMMLA Poets Read their Works - II Bay 4
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22
7:30AM - 3:00PM

Registration Convention Check-In, On-Site Registration, and Exhibits - Saturday Conference Center Area
8:00AM - 3:00PM

Exhibits Book/Media Review Table and Exhibits - Saturday Conference Center Area
8:30AM - 10:00AM

Asian Studies Chinese Literature and Film since 1900 - II* North Cape Bay
English-British Studies Owen Barfield Boardroom 2 (7th fl.)
English-Postcolonial Studies Caribbean Literature (non-French)* Cabin 4
English-US & Canadian Studies Early American Literature Bay 5
French-Francophone Studies Traditions and Transformations in French-Language Narratives* Bay 1A
General Topics Biography - I* Cabin 5
General Topics Oral and Traditional Arts Beauty Bay
Germanic Studies Modern Austrian Literature and Culture Association (MALCA)+ Kidd Island Bay
Pedagogy Practical Approaches to Teaching Literature Bay 3
Pedagogy Teaching English Composition Bay 6
Pedagogy Teaching Feminist Perspectives in the Classroom Boardroom 3 (7th fl.)
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Asociacion de Literatura Femenina / Letras Femeninas+ Bay 1B
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Literature and National Identity* Bay 2
Special Events RMMLA Open Forum & Business Meeting Casco Bay
Technical and Professional Communication Theory and Research in Technical and Professional Communication Bay 4
10:15AM - 11:45AM

English-British Studies English Literature since 1900 Bay 5
English-British Studies Mary Shelley Bay 1A
English-Postcolonial Studies Caribbean Identity and the Diaspora* Cabin 4
English-US & Canadian Studies Nineteenth-Century American Literature Beauty Bay
Film Studies Australian Film and Literature: Beneath the Down Under Kidd Island Bay
French-Francophone Studies French Literature before 1800 Boardroom 3 (7th fl.)
Gender Studies Women's Caucus Seminar Casco Bay
General Topics Biography - II* Cabin 5
General Topics Literature and Other Arts Bay 6
General Topics Undergraduates Unplugged - I* Bay 1B
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Latin American Literature and Other Cultural Expressions - II* Bay 2
Special Events Interview Etiquette Bay 3
Special Events RMMLA Prose Authors Read Their Works* North Cape Bay
Technical and Professional Communication Forces of Change in Technical Professional Communication Bay 4
12:00PM - 1:30PM

English-British Studies Shakespeare Bay 5
English-US & Canadian Studies Western and Southwestern Literature Cabin 4
Film Studies Film (Open Topic) Bay 4
French-Francophone Studies Women in French North Cape Bay
Gender Studies Women's Caucus Luncheon and Guest Speaker+ Casco Bay
General Topics Drama Kidd Island Bay
General Topics Poetry and Poetics* (Open Topic) Beauty Bay
General Topics Undergraduates Unplugged - II* Bay 1B
Germanic Studies German Literature since 1900 Bay 6
Linguistics Linguistics-Second Language Acquisition Boardroom 2 (7th fl.)
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Ecos Visuales tra Moyas de la Memoria* Bay 1A
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Spanish American Literature Bay 2
Theory/Criticism/Comparative Studies Literary Criticism Bay 3
Writing Programs Creative Writing: Pedagogy Cabin 5
1:45PM - 9:00PM

Special Events Excursion #1 - Sandpoint, ID Shopping/Wine-Tasting/Dinner Front of hotel @ 1:45 pm
2:00PM - 6:00PM

Special Events Excursion #2 - Coeur d'Alene Area Historical Sites Front of hotel @ 1:45 pm
9:00PM - 11:00PM

Special Events Saturday Film Showing - Blind Shaft Bay 6
Special Events Saturday Film Showing - Heimat Bay 3
Special Events Saturday Film Showing - Look at Me Kidd Island Bay
Writing Programs Creative Non-Fiction - II* Bay 4