60th Annual RMMLA Convention
Tucson, AZ ~ October 12-14, 2006

Preliminary Convention Program by Day

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11

3:00PM - 6:00PM
 
RegistrationConvention Check-In & On-Site Registration - WednesdayBallroom Foyer

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12

7:30AM - 5:00PM
 
RegistrationConvention Check-In & On-Site Registration - ThursdayBallroom Foyer

8:00AM - 5:00PM
 
ExhibitsBook/Media Review Table and Exhibits - ThursdayBallroom Foyer

8:30AM - 10:00AM
 
Asian StudiesAsian Comparative Literature and Film*Cottonwood

Classical StudiesClassical Rhetoric in Modern Contexts*Palo Verde

English-British StudiesComparative Hebraism*Bonsai

English-British StudiesEnglish Renaissance LiteratureSalon H

English-Postcolonial StudiesCaribbean Literature (non-French)*Boojum

English-US & Canadian StudiesEarly American LiteratureSalon G

General TopicsDramaSalon E

General TopicsEarly Modern Witchcraft on Trial*Ironwood

General TopicsLiterature and Religion*Redwood

General TopicsOral and Traditional ArtsSalon C

LinguisticsAmerican Dialect Society (ADS)+Salon D

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesMedieval Spanish Literature*Salon A

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesMonique Wittig's Legacy*Salon B

Writing ProgramsTeaching Creative Writing in China*Salon F

10:15AM - 11:45AM
 
English-British StudiesEnglish Nineteenth-Century Literature-II*Salon B

English-British StudiesOld and Middle EnglishIronwood

English-US & Canadian StudiesAssociation for Mormon Letters+Palo Verde

English-US & Canadian StudiesDeadwood: Critical Responses*Salon C

French-Francophone StudiesFrancophone Literature of Africa and the CaribbeanSalon D

Gender StudiesAfrican American Women Writers*Redwood

General TopicsAutobiography*Boardroom

General TopicsLiterature and Other ArtsBoojum

Germanic StudiesGerman Literature before 1900-II*Basswood

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching CultureBonsai

PedagogyTeaching English CompositionSalon E

PedagogyTeaching English in Two-Year CollegesCottonwood

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesAsociacion de Literatura Femenina / Letras Femeninas+Salon G

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesDeleuze and Guattari*Salon H

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesRhetorical Approaches to Literature*Salon F

12:00PM - 1:30PM
 
No GroupLunch Break - Thursday---

12:00PM - 5:00PM
 
Special EventsRMMLA Executive Board Meeting (Closed Meeting)Cactus Rose Restaurant

1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
Asian StudiesThe Theme of War in Japanese Literature and Film*Boojum

English-British StudiesEnglish Nineteenth-Century LiteratureSalon C

English-British StudiesFeminist Perspectives on Renaissance DramaSalon H

English-Postcolonial StudiesCaribbean Identity and the Diaspora*Redwood

English-US & Canadian StudiesSeeing the Work before Us*Salon F

English-US & Canadian StudiesSympo(e)sium: Poe's Influence on Writers & Artists, Contemporary/Subsequent, American/InternationalPalo Verde

Gender StudiesGender and Race in Literature and Film*Bonsai

General TopicsGay, Lesbian, Bisexual Caucus SeminarSalon E

General TopicsProblems of Translation from Foreign LanguagesBoardroom

General TopicsUndergraduates Unplugged*Salon D

Germanic StudiesGerman Literature before 1900Basswood

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching LanguageIronwood

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesEarly Modern Spanish Writers*Salon B

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesLatin American Literature and Other Cultural Expressions*Salon G

Technical and Professional CommunicationTechnical and Professional Communication in the ClassroomCottonwood

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesMonique Wittig: Former Students Share their Experiences*Salon A

3:15PM - 4:45PM
 
Classical StudiesThe Interpretation and Influence of Greek MythsSalon A

English-British StudiesEnglish Literature since 1900Basswood

English-US & Canadian StudiesFlannery O'Connor*Boojum

French-Francophone StudiesFrench Literature before 1800Palo Verde

Gender StudiesGender and Race in Literature and Film-II*Bonsai

Gender StudiesPopular Women's Fiction in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries*Salon E

General TopicsLanguage of Play/Play of Language*Salon F

General TopicsRMMLA Prose Authors Read Their Works*Salon D

General TopicsScience Fiction and Fantasy Literature and FilmSalon B

General TopicsSigma Tau DeltaSalon H

Italian StudiesAmerican Association for Italian Studies (AAIS)+Boardroom

LinguisticsSociolinguistics in the Middle Ages*Ironwood

PedagogyTeaching EnglishSalon C

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesSpanish American LiteratureSalon G

Technical and Professional CommunicationTechnical and Professional Communication in the Workplace and BeyondCottonwood

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesEcocriticismRedwood

5:00PM - 6:00PM
 
Special EventsPlenary Session & Keynote SpeechSalon D

6:00PM - 7:30PM
 
Special EventsOpening Night (Drop-In) ReceptionPool Area

9:00PM - 11:00PM
 
Special EventsThursday Film Showing - El Bola (Pellet)Boojum

Special EventsThursday Film Showing - TsotsiBonsai

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13

7:00AM - 9:00AM
 
Special EventsContinental BreakfastBallroom Foyer

7:30AM - 5:00PM
 
RegistrationConvention Check-In & On-Site Registration - FridayBallroom Foyer

8:00AM - 5:00PM
 
ExhibitsBook/Media Review Table and Exhibits - FridayBallroom Foyer

8:30AM - 10:00AM
 
Asian StudiesThe Theme of War in Japanese Literature and Film- II*Bonsai

English-US & Canadian StudiesAmerican Literature after 1900Salon E

English-US & Canadian StudiesMargaret Atwood: Recent Works*Salon H

English-US & Canadian StudiesWestern Poets*Ironwood

French-Francophone StudiesWomen in FrenchSalon G

General TopicsFashion and Aesthetics*Palo Verde

General TopicsLiterature of the Holocaust*Salon C

General TopicsRepresentations of Europeans/European Americans in Literary and Filmic Texts*Salon B

LinguisticsSecond Language AcquisitionCottonwood

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching FilmBoojum

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesLuso-Brazilian Language and LiteratureSalon F

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesPostmodern Tendencies in Latin American Literature and Culture*Salon D

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesComparative Literature (Open Topic)Salon A

Writing ProgramsWriting Across the CurriculumRedwood

10:15AM - 11:45AM
 
Classical StudiesClassical Language and Literature: GreekSalon A

English-British StudiesBen Jonson in the Twenty-first Century*Basswood

English-US & Canadian StudiesAfrican American LiteratureRedwood

English-US & Canadian StudiesLiterature of the North: Canada and Alaska*Salon B

French-Francophone StudiesFrench Literature since 1800Palo Verde

General TopicsHorror Film*Salon C

General TopicsLiterature and Religion-II*Salon G

General TopicsRomanticismSalon F

Germanic StudiesGermany since 1990*Salon H

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching Literary Studies Abroad and Travel Classes*Boojum

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesPeninsular Spanish LiteratureSalon D

Special EventsCV Help Session (by reservation only)Salon E

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesWayne Booth and Ethical Criticism*Cottonwood

Writing ProgramsWriting ProgramsBonsai

12:00PM - 1:30PM
 
Special EventsLuncheon in Hotel Garden (Ticket is incl. in PRE-Registration Fees - Payment by October 1)Hotel Garden

1:30PM - 3:00PM
 
Asian StudiesChinese Literature and Film since 1900*Salon A

English-British StudiesEnglish Eighteenth-Century Literature-II*Salon D

English-British StudiesOwen BarfieldBasswood

English-British StudiesShakespearePalo Verde

English-US & Canadian StudiesHispanic Southwest - La Memoria Histórica*Redwood

Film StudiesFilm (Open Topic)Salon B

French-Francophone StudiesConseil international d'études francophones+Salon F

General TopicsEthnic StudiesIronwood

General TopicsLiterature of Trauma*Salon C

General TopicsPoetry and Poetics* (Open Topic)Salon G

Germanic StudiesModern Austrian Literature and Culture Association (MALCA)+Salon H

Other Foreign Language StudiesRomania's Contributions to International HeritageBoojum

Special EventsGraduate Student ForumSalon E

Special EventsSpecial Session on the MLA Bibliography, given by Barbara ChenBonsai

Technical and Professional CommunicationForces of Change in Technical and Professional CommunicationCottonwood

3:15PM - 4:45PM
 
Asian StudiesChinese Literature and Film since 1900-II*Salon A

English-British StudiesEnglish Eighteenth-Century LiteratureSalon F

English-British StudiesIrish Literature and Film*Salon D

English-British StudiesShakespeare and Philosophies of the Spirit*Basswood

English-US & Canadian StudiesWestern and Southwestern LiteratureRedwood

French-Francophone StudiesOctave Mirbeau: From Life to Fiction*Salon C

General TopicsLiterature for Children and Young AdultsIronwood

General TopicsPoetry and Politics*Salon E

Germanic StudiesGermany since 1990-II*Boojum

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesRepresentation of Woman in Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature*Salon G

Technical and Professional CommunicationTheory and Research in Technical and Professional CommunicationCottonwood

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesBibliography and Textual Criticism*Bonsai

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesFrench Cultural and Literary TheorySalon H

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesLiterary CriticismSalon B

Writing ProgramsCreative Writing - PedagogyPalo Verde

5:00PM - 6:30PM
 
Asian StudiesModern Chinese Poetry*Salon D

English-British StudiesMary ShelleyBoojum

English-US & Canadian StudiesNineteenth-Century American LiteratureSalon F

Gender StudiesWomen in/and LiteratureSalon H

General TopicsLiterary Representations of Sexual Violence*Basswood

General TopicsLiterature and ScienceSalon A

General TopicsMedieval Romance*Salon C

General TopicsRMMLA Poets Read their WorksSalon G

Germanic StudiesGerman Literature since 1900Salon B

LinguisticsEnglish LinguisticsCottonwood

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare*Redwood

PedagogyTechnology and Distance EducationPalo Verde

Special EventsRMMLA Open Forum & Business Meeting (Open Meeting)Bonsai

Technical and Professional CommunicationAssociation of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW)+Ironwood

8:00PM - 9:30PM
 
Special EventsPoetry Reading by Luci Tapahonso*Cottonwood

9:00PM - 11:00PM
 
Special EventsFriday Film Showing - Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressBoojum

Special EventsFriday Film Showing - Children of HeavenBonsai

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14

7:00AM - 9:00AM
 
Special EventsContinental BreakfastBallroom Foyer

7:30AM - 12:00PM
 
RegistrationConvention Check-In & On-Site Registration - SaturdayBallroom Foyer

8:00AM - 12:00PM
 
ExhibitsBook/Media Review Table and Exhibits - SaturdayBallroom Foyer

8:00AM - 10:00AM
 
Special EventsRMMLA Editorial Board Meeting (Closed Meeting)Cactus Rose Restaurant

8:30AM - 10:00AM
 
Classical StudiesClassical Language and Literature: LatinSalon B

English-British StudiesEnglish Seventeenth-Century LiteratureSalon H

English-US & Canadian StudiesAmerican Literature: Mid-Twentieth-Century Canonical Voices*Cottonwood

English-US & Canadian StudiesNative American LiteratureSalon G

French-Francophone StudiesSamuel Beckett*Boojum

Gender StudiesWomen's Voices in PoetrySalon E

General TopicsEarly Modern Witchcraft on Trial-II*Salon C

General TopicsLiterature and Fashion*Salon A

General TopicsLiterature and War*Bonsai

Germanic StudiesGerman Crime Fiction and Film*Salon F

PedagogyTeaching Feminist Perspectives in the ClassroomPalo Verde

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesAsociacion de Literatura Femenina / Letras Femeninas+-IISalon D

10:15AM - 11:45AM
 
English-British StudiesEnglish Nineteenth-Century Literature-III*Salon C

English-US & Canadian StudiesSouthern LiteratureSalon H

French-Francophone StudiesPi Delta Phi, National French Honor Society+ (Open Meeting)Salon F

French-Francophone StudiesTraditions and Transformations in French-Language Narratives*Salon B

Gender StudiesWomen's Caucus SeminarBoojum

LinguisticsGeneral and Applied LinguisticsBonsai

PedagogyTeaching Foreign LanguagesPalo Verde

PedagogyThe Politics of 'Alignment' Between High School and College English*Salon D

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesArtes Visuales, Literatura y Movimientos Culturales en la España del Siglo XX*Cottonwood

Special EventsPublishing Forum with William GermanoSalon G

Writing ProgramsCreative Writing - Issues*Salon A

12:00PM - 1:30PM
 
Asian StudiesAsian Comparative Literature and Film-II*Palo Verde

English-British StudiesMilton*Salon C

English-US & Canadian StudiesAmerican HumorCottonwood

English-US & Canadian StudiesFrank Waters Society+Salon F

English-US & Canadian StudiesMargaret Atwood: Texts and Contexts*Salon B

Film StudiesContemporary Film TheoryBoojum

French-Francophone StudiesConseil international d'études francophones+-II*Salon H

French-Francophone StudiesPi Delta Phi Luncheon (Private)Cactus Rose Patio

Gender StudiesWomen's Caucus Luncheon and Guest Speaker+Cactus Rose North

General TopicsUndergraduates Unplugged-II*Salon E

Germanic StudiesPoetry Reading by German-American Poets*Salon D

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching LiteratureSalon A

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesLatin American Literature and FilmBonsai

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesEcocriticism and Environmental Justice*Salon G

2:00PM - 7:00PM
 
Special EventsExcursion to Mission San Xavier del Bac & Tubac (By reservation only)Depart at Hotel Entrance

2:00PM - 6:00PM
 
Special EventsPi Delta Phi, National French Honor Society+ (Closed Business Meeting)Cottonwood

9:00PM - 11:00PM
 
Special EventsSaturday Film Showing - C.R.A.Z.Y.Bonsai

Special EventsSaturday Film Showing - Born into BrothelsCottonwood

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