60th Annual RMMLA Convention
Tucson, AZ ~ October 12-14, 2006
Preliminary Convention Program
We are looking forward to an exciting convention this year in Tucson. The Executive Board and the
Secretariat Staff wish to thank everyone involved in making this a fantastic program and to our local host, the University of Arizona,
for its generous support.
Scroll down to see the schedule, but PLEASE note:
- Room assignments appear ABOVE the session title.
- The easiest way to find one's name on the program is to do a FIND (hit CTRL F and
type in the first or last name **OR** choose FIND from the EDIT pull-down menu and type in a portion of the name).
- Room assignments may change, but every effort will be made to maintain the following
assignments of session day/time. If a change is absolutely necessary, all concerned will
be asked first.
- Edits to this program must be sent to us by AUGUST 1 -- the program goes to press after
this date.
- An asterisk indicates a Special Topic Session; a plus sign indicates an affiliate member session.
- If you DON'T see your name or your session, please contact us immediately at rmmla@wsu.edu.
- To view a presentation abstract, click on the hyperlinked presentation title (however, not all presenters have submitted abstracts).
| REGISTRATION | 3RD FL.- WEST TOWER FOYER |
| | Convention Check-In & On-Site Registration - Wednesday |
| Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University | | | Alternate Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 2, Washington State University | | | Presenters: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University. "Convention Registration." | |
| REGISTRATION | 3RD FL.- WEST TOWER FOYER |
| | Convention Check-In & On-Site Registration - Thursday |
| Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University | | | Alternate Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 2, Washington State University | | | Presenters: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University. "Convention Registration." | |
| EXHIBITS | 3RD FL.- WEST TOWER FOYER |
| | Book/Media Exhibits & Book Review Table - Thursday |
| Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University | | | Alternate Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 2, Washington State University | | | Presenters: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University. "Book/Media Exhibits & Book Review Table." | |
| SPECIAL EVENTS | 3RD FL.- WEST TOWER FOYER |
| | Coffee/Tea Service - Thursday |
| Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University | | | Alternate Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 2, Washington State University | | | Presenters: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University. "Complimentary Coffee/Tea Service." | |
| ENGLISH-US & CANADIAN STUDIES | DOUGLAS |
| | American Nineteenth-Century Literature |
| Chair: | Jeffrey W. Miller, Gonzaga University | | | Alternate Chair: | Robert Lawrence Gunn, University of Texas, El Paso | | | Presenters: | James E. Bishop, University of Nevada, Reno. "'A Ploddin' Man': Sustainable Masculinity in Sarah Orne Jewett's The Country of the Pointed Firs.." | | | | Lesley Wallace Wootton, University of Oregon. "Sentimental Classism: Social Divisions and 'Natural' Differences in The Wide, Wide World." | | | | Thomas P. Jordan, Binghamton University. "Captain Ahab and the Frontier Adam: Interrogating the Myth of the Perpetually Able-Body." | | | | Charles C. Bradshaw, University of Tennessee, Martin. "'That immoveable veil of black': Transparency and an Early African American Counterpublic." | |
| ENGLISH-BRITISH STUDIES | ESMERELDA |
| | Irish Literature and Film* |
| FRENCH-FRANCOPHONE STUDIES | HOSPITALITY ROOM |
| | Women in French |
| LINGUISTICS | ORMSBY |
| | Foreign Language Linguistics |
| SPANISH & PORTUGUESE STUDIES | WASHOE A |
| | Contemporary Spanish American and Caribbean Literature*Spanish American Literature II |
| GENERAL TOPICS | WASHOE B |
| | Literature and Other Arts |
| FILM STUDIES | WASHOE C |
| | Film Theory and Criticism |
| GERMANIC STUDIES | WASHOE D |
| | German 'Sturm und Drang' and Romanticism*German Literature before 1900 |
| ENGLISH-US & CANADIAN STUDIES | WASHOE E |
| | Flannery O'Connor |
| THEORY/CRITICISM/COMPARATIVE STUDIES | WASHOE F |
| | Rhetorical Criticism*: The Rhetoric of the American Presidency |
| SPECIAL EVENTS | PROSPECTOR''S BOARDROOM |
| | RMMLA Executive Board Meeting (Closed Meeting) |
| Chair: | Joan Grenier-Winther, Washington State University | | | Alternate Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 2, Washington State University | | | Presenters: | Beverly B. Zimmerman, Brigham Young University and Albrecht N. Classen, University of Arizona and Joan Grenier-Winther, Washington State University and Sura Rath, Central Washington University and David H. Chisholm, University of Arizona and Liahna Armstrong, Central Washington University and Joy Landeira, University of Northern Colorado and Javier F. Gonzalez, University of Colorado, Boulder and Katie O Donnell Arosteguy, Washington State University and Gary L. Hatch, Brigham Young University. "RMMLA Executive Board Meeting." | |
| SPANISH & PORTUGUESE STUDIES | DOUGLAS |
| | Asociacíon Internacional de Literatura Femenina Hispánica (AILFH)+ |
| LINGUISTICS | ESMERELDA |
| | Spanish and Portuguese Linguistics |
| ENGLISH-BRITISH STUDIES | HOBBY HORSE |
| | English Eighteenth-Century Literature |
| ENGLISH-US & CANADIAN STUDIES | ORMSBY |
| | Western Poets* |
| FRENCH-FRANCOPHONE STUDIES | SUITE 3 |
| | Traditions and Transformations in French-Language Narratives* |
| GENERAL TOPICS | WASHOE A |
| | Ethnic Studies |
| OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES | WASHOE B |
| | Russian Language and Literature* |
| THEORY/CRITICISM/COMPARATIVE STUDIES | WASHOE C |
| | EcocriticismInternational and Cross-Cultural Ecocritical Perspectives |
| THEORY/CRITICISM/COMPARATIVE STUDIES | WASHOE D |
| | Rhetorical Theory and Inquiry* |
| LINGUISTICS | WASHOE E |
| | English Linguistics |
| Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University | | | Alternate Chair: | Susan McKay, Weber State University | | | Presenters: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University. "TBA." | |
| THEORY/CRITICISM/COMPARATIVE STUDIES | WASHOE F |
| | Cross-Cultural Linguistics and Contrastive Rhetoric*: Issues in Language Analysis and TeachingIssues and Approaches in Language Analysis and Teaching |
| SPANISH & PORTUGUESE STUDIES | DOUGLAS |
| | Asociacíon Internacional de Literatura Femenina Hispánica (AILFH)+: Spanish Women Writers* |
| GENERAL TOPICS | ESMERELDA |
| | Migration Landscapes* |
| ENGLISH-US & CANADIAN STUDIES | HOBBY HORSE |
| | American Identities in the Nineteenth Century*American Literature of the Nineteenth Century II |
| GENERAL TOPICS | HOSPITALITY ROOM |
| | Intersections of Identity and Difference*: Race, Gender, Class, Ethnicity, Sexuality, Disability |
| LINGUISTICS | ORMSBY |
| | Second Language Acquisition |
| GERMANIC STUDIES | PAIUTE I |
| | Modern Austrian Literature and Culture Association (MALCA)+ |
| Chair: | Sean Ireton, University of Missouri, Columbia | | | Alternate Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 2, Washington State University | | | Presenters: | Gabi Wurmitzer, Duke University. "'Das Spiel braucht die Spieler, oder brauchen die Spieler das Spiel?' (Un-)Performing Family in Ingeborg Bachmann's Short Story 'Alles'.." | | | | Daniel C. Villanueva, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "The Aesthetics of Blogging: Karl Kraus' Die Fackel.." | | | | Jeffrey Packer, Utah Valley State College. "Measuring Greatness: Genius, Irony, and a New Perspective on Germany's Golden Age in Daniel Kehlmann's Die Vermessung der Welt.." | |
| GENDER STUDIES | SUITE 3 |
| | Women's Voices in Poetry |
| THEORY/CRITICISM/COMPARATIVE STUDIES | WASHOE A |
| | French Cultural and Literary Theory |
| THEORY/CRITICISM/COMPARATIVE STUDIES | WASHOE B |
| | Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment (ASLE)+Ecocriticism, Literature, and the Environment |
| GENERAL TOPICS | WASHOE C |
| | Drama |
| PEDAGOGY | WASHOE D |
| | English and Secondary Education*English remains a content area for Secondary Education, but what exactly is that content? |
| ENGLISH-BRITISH STUDIES | WASHOE E |
| | Nineteenth-Century Masculinities*British and American Masculinities in Poetry or Prose |
| TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION | WASHOE F |
| | Technical and Professional Communication in the Classroom |
| Chair: | Christopher Sean Harris, University of Louisiana, Monroe | | | Alternate Chair: | Sandra Hill, University of Louisiana, Monroe | | | Presenters: | Ryan Hoover, Texas Tech University. "Teaching Visuals in the Service Course: Going beyond the Text." | | | | Sandra Hill, University of Louisiana, Monroe. "'It’s the Economy, Stupid': Preparing Professional Writing Students for Twenty-first-Century Opportunities and Communities." | | | | Christopher Sean Harris, University of Louisiana, Monroe. "Course Management Systems in the Professional Writing Classroom: Choices and Chaos." | |
| SPANISH & PORTUGUESE STUDIES | DOUGLAS |
| | Spanish Ministerio de Cultura Special Session: El Mundo Literario de Laila Ripoll*Sesión homenaje a la escritora y su obra |
| OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES | ESMERELDA |
| | Romania's Contributions to International Heritage |
| GERMANIC STUDIES | HOBBY HORSE |
| | Germany since 1990* |
| ENGLISH-BRITISH STUDIES | HOSPITALITY ROOM |
| | Mary Shelley |
| ASIAN STUDIES | ORMSBY |
| | Asian Studies: The Enigma of Ethical Living in the Era of Reform*Representations of Morality and Filiality in the Films of Feng Xiaogang and Beyond |
| GENERAL TOPICS | PAIUTE I |
| | Justice, Law and Children’s Literature*: Foundational Attitudes |
| Chair: | Elizabeth A. Francis, University of Nevada, Reno | | | Alternate Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 2, Washington State University | | | Presenters: | Elizabeth A. Swingrover, University of Nevada, Reno. "'My Mother was the War': Representing Young Africa." | | | | Marsha M. Urban, University of Nevada, Reno. "No Justice in iSacrifice/i." | | | | Elizabeth A. Francis, University of Nevada, Reno. "Childhood, Agency and Justice: Hegemonic Narratives." | |
| FILM STUDIES | PAIUTE II |
| | Representations of Immigration and (Post)colonialism in International Cinema* |
| ENGLISH-US & CANADIAN STUDIES | SUITE 3 |
| | Chuck Palahniuk: Fight Club and Beyond* |
| FRENCH-FRANCOPHONE STUDIES | WASHOE A |
| | Francophone Literature of Africa and the Caribbean |
| PEDAGOGY | WASHOE B |
| | Practical Approaches to Teaching Literature |
| CLASSICAL STUDIES | WASHOE C |
| | Classical Rhetoric in Modern Contexts*Classical Rhetorical Devices in Modern Literature and Film |
| THEORY/CRITICISM/COMPARATIVE STUDIES | WASHOE E |
| | Literary Criticism |
| Chair: | James Caufield, Touro College, Los Angeles | | | Alternate Chair: | Susan E. Cook, University of California, Santa Barbara | | | Presenters: | Michael Dabrowski, Athabasca University. "Cosmology and Literature: Convergence of Science and Criticism." | | | | Serkan Ertin, Middle East Technical University. "Mythification of History and Nature: The Case of Huysuz Virjin." | | | | Allison Harvey, University of Nevada, Reno. "The Secret Known to All: Ethics, Politics, and Derridean Friendship." | |
| PEDAGOGY | WASHOE F |
| | Teaching English Composition |
| GENDER STUDIES | DOUGLAS |
| | Women in/and Literature |
| LINGUISTICS | ESMERELDA |
| | Second Language Writing*Reports of Research and Discussions of Central Issues in Second/Foreign Language Writing |
| SPECIAL EVENTS | HOBBY HORSE |
| | Publishing Forum: How to Publish Scholarly Work |
| Chair: | Gary L. Hatch, Brigham Young University | | | Alternate Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 2, Washington State University | | | Presenters: | Marshall Bruce Gentry, Georgia College and State University and Albrecht N. Classen, University of Arizona and Sura Rath, Central Washington University and Gary L. Hatch, Brigham Young University and Joanne O'Hare, University of Nevada Press and Eric Rasmussen, University of Nevada, Reno. "Panel Discussion by Editors of Scholarly Journals in the Humanities: How to Publish Scholarly Work." | |
| CLASSICAL STUDIES | HOSPITALITY ROOM |
| | The Interpretation and Influence of Greek Myths |
| LINGUISTICS | ORMSBY |
| | General and Applied Linguistics |
| Chair: | Susan McKay, Weber State University | | | Alternate Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University | | | Presenters: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University. "TBA." | |
| GENERAL TOPICS | PAIUTE I |
| | Depictions of 'Otherness' in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Children's Literature* |
| ENGLISH-US & CANADIAN STUDIES | PAIUTE II |
| | Southern Literature |
| Chair: | Tara Powell, University of South Carolina, Columbia | | | Alternate Chair: | Randy Jasmine, Dixie State College of Utah | | | Presenters: | Leah Miranda Hughes, Westwood College. "American Life (Southern Voice) in Poetry." | | | | Jon Smith, Simon Fraser University. "Canada, the U.S. South, and New World Studies: Broadening the Look Away! Model?." | | | | Sarah Rose Gleeson-White, University of Sydney. "Out of Place, Out of Form: William Faulkner, the West and the Western." | | | | Robert H. Brinkmeyer, University of South Carolina. "Space and Place in the Fiction of Richard Ford." | |
| THEORY/CRITICISM/COMPARATIVE STUDIES | SUITE 3 |
| | Ethical Criticism* |
| Chair: | Robert W. Hill, Kennesaw State University | | | Alternate Chair: | Jane Bowers Hill, University of West Georgia | | | Presenters: | RMMLA Secretariat 1, Washington State University. "TBA." | |
| GENERAL TOPICS | WASHOE A |
| | RMMLA Poets Read their Works |
| Chair: | Siobhan Scarry, University at Buffalo, SUNY | | | Alternate Chair: | RMMLA Secretariat 2, Washington State University | | | Presenters: | Julie Steward, Samford University and William W. Wright, Mesa State College and Daniel S. Butterworth, Gonzaga University and Emily K. Carr, University of Calgary. "." | |
| TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION | WASHOE B |
| | Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW)+ |
| Chair: | Shelley Thomas, Weber State University | | | Alternate Chair: | Mali Subbiah, Weber State University | | | Presenters: | Shelley Thomas, Weber State University. "ATTW Business Meeting." | |
| SPANISH & PORTUGUESE STUDIES | WASHOE C |
| | Latin American Literature and Film |
| ENGLISH-BRITISH STUDIES | WASHOE D |
| | English Renaissance Literature |
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