61st Annual RMMLA Convention
Calgary, Alberta, Canada ~ October 4-6, 2007
Preliminary Convention Program by Session Type
NB: We list each session under just one 'type' even though it may cover more than one type,
so please take a
moment to scan all session types.
| Asian Comparative Literature and Film - I* | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Mayfair |
| Asian Comparative Literature and Film- II* | Saturday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Mayfair |
| Chinese Literature and Film since 1900 - I | Thursday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Lakeview |
| Chinese Literature and Film since 1900 - II* | Saturday, 12:00PM - 1:30PM | Banff |
| Gender, Physiognomy, and Memory: The Crossing of Genres in Premodern Chinese Literature* | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Manning |
| Late Qing and Early Republican Chinese Literature and Thought* | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Mount Royal |
| Modern Chinese Literature* | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Lakeview |
| Modern Chinese Poetry - I* | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Mount Royal |
| Modern Chinese Poetry - II* | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Banff |
| Classical Language and Literature: Latin | Saturday, 12:00PM - 1:30PM | Aberhart |
| Classical Rhetoric in Modern Contexts* | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Lakeview |
| The Interpretation and Influence of Greek Myths | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Brownlee |
| Owen Barfield Society+ (Closed Meeting) | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Manning |
| Ben Jonson in the Twenty-first Century* | Saturday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Brownlee |
| English Eighteenth-Century Literature - I | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Rideau |
| English Eighteenth-Century Literature - II* | Saturday, 12:00PM - 1:30PM | Brownlee |
| English Literature since 1900 - I | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Eau Claire North |
| English Literature since 1900 - II* | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Aberhart |
| English Literature since 1900 - III* | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Aberhart |
| English Nineteenth-Century Literature | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Eau Claire South |
| English Renaissance Literature | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Eau Claire North |
| English Seventeenth-Century Literature | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Lougheed |
| Feminist Perspectives on Renaissance Drama | Thursday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Lougheed |
| Irish Literature and Film* | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Barclay |
| Mary Shelley | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Lougheed |
| Milton* | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Lougheed |
| Old and Middle English - I | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Lougheed |
| Old and Middle English - II* | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Manning |
| Owen Barfield | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Brownlee |
| Samuel Beckett in Context* | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Aberhart |
| Shakespeare | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Nakiska |
| The Atlantic in Transatlantic Romanticism* | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Barclay |
| The Question of the Animal in Victorian and Edwardian Literature and Culture* | Saturday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Aberhart |
| ENGLISH-POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES | | |
| Caribbean Identity and the Diaspora* | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Reid |
| ENGLISH-US & CANADIAN STUDIES | | |
| A Passion for Freedom: Alice Munro and Alice Walker* | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Nakiska |
| African American Literature | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Aberhart |
| American Humor | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Brownlee |
| American Literature after 1900 | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Eau Claire North |
| American Nineteenth-Century Literature | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Eau Claire North |
| Association for Mormon Letters (AML)+ | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Lake Louise |
| Canadian Literature and Film (Open Topic) | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Lakeview |
| Chuck Palahniuk: Fight Club and Beyond - I* | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Brownlee |
| Chuck Palahniuk: Fight Club and Beyond - II* | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Brownlee |
| Flannery O'Connor | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Bonavista |
| Jewish American Literature* | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Aberhart |
| Literature of the North: Canada and Alaska* | Saturday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Brownlee |
| Margaret Atwood | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Mount Royal |
| Mystery and Detective Fiction in the Western US and Canada* | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Reid |
| Native American Literature | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Lougheed |
| Southern Literature | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Barclay |
| Sympo(e)sium - I* | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Brownlee |
| Sympo(e)sium - II* | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Brownlee |
| Western and Southwestern Literature | Thursday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Eau Claire South |
| Western Poets* | Saturday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Barclay |
| Women Writers and the North American Frontier* | Saturday, 12:00PM - 1:30PM | Rideau |
| Book/Media Exhibits & Book Review Table - Friday | Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM | Grand Foyer |
| Book/Media Exhibits & Book Review Table - Saturday | Saturday, 8:00AM - 1:00PM | Grand Foyer |
| Book/Media Exhibits & Book Review Table - Thursday | Thursday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM | Grand Foyer |
| Australian Film and Literature: Beneath the Down Under | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Aberhart |
| Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Cinema* | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Mayfair |
| Film (Open Topic) | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Rideau |
| Horror Film - I* | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Mayfair |
| Horror Film - II* | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Rideau |
| The Cinema of Alfred Hitchcock* | Saturday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Rideau |
| FRENCH-FRANCOPHONE STUDIES | | |
| Conseil international d'études francophones+ | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Rideau |
| Francophone Literature of Africa and the Caribbean | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Barclay |
| French Literature since 1800 | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Lake Louise |
| Octave Mirbeau: From Life to Fiction* | Saturday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Lakeview |
| Traditions and Transformations in French-Language Narratives | Thursday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Aberhart |
| Women in French | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Banff |
| African American Women Writers* | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Lougheed |
| Popular Women's Fiction in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries* | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Nakiska |
| Race and Gender in Literature and Film* | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Mayfair |
| Women in/and Literature | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Eau Claire South |
| Women's Caucus Luncheon and Guest Speaker+ | Saturday, 11:45AM - 1:30PM | Bonavista |
| Women's Caucus Seminar | Saturday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Rideau |
| Women's Voices in Poetry | Saturday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Barclay |
| Autobiography* | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Barclay |
| Disability Studies Approaches to Modernist Literature* | Saturday, 12:00PM - 1:30PM | Barclay |
| Drama | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Eau Claire South |
| Early Modern Witchcraft on Trial* | Thursday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Banff |
| Ethnic Studies | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Reid |
| Fashion and Aesthetics* | Saturday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Mount Royal |
| Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Caucus Seminar | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Lougheed |
| Literature and Fashion* | Saturday, 12:00PM - 1:30PM | Mount Royal |
| Literature and Other Arts | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Mayfair |
| Literature and Religion - I* | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Banff |
| Literature and Religion - II* | Thursday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Reid |
| Literature and Science | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Brownlee |
| Literature and Trauma* | Saturday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Mount Royal |
| Literature for Children and Young Adults - I | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Manning |
| Literature for Children and Young Adults - II* | Saturday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Lakeview |
| Medieval Romance* | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Bonavista |
| Poetry and Poetics* (Open Topic) | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Lakeview |
| Problems of Translation from Foreign Languages | Saturday, 12:00PM - 1:30PM | Lake Louise |
| RMMLA Poets Read their Works | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Reid |
| RMMLA Prose Authors Read their Works | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Barclay |
| Romanticism | Thursday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Nakiska |
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature and Film | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Reid |
| The Meaning of Food* | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Lakeview |
| Undergraduates Unplugged* | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Reid |
| War in Literature and Film* | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Lakeview |
| Creative Writing in German - Readings by Authors* | Friday, 7:00PM - 8:30PM | Banff |
| German Crime Fiction and Film* | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Barclay |
| German Literature before 1900 - I | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Lake Louise |
| German Literature before 1900 - II* | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Lake Louise |
| German Literature since 1900 | Saturday, 12:00PM - 1:30PM | Eau Claire South |
| Germany since 1990* | Saturday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Lake Louise |
| Literature of the Holocaust* | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Mount Royal |
| Modern Austrian Literature and Culture Association (MALCA)+ | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Reid |
| New Perspectives on the German Past* | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Rideau |
| Italian-American Writers | Saturday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Waterton |
| English Linguistics | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Mount Royal |
| Foreign Language Linguistics | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Lakeview |
| General and Applied Linguistics | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Lake Louise |
| Second Language Acquisition | Saturday, 12:00PM - 1:30PM | Lakeview |
| Spanish and Portuguese Linguistics | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Lake Louise |
| OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES | | |
| Hungarian Studies (Open Topic)* | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Rideau |
| Romania's Contributions to International Heritage | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Banff |
| Russian Language and Literature - I* | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Mayfair |
| Russian Language and Literature - II* | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Manning |
| Practical Approaches to Teaching Culture | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Mayfair |
| Practical Approaches to Teaching Film | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Banff |
| Practical Approaches to Teaching Language - I | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Nakiska |
| Practical Approaches to Teaching Language - II* | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Barclay |
| Practical Approaches to Teaching Languages - III* | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Bonavista |
| Practical Approaches to Teaching Literary Studies Abroad and Travel Classes - I* | Saturday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Mayfair |
| Practical Approaches to Teaching Literary Studies Abroad and Travel Classes - II* | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Banff |
| Teaching English | Saturday, 12:00PM - 1:30PM | Mayfair |
| Teaching English Composition | Thursday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Lake Louise |
| Teaching Feminist Perspectives in the Classroom | Saturday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Banff |
| Teaching Foreign Languages - I | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Banff |
| Teaching Foreign Languages - II* | Saturday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Banff |
| Technology and Distance Education | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Banff |
| Visible Knowledge Project* | Saturday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Lake Louise |
| Convention Check-In & On-Site Registration - Saturday | Saturday, 7:30AM - 12:00PM | South Foyer |
| Convention Check-In & On-Site Registration - Friday | Friday, 7:30AM - 5:00PM | South Foyer |
| Convention Check-In & On-Site Registration - Thursday | Thursday, 7:30AM - 5:00PM | South Foyer |
| Convention Check-In & On-Site Registration - Wednesday | Wednesday, 3:00PM - 6:00PM | South Foyer |
| SPANISH & PORTUGUESE STUDIES | | |
| Artes Visuales, Literatura y Movimientos Culturales en la España del Siglo XX* | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Mayfair |
| Asociacíon Internacional de Literatura Femenina Hispánica (AILFH)+ | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Bonavista |
| Early Modern Spanish Writers* | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Bonavista |
| Gender and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Fiction* | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Aberhart |
| Latin American Literature and Film | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Lakeview |
| Luso-Brazilian Language and Literature | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Mount Royal |
| Peninsular Spanish Literature - I | Thursday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Bonavista |
| Peninsular Spanish Literature - II* | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Bonavista |
| Postmodern Tendencies in Latin American Literature and Culture* | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Manning |
| Representation of Woman in Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature* | Thursday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Eau Claire North |
| Spanish American Literature | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Bonavista |
| 'A Pall of Orthodoxy': Academic Freedom in the Classroom | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Eau Claire North |
| Continental Breakfast in Bonavista Room, 7:30-9:00 AM | Saturday, 7:30AM - 9:00AM | Bonavista |
| CV Help Session (by reservation only) | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Jasper Boardroom |
| Excursion - Banff w/Optional High Tea at Banff Springs Hotel (By reservation only) | Saturday, 2:00PM - 10:00PM | Hotel Lobby |
| Excursion - Calgary City Tour (By reservation only) | Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM | Hotel Lobby |
| Film Showing - Saturday Evening - The Lives of Others (2006) | Saturday, 9:00PM - 11:00PM | Mayfair |
| Film Showing - Friday Evening - | Friday, 9:00PM - 11:00PM | Mayfair |
| Film Showing - Thursday Evening - A World without Thieves (2004) | Thursday, 9:00PM - 11:00PM | Mayfair |
| Graduate Student Forum | Saturday, 12:00PM - 1:30PM | Eau Claire North |
| Interview Etiquette | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Rideau |
| Luncheon Banquet & Keynote Speech by Elizabeth George | Friday, 11:45AM - 1:30PM | Britannia/Belaire |
| Meet the University of Calgary Department of English | Friday, 5:15PM - 6:30PM | Belaire |
| Opening Night (Drop-In) Reception | Thursday, 6:00PM - 7:30PM | Belaire |
| Panel Discussion on Academic Freedom | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Eau Claire North |
| RMMLA Editorial Board Meeting (Closed Meeting) | Saturday, 11:45AM - 1:30PM | Essence Restaurant |
| RMMLA Executive Board Meeting (Closed Meeting) | Thursday, 1:15PM - 5:00PM | Jasper Boardroom |
| RMMLA Executive Board Meeting (Closed) | Thursday, 11:45AM - 1:00PM | Essence Restaurant |
| RMMLA Open Forum & Business Meeting (Open Meeting) | Saturday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Eau Claire North |
| RMMLA Overview | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Nakiska |
| TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION | | |
| Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW)+ | Saturday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Eau Claire North |
| Forces of Change in Technical and Professional Communication | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Rideau |
| Technical and Professional Communication in the Classroom | Thursday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Mount Royal |
| Technical and Professional Communication in the Workplace and Beyond | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Mount Royal |
| Theory and Research in Technical and Professional Communication | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Mount Royal |
| THEORY/CRITICISM/COMPARATIVE STUDIES | | |
| Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment (ASLE)+ | Friday, 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Bonavista |
| Comparative Literature (Open Topic) | Thursday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Barclay |
| Deleuze and Guattari - I* | Friday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Reid |
| Deleuze and Guattari - II* | Thursday, 1:00PM - 2:30PM | Manning |
| Ecocriticism | Thursday, 2:45PM - 4:15PM | Eau Claire South |
| Ethical Criticism* | Friday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Lake Louise |
| French Cultural and Literary Theory | Saturday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Eau Claire South |
| Literary Criticism | Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:00AM | Eau Claire South |
| Rhetorical Approaches to Literature* | Thursday, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Aberhart |
| Creative Writing Roundtable with Elizabeth George | Friday, 1:45PM - 3:15PM | Eau Claire North |
| Writing Programs | Saturday, 10:15AM - 11:45AM | Eau Claire South |
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