61st Annual RMMLA Convention
Calgary, Alberta, Canada ~ October 4-6, 2007

Preliminary Convention Program by Day

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4

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

8:00AM - 5:00PM
 
ExhibitsBook/Media Exhibits & Book Review Table - ThursdayGrand Foyer

8:30AM - 10:00AM
 
Asian StudiesModern Chinese Literature*Lakeview

English-British StudiesEnglish Renaissance LiteratureEau Claire North

English-British StudiesOwen BarfieldBrownlee

English-British StudiesSamuel Beckett in Context*Aberhart

English-Postcolonial StudiesCaribbean Identity and the Diaspora*Reid

English-US & Canadian StudiesAssociation for Mormon Letters (AML)+Lake Louise

Film StudiesFilm (Open Topic)Rideau

General TopicsAutobiography*Barclay

General TopicsLiterature and Religion - I*Banff

General TopicsMedieval Romance*Bonavista

Germanic StudiesLiterature of the Holocaust*Mount Royal

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching Language - INakiska

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

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesLiterary CriticismEau Claire South

10:15AM - 11:45AM
 
Asian StudiesChinese Literature and Film since 1900 - ILakeview

English-British StudiesFeminist Perspectives on Renaissance DramaLougheed

English-US & Canadian StudiesWestern and Southwestern LiteratureEau Claire South

French-Francophone StudiesTraditions and Transformations in French-Language NarrativesAberhart

General TopicsEarly Modern Witchcraft on Trial*Banff

General TopicsLiterature and Religion - II*Reid

General TopicsRomanticismNakiska

PedagogyTeaching English CompositionLake Louise

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesPeninsular Spanish Literature - IBonavista

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesRepresentation of Woman in Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature*Eau Claire North

Technical and Professional CommunicationTechnical and Professional Communication in the ClassroomMount Royal

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesComparative Literature (Open Topic)Barclay

11:45AM - 1:00PM
 
Special EventsRMMLA Executive Board Meeting (Closed)Essence Restaurant

1:00PM - 2:30PM
 
Asian StudiesModern Chinese Poetry - I*Mount Royal

English-British StudiesEnglish Nineteenth-Century LiteratureEau Claire South

English-British StudiesOld and Middle English - ILougheed

English-US & Canadian StudiesAfrican American LiteratureAberhart

English-US & Canadian StudiesAmerican HumorBrownlee

English-US & Canadian StudiesAmerican Literature after 1900Eau Claire North

Film StudiesCritical Perspectives on Contemporary Cinema*Mayfair

General TopicsPoetry and Poetics* (Open Topic)Lakeview

General TopicsScience Fiction and Fantasy Literature and FilmReid

Germanic StudiesGerman Crime Fiction and Film*Barclay

LinguisticsGeneral and Applied LinguisticsLake Louise

Other Foreign Language StudiesHungarian Studies (Open Topic)*Rideau

PedagogyTeaching Foreign Languages - IBanff

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesPeninsular Spanish Literature - II*Bonavista

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesDeleuze and Guattari - II*Manning

1:15PM - 5:00PM
 
Special EventsRMMLA Executive Board Meeting (Closed Meeting)Jasper Boardroom

2:45PM - 4:15PM
 
Asian StudiesAsian Comparative Literature and Film - I*Mayfair

Conjoint MeetingsOwen Barfield Society+ (Closed Meeting)Manning

English-British StudiesShakespeareNakiska

English-British StudiesThe Atlantic in Transatlantic Romanticism*Barclay

English-US & Canadian StudiesAmerican Nineteenth-Century LiteratureEau Claire North

English-US & Canadian StudiesJewish American Literature*Aberhart

English-US & Canadian StudiesMargaret AtwoodMount Royal

French-Francophone StudiesWomen in FrenchBanff

General TopicsEthnic StudiesReid

General TopicsGay, Lesbian, Bisexual Caucus SeminarLougheed

General TopicsLiterature and ScienceBrownlee

Germanic StudiesNew Perspectives on the German Past*Rideau

LinguisticsForeign Language LinguisticsLakeview

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesSpanish American LiteratureBonavista

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesEcocriticismEau Claire South

4:30PM - 6:00PM
 
Asian StudiesLate Qing and Early Republican Chinese Literature and Thought*Mount Royal

English-British StudiesEnglish Literature since 1900 - IEau Claire North

English-British StudiesMilton*Lougheed

English-US & Canadian StudiesSympo(e)sium - I*Brownlee

Film StudiesHorror Film - I*Mayfair

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

General TopicsDramaEau Claire South

General TopicsRMMLA Prose Authors Read their WorksBarclay

General TopicsThe Meaning of Food*Lakeview

General TopicsUndergraduates Unplugged*Reid

Germanic StudiesGerman Literature before 1900 - ILake Louise

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching FilmBanff

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesEarly Modern Spanish Writers*Bonavista

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

Technical and Professional CommunicationForces of Change in Technical and Professional CommunicationRideau

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesRhetorical Approaches to Literature*Aberhart

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

9:00PM - 11:00PM
 
Special EventsFilm Showing - Thursday Evening - A World without Thieves (2004)Mayfair

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5

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

8:00AM - 5:00PM
 
ExhibitsBook/Media Exhibits & Book Review Table - FridayGrand Foyer

8:30AM - 10:00AM
 
Classical StudiesThe Interpretation and Influence of Greek MythsBrownlee

English-British StudiesEnglish Literature since 1900 - II*Aberhart

English-US & Canadian StudiesMystery and Detective Fiction in the Western US and Canada*Reid

English-US & Canadian StudiesNative American LiteratureLougheed

English-US & Canadian StudiesSouthern LiteratureBarclay

French-Francophone StudiesConseil international d'études francophones+Rideau

Gender StudiesWomen in/and LiteratureEau Claire South

General TopicsLiterature and Other ArtsMayfair

General TopicsLiterature for Children and Young Adults - IManning

General TopicsWar in Literature and Film*Lakeview

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching Languages - III*Bonavista

PedagogyTechnology and Distance EducationBanff

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesLuso-Brazilian Language and LiteratureMount Royal

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesEthical Criticism*Lake Louise

10:15AM - 11:45AM
 
English-British StudiesEnglish Literature since 1900 - III*Aberhart

English-British StudiesIrish Literature and Film*Barclay

English-British StudiesOld and Middle English - II*Manning

English-US & Canadian StudiesCanadian Literature and Film (Open Topic)Lakeview

English-US & Canadian StudiesChuck Palahniuk: Fight Club and Beyond - I*Brownlee

Gender StudiesAfrican American Women Writers*Lougheed

Germanic StudiesGerman Literature before 1900 - II*Lake Louise

Other Foreign Language StudiesRomania's Contributions to International HeritageBanff

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching CultureMayfair

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesAsociacíon Internacional de Literatura Femenina Hispánica (AILFH)+Bonavista

Special Events'A Pall of Orthodoxy': Academic Freedom in the ClassroomEau Claire North

Special EventsInterview EtiquetteRideau

Special EventsRMMLA OverviewNakiska

Technical and Professional CommunicationTechnical and Professional Communication in the Workplace and BeyondMount Royal

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesDeleuze and Guattari - I*Reid

11:45AM - 1:30PM
 
Special EventsLuncheon Banquet & Keynote Speech by Elizabeth GeorgeBritannia/Belaire

1:45PM - 3:15PM
 
Asian StudiesGender, Physiognomy, and Memory: The Crossing of Genres in Premodern Chinese Literature*Manning

English-British StudiesEnglish Eighteenth-Century Literature - IRideau

English-British StudiesMary ShelleyLougheed

English-US & Canadian StudiesChuck Palahniuk: Fight Club and Beyond - II*Brownlee

English-US & Canadian StudiesFlannery O'ConnorBonavista

French-Francophone StudiesFrench Literature since 1800Lake Louise

Germanic StudiesModern Austrian Literature and Culture Association (MALCA)+Reid

Other Foreign Language StudiesRussian Language and Literature - I*Mayfair

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching Language - II*Barclay

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching Literary Studies Abroad and Travel Classes - II*Banff

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesGender and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Fiction*Aberhart

Spanish & Portuguese StudiesLatin American Literature and FilmLakeview

Special EventsCV Help Session (by reservation only)Jasper Boardroom

Technical and Professional CommunicationTheory and Research in Technical and Professional CommunicationMount Royal

Writing ProgramsCreative Writing Roundtable with Elizabeth GeorgeEau Claire North

3:30PM - 5:00PM
 
Asian StudiesModern Chinese Poetry - II*Banff

Classical StudiesClassical Rhetoric in Modern Contexts*Lakeview

English-British StudiesEnglish Seventeenth-Century LiteratureLougheed

English-US & Canadian StudiesA Passion for Freedom: Alice Munro and Alice Walker*Nakiska

English-US & Canadian StudiesSympo(e)sium - II*Brownlee

Film StudiesAustralian Film and Literature: Beneath the Down UnderAberhart

Film StudiesHorror Film - II*Rideau

French-Francophone StudiesFrancophone Literature of Africa and the CaribbeanBarclay

Gender StudiesRace and Gender in Literature and Film*Mayfair

General TopicsRMMLA Poets Read their WorksReid

LinguisticsEnglish LinguisticsMount Royal

LinguisticsSpanish and Portuguese LinguisticsLake Louise

Other Foreign Language StudiesRussian Language and Literature - II*Manning

Special EventsPanel Discussion on Academic FreedomEau Claire North

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesAssociation for the Study of Literature and the Environment (ASLE)+Bonavista

5:15PM - 6:30PM
 
Special EventsMeet the University of Calgary Department of EnglishBelaire

7:00PM - 8:30PM
 
Germanic StudiesCreative Writing in German - Readings by Authors*Banff

9:00PM - 11:00PM
 
Special EventsFilm Showing - Friday Evening -Mayfair

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6

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

7:30AM - 9:00AM
 
Special EventsContinental Breakfast in Bonavista Room, 7:30-9:00 AMBonavista

8:00AM - 1:00PM
 
ExhibitsBook/Media Exhibits & Book Review Table - SaturdayGrand Foyer

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

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

Film StudiesThe Cinema of Alfred Hitchcock*Rideau

French-Francophone StudiesOctave Mirbeau: From Life to Fiction*Lakeview

Gender StudiesWomen's Voices in PoetryBarclay

General TopicsFashion and Aesthetics*Mount Royal

PedagogyTeaching Feminist Perspectives in the ClassroomBanff

PedagogyVisible Knowledge Project*Lake Louise

Special EventsRMMLA Open Forum & Business Meeting (Open Meeting)Eau Claire North

Theory/Criticism/Comparative StudiesFrench Cultural and Literary TheoryEau Claire South

10:15AM - 11:45AM
 
English-British StudiesBen Jonson in the Twenty-first Century*Brownlee

English-British StudiesThe Question of the Animal in Victorian and Edwardian Literature and Culture*Aberhart

English-US & Canadian StudiesWestern Poets*Barclay

Gender StudiesWomen's Caucus SeminarRideau

General TopicsLiterature and Trauma*Mount Royal

General TopicsLiterature for Children and Young Adults - II*Lakeview

Germanic StudiesGermany since 1990*Lake Louise

Italian StudiesItalian-American WritersWaterton

PedagogyPractical Approaches to Teaching Literary Studies Abroad and Travel Classes - I*Mayfair

PedagogyTeaching Foreign Languages - II*Banff

Technical and Professional CommunicationAssociation of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW)+Eau Claire North

Writing ProgramsWriting ProgramsEau Claire South

11:45AM - 1:30PM
 
Gender StudiesWomen's Caucus Luncheon and Guest Speaker+Bonavista

Special EventsRMMLA Editorial Board Meeting (Closed Meeting)Essence Restaurant

12:00PM - 1:30PM
 
Asian StudiesChinese Literature and Film since 1900 - II*Banff

Classical StudiesClassical Language and Literature: LatinAberhart

English-British StudiesEnglish Eighteenth-Century Literature - II*Brownlee

English-US & Canadian StudiesWomen Writers and the North American Frontier*Rideau

General TopicsDisability Studies Approaches to Modernist Literature*Barclay

General TopicsLiterature and Fashion*Mount Royal

General TopicsProblems of Translation from Foreign LanguagesLake Louise

Germanic StudiesGerman Literature since 1900Eau Claire South

LinguisticsSecond Language AcquisitionLakeview

PedagogyTeaching EnglishMayfair

Special EventsGraduate Student ForumEau Claire North

2:00PM - 10:00PM
 
Special EventsExcursion - Banff w/Optional High Tea at Banff Springs Hotel (By reservation only)Hotel Lobby

2:00PM - 6:00PM
 
Special EventsExcursion - Calgary City Tour (By reservation only)Hotel Lobby

9:00PM - 11:00PM
 
Special EventsFilm Showing - Saturday Evening - The Lives of Others (2006)Mayfair

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