"" 2008 Conference Program "" Short Version 

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Panel number  Room/location  |  Area name

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Wednesday (100s)
Thursday (200s)
Friday (300s)
Saturday (400s)

Wednesday, February 13  |  Panels 100-165

8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

2nd Floor  |  Conference Registration

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

2nd Floor  |  Book Display

Panels 100 - 114
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

100  Enchantment A  |  American History and Culture

101  Enchantment B  |  Computer Culture

102  Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

103  Enchantment D  |  American Studies

104  Enchantment E  |  Beat Generation and Counterculture

105  Enchantment F  |  Women’s Studies

106  Fiesta 1  |  American Indian Today

107  Fiesta 2  |  Science Fiction and Fantasy

108  Fiesta 3  |  Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture

109  Fiesta 4  |  Transgressive Cinema

110  Pavilion I-II  |  American Indian/Indigenous Film

111  Pavilion III  |  Television

112  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

113  Pavilion V  |  Reality Television

114  Sendero I  |  Creative Writing

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Panels 115 - 130
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

115  Enchantment A  |  Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture

116  Enchantment B  |  Computer Culture

117   Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

118  Enchantment D  |  Popular Music

119  Enchantment E  |  Beat Generation and Counterculture

120  Enchantment F  |  Women’s Studies

121  Fiesta 1  |  American Indiana Today

122  Fiesta 2  |  Science Fiction and Fantasy

123  Fiesta 3  |  Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture

124  Fiesta 4  |  Transgressive Cinema

125  Pavilion I-II  |  Popular Culture and the Classroom

126  Pavilion V  |  Television

127  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

128  Pavilion V  |  Shakespeare on Film and Television

129  Pavilion VI  |  Film/Adaptation

130  Sendero I  |  Creative Writing

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Panels 131 - 146
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.

131  Enchantment A  |  Chicana/o Literature/Film Culture

132  Enchantment B  |  Computer Culture

133  Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

134  Fiesta 1  |  American Studies

135  Pavilion I-II  |  Beat Generation and Counterculture

136  Enchantment F  |  Eco-criticism and the Environment

137  Fiesta 1  |  American Indians Today

138  Fiesta 2  |  Science Fiction and Fantasy

139  Fiesta 3  |  Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture

140  Fiesta 4  |  Transgressive Cinema

141  Pavilion I-II  |  Popular Culture and the Classroom

142  Pavilion III  |  Television

143  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

144  Pavilion V  |  Shakespeare on Film and Television

145  Pavilion VI  |  Film/Adaptation

146  Sendero I  |  Creative Writing

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Panels 147 - 165
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

147  Enchantment A  |  Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, and Personal

148  Enchantment B  |  Captivity Narratives

149  Enchantment C  |  Collecting, Collectibles, Collectors, Collections

150  Enchantment D  |  American Studies

151  Enchantment E  |  Beat Generation and Counterculture

152  Enchantment F  |  Distributive Learning and the Internet Classroom

153  Fiesta 1  |  Gender

154  Fiesta 2  |  Historical Fiction

155  Fiesta 3  |  Interdisciplinary Studies

156  Fiesta 4  |  Library, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture

157  Pavilion I-II  |  Linguistics

158  Pavilion III  |  Motorcycle Life and Culture

159  Pavilion IV  |  Popular Music

160  Pavilion V  |  Postmodern Culture

161  Pavilion VI  |  Shakespeare on Film and Television

162  Sendero I  |  The Asian American Experience

163  Sendero II  |  The Culture of Fandom

164  Sendero III  |  Theatre Studies

165  Sage Room (1st Floor)  |  Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Pavilion IV  |  Fire & Ice Reception

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Thursday, February 14  |  Panels 200-299o

8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

2nd Floor  |  Conference Registration

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

2nd Floor  |  Book Display

Panels 200 - 218
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

200  Enchantment A  |  American History and Culture

201  Enchantment B  |  Computer Culture

202  Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

203  Enchantment D  |  Atomic Culture

204  Enchantment E  |  American Humor and Will Rogers

205  Enchantment F  |  Classical Representations in Popular Culture

206  Fiesta 1  |  American Indians Today

207  Fiesta 2  |  Science Fiction and Fantasy

208  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

209  Fiesta 4  |  Eco-Criticism and the Environment

210  Pavilion I-II  |  American Indian/Indigenous Film

211  Pavilion III  |  Alfred Hitchcock

212  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

213  Pavilion V  |  Mystery/Detective Fiction

214  Pavilion VI  |  Popular Culture and the Classroom

215  Sage Room (1st Floor)  |  Women’s Studies

216  Sendero I  |  International Experience: Latin American Studies (Bilingual)

217  Sendero II  |  Media and Globalization

218  Sendero III  |  Reality Television

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Panels 219 - 237
9:45 - 11:15 a.m.

219  Enchantment A  |  American History and Culture

220  Enchantment B  |  Arab Culture in the U.S.

221  Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

222  Enchantment D  |  Atomic Culture

223  Enchantment E  |  Chicana/o Literature/Film Culture

224  Enchantment F  |  Classical Representations in Popular Culture

225  Fiesta 1  |  Chick Lit

226  Fiesta 2  |  Science Fiction and Fantasy

227  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History: Publish & Flourish

228  Fiesta 4  |  Eco-Criticism and the Environment

229  Pavilion I-II  |  American Indian/Indigenous Film - Roundtable

230  Pavilion III  |  Film Archive and Cinematic Heritage

231  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

232  Pavilion V  |  Mystery/Detective Fiction

233  Pavilion VI  |  Popular Culture and the Classroom – Roundtable

234  Sage Room (1st Floor)  |  The New Age Movement in Popular Culture

235  Sendero I  |  Film/Adaptation

236  Sendero II  |  Food and Culture

237  Sendero III  |  Pedagogies and the Profession

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Panel 238
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

238  Enchantment A  |  SW/TX Annual Graduate Student Awards & Peter C. Rollins Book Award

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Panels 239 - 257
12:45 - 2:15 p.m.

239  Enchantment A  |  Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture

240  Enchantment B  |  Arab Culture in the U.S.

241  Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

242  Enchantment D  |  Atomic Culture

243  Enchantment E  |  Chicana/o Literature/Film/Culture

244  Enchantment F  |  Classical Representations in Popular Culture

245  Fiesta 1  |  American Indians Today

246  Fiesta 2  |  Creative Writing Pedagogy

247  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

248  Fiesta 4  |  Transgressive Cinema: Special Showing of The Sadist

249  Pavilion I-II  |  Horror (Literary and Cinematic)

250  Pavilion III  |  Film Archive and Cinematic Heritage

251  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

252  Pavilion V  |  Myth and Fairy Tale

253  Pavilion VI  |  Film/Adaptation

254  Sendero I  |  Creative Writing

255  Sendero II  |  Music and Politics

256  Sendero III  |  Pedagogies and the Profession

257  Sage Room (1st Floor)  |  The New Age Movement in Popular Culture

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Panels 258 - 276
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

258  Enchantment A  |  Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture

259  Enchantment B  |  Undergraduate Research

260  Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

261  Enchantment D  |  Religion

262  Enchantment E  |  Experimental Writing and Aesthetics

263  Enchantment F  |  Technical Communications

264  Fiesta 1  |  Philosophy and Popular Culture

265  Fiesta 2  |  Creative Writing Pedagogy

266  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

267  Fiesta 4  |  Trangressive Cinema - Roundtable

268  Pavilion I-II  |  Horror (Literary and Cinematic)

269  Pavilion III  |  Gender

270  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

271  Pavilion V  |  Myth and Fairy Tale

272  Pavilion VI  |  Visual Arts of the West

273  Sage Room (1st Floor)  |  War and War Eras

274  Sendero I  |  Creative Writing

275  Sendero II  |  Food and Culture

276  Sendero III  |  Pedagogies and the Profession

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Panels 277 - 295
4:15 - 5:45 p.m.

277  Enchantment A  |  American Humor and Will Rogers: Screening and Discussion with Filmmakers of Will Rogers' 1920s: A Cowboy's Guide to the Times

278  Enchantment B  |  Computer Culture

279  Enchantment C  |  California Culture

280  Enchantment D  |  Religion

281  Enchantment E  |  Experimental Writing and Aesthetics

282  Enchantment F  |  Technical Communications

283  Fiesta 1  |  American Indians Today

284  Fiesta 2  |  Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture

285  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

286  Fiesta 4  |  Girlhood Studies

287  Pavilion I-II  |  Gender

288  Pavilion III  |  Television

289  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

290  Pavilion V  |  Westerns: Film and Fiction

291  Pavilion VI  |  Visual Arts of the West

292  Sage Room (1st Floor)  |  James Bond and Popular Culture

293  Sendero I  |  Music and Tradition

294  Sendero II  |  Food and Culture

295  Sendero III  |  Undergraduate Research

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Panels 296 - 299o
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

296  Enchantment A  |  California Culture

297  Enchantment B  |  Computer Culture

298  Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

299  Enchantment D  |  Religion

299a  Enchantment E  |  Experimental Writing and Aesthetics

299b  Enchantment F  |  Shakespeare on Film and Television

299c  Fiesta 1  |  Philosophy and Popular Culture

299d  Fiesta 2  |  Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture

299e  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

299f  Fiesta 4  |  Girlhood Studies

299g  Pavilion I-II  |  Alfred Hitchcock

299h  Pavilion III  |  Television

299i  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

299j  Pavilion V  |  Westerns: Film and Fiction

299k  Pavilion VI  |  Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, and Personal Narrative

299l  Sage Room (1st Floor)  |  Gender & Technology

299m  Sendero I  |  International Experience: Latin American Studies (Bilingual)

299n  Sendero II  |  Media and Globalization

299o  Sendero III  |  Reality Television

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Friday, February 15  |  Panels 300-389

8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

2nd Floor  |  Conference Registration

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

2nd Floor  |  Book Display

Panels 300 - 318
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

300  Enchantment A  |  Africana Studies

301  Enchantment B  |  Computer Culture

302  Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

303  Enchantment D  |  Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture

304  Enchantment E  |  Gender

305  Enchantment F  |  Graphic Novels, Comics and Popular Culture

306  Fiesta 1  |  American Indians Today

307  Fiesta 2  |  Science Fiction and Fantasy

308  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

309  Fiesta 4  |  Science and Medicine in Popular Culture

310  Pavilion I-II  |  Classical Representations in Popular Culture

311  Pavilion III  |  Television

312  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

313  Pavilion V  |  Myth and Fairy Tale

314  Pavilion VI  |  Philosophy and Popular Culture

315  Sage Room (1st Floor)  |  Women’s Studies

316  Sendero I  |  Postmodern Culture

317  Sendero II  |  Food and Culture

318  Sendero III  |  Westerns: Film and Fiction

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Panels 319 - 333a
9:45 - 11:15 a.m.

319  Enchantment A  |  Africana Studies - Roundtable

320  Enchantment B  |  Computer Culture

321  Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

322  Enchantment D  |  Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture

323  Enchantment E  |  Gender

324  Enchantment F  |  Graphic Novels, Comics and Popular Culture

325  Fiesta 1  |  Chicana/o Literature/Film/Culture

326  Fiesta 2  |  Science Fiction and Fantasy

327  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

328  Fiesta 4  |  Science and Medicine in Popular Culture

329  Pavilion I-II  |  Girlhood Studies

330  Pavilion III  |  Television

331  Sendero I  |  Myth and Fairy Tale

332  Sendero II  |  Food and Culture

333  Sendero III  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

333a  2nd Floor  |  Poster Session

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Panel 334
11:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.

334  Pavilion  |  Keynote Speaker: Joy Harjo

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Panels 335 - 350
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.

335  Enchantment A  |  Alfred Hitchcock

336  Enchantment B  |  Computer Culture

337  Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

338  Enchantment D  |  Eco-Criticism and the Environment

339  Enchantment E  |  European Popular Culture

340  Enchantment F  |  Graphic Novels, Comics and Popular Culture

341  Fiesta 1  |  Chicana/o Literature/Film/Culture

342  Fiesta 2  |  Gender & Technology

343  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

344  Fiesta 4  |  Science and Medicine in Popular Culture

345  Pavilion I-II  |  Girlhood Studies

346  Pavilion III  |  Television

347  Sage Room (1st Floor)  |  Women’s Secret’s Revealed

348  Sendero I  |  Mystery/Detective Fiction

349  Sendero II  |  Food and Culture

350  Sendero III  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

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Panels 351 - 369
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

351  Enchantment A  |  Myth and Fairy Tale

352  Enchantment B  |  Mystery/Detective Fiction

353  Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

354  Enchantment D  |  Literature: Eco-Criticism and the Environment

355  Enchantment E  |  Silent Film

356  Enchantment F  |  War and War Eras

357  Fiesta 1  |  Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, and Personal Narrative

358  Fiesta 2  |  Gender & Technology

359  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

360  Fiesta 4  |  Special Event Film Screening: Copyright and Creativity in the Digital Age

361  Pavilion I-II  |  American Indian/Indigenous Film

362  Pavilion III  |  Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture

363  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

364  Pavilion V  |  Southwestern Literature

365  Pavilion VI  |  Technical Communications

366  Sage Room (1st Floor)  |  Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture

367  Sendero I  |  Creative Writing

368  Sendero II  |  Food and Culture

369  Sendero III  |  Film/Adaptation

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Panels 370 - 387
5:45 - 7:15 p.m.

370  Enchantment B  |  Africana Studies

371  Enchantment C  |  Popular Music

372  Enchantment D  |  Postmodern Culture

373  Enchantment E  |  American Humor and Will Rogers: An Evening with Will Rogers

374  Enchantment F  |  Silent Film: Special Showing of Nosferatu The Vampire: A Symphony of Horror

375  Fiesta 1  |  Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, and Personal Narrative

376  Fiesta 2  |  Science Fiction and Fantasy

377  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

378  Fiesta 4  |  Chicana/o Literature/Film/Culture – Roundtable

379  Pavilion I-II  |  American Indian/Indigenous Film – Roundtable

380  Pavilion III  |  Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture

381  Pavilion IV  |  Horror (Literary and Cinematic)

382  Pavilion V  |  Southwestern Literature

383  Pavilion VI  |  Technical Communications

384  Sage Room (1st Floor)  |  Beat Generation and Counterculture

385  Sendero I  |  Creative Writing

386  Sendero II  |  International Experience: Latin American Studies (Bilingual)

387  Sendero III  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

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7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

388  Fiesta 1  |  Southwest/Texas Area Chair Business Meeting

8:45 - 10:00 p.m.

389  Fiesta 2  |  Science Fiction and Fantasy: Whedonverse: “Once More with Feeling”

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Saturday, February 16  |  Panels 400-451

8:00 - 11:00 a.m.

2nd Floor  |  Conference Registration

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

2nd Floor  |  Book Display

Panels 400 - 417
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

400  Enchantment A  |  American History and Culture

401  Enchantment B  |  Computer Culture

402  Enchantment C  |  Film/Adaptation

403  Enchantment D  |  Africana Studies

404  Enchantment E  |  American Studies

405  Enchantment F  |  Literature: Eco-criticism and the Environment

406  Fiesta 1  |  American Indians Today

407  Fiesta 2  |  Science Fiction and Fantasy

408  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

409  Fiesta 4  |  European Popular Culture

410  Pavilion I-II  |  Classical Representations in Popular Culture

411  Pavilion III  |  Politics

412  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

413  Pavilion V  |  Folklore

414  Pavilion VI  |  Historical Fiction

415  Sendero I  |  Creative Writing

416  Sendero II  |  Horror (Literary and Cinematic)

417  Sendero III  |  Myth and Fairy Tale

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Panels 418 - 435
10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

418  Enchantment A  |  American History and Culture

419  Enchantment B  |  Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture

420  Enchantment C  |  Grateful Dead

421  Enchantment D  |  Africana Studies

422  Enchantment E  |  American Studies

423  Enchantment F  |  Literature: Eco-Criticism and the Environment

424  Fiesta 1  |  American Indians Today

425  Fiesta 2  |  Politics

426  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

427  Fiesta 4  |  European Popular Culture

428  Pavilion I-II  |  Religion

429  Pavilion III  |  Television

430  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies

431  Pavilion V  |  Folklore

432  Pavilion VI  |  Historical Fiction

433  Sendero I  |  Creative Writing

434  Sendero II  |  Horror (Literary and Cinematic)

435  Sendero III  |  Myth and Fairy Tale

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Panels 436 - 451
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

436  Enchantment A  |  American History and Culture

437  Enchantment B  |  Computer Culture

438  Enchantment C  |  Politics

439  Enchantment D  |  Africana Studies

440  Enchantment E  |  Popular Music

441  Enchantment F  |  Religion

442  Fiesta 1  |  American Indians Today

443  Fiesta 2  |  Science Fiction and Fantasy

444  Fiesta 3  |  Film & History

445  Fiesta 4  |  European Popular Culture

446  Pavilion I-II  |  Women’s Studies

447  Pavilion III  |  Television

448  Pavilion IV  |  Native/Indigenous Studies – Workshop

449  Pavilion V  |  Myth and Fairy Tale

450  Pavilion VI  |  Historical Fiction

451  Sendero I  |  Creative Writing

Thanks for a great conference, and we'll see you next year for our 30th anniversary!

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