2013 Annual Conference
The Open I: Decoding Exposure
Sixth Annual Graduate English Conference
Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn College Library
Saturday, April 13, 2013
10:15–11:30 a.m.
Reality Blurred
- Moderator: Christina Sandoval
- Respondent: Professor Geoffrey Minter
- Pier Dominguez, Brown University, Ph.D. Program in American Studies, "'I'm very rich, Bitch!' Queer Racial Melodrama and Affective Circuits in 'The Real Housewives' Docu-Soap Genre"
- Eleanor Russell, Brooklyn College, M.F.A. Program in Theater History and Criticism, "The Primacy of Sound: Feminist Theatre and Multimedia Performance"
- Michael J. Bowen, New York University, Ph.D. Program in Cinema Studies, "Isn’t It About Time We Stopped Calling Cartoons Movies?"
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Skype Panel: Social Media, Feminism & Self-Narrative
- Moderator: Nicole Casmento
- Aliza Shvarts, Ph.D. Candidate in Performance Studies at New York University.
- Lena Chen, http://www.lenachen.com and http://www.thechicktionary.com
- Courtney Baxter, The Op-Ed Project.
1–2 p.m.
Luncheon
411 Brooklyn College Library
2:15–3:30 p.m.
Virtual Communications
- Moderator: Natalie Nuzzo
- Respondent: Professor Mark Patkowski
- Scott E. Silsbe, New York University, M.A. Program in Humanities & Social Thought, "Digital Dislocation: Meaning and Use of Virtual Private Networks"
- Eric Mendelson, Brooklyn College, M.A. Program in English, "Digital Communication and Classical Rhetorical Memory"
- Washieka Torres, Brooklyn College, M.A. Program in English, "Urban Dictionary"
3:45–5 p.m.
Keynote Presentation
Wayne Koestenbaum, Distinguished Professor of English, CUNY Graduate Center
