2019 Annual Conference
The Techno-Logics of Literature, Literacy, and Pedagogy
Saturday, May 11, 2019, 2127 Ingersoll Hall
10–10:30 a.m.
Welcome and Coffee
10:30–11:30 a.m.
Session 1
- Sam McCracken, M.A. candidate in comparative literature, University of Georgia: "(Social-)Mediated Verse: #Instapoetry in Print and the Difficulties of a Digital Canon"
- Sydney Paluch, M.A. candidate in cultural studies, Dartmouth College: "The Ambiguity of Antony and Cleopatra: Interrupting Phallocentric Schemes of Objectification Through the Mutual Gaze"
Noon–1 p.m.
Luncheon
1–2 p.m.
Session 2
- Grant Crawford, M.A. candidate in English, Brooklyn College: "Everyone's an Expert: The Rise, Role, and Responsibility of Digital Storytelling in the Age of Fake News"
- Resham Parikh, M.Sc. candidate in gender, media, and culture, London School of Economics and Political Science: Title TBA
2–3 p.m.
Session 3
- Catherine Champney, M.A. candidate in English, Brooklyn College: "The Death of Intellectual Superiority: Fanfiction's Fight for Legitimacy Against Academic Elitism"
- Jessica Hautsch, Ph.D. candidate in English, Stony Brook University: "Rhetorical Parallels, Echoes, Subversions, and Play in Gif Fics"
3:15–4:30 p.m.
Keynote Presentation
- Professor Jeff Allred, Hunter College (CUNY)
