Symposium XX

Department Of English Language and Literature
College Of Arts And Sciences
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Andrew Anglin
Professor Sheila Most, Sponsor
"Mourning Becomes Electra": The House of Arteus in New England as Explored by Eugene O’Neill.
McKenny Union, Faculty Lounge - 11:30 a.m.

Shelly Bahr
Professor Sandy Morey Norton, Sponsor
The Negation of Maggie Tulliver in George Eliot’s "Mill on the Floss".
McKenny Union, Intermedia Gallery - 10:00 a.m.

Christie Breitner
Professor Sheila Most, Sponsor
Don’t Forget the River Gods of Ancient Greece.
McKenny Union, Faculty Lounge - 11:45 a.m.

Devon Canterbury
Professor Veronica Grondona, Sponsor
The Central Yup’ik of Western Alaska.
McKenny Union, Main Lounge - 12:15 p.m.

Scott Duimstra
Professor Andrea Kaston, Sponsor
Homosexuality in Oscar Wilde’s "The Picture of Dorian Gray".
McKenny Union, Faculty Lounge - 10:45 a.m.

Michelle Grimsley
Professor Joseph Csicsila, Sponsor
The Irreconcilability of Counterforce in American Literature.
McKenny Union, Intermedia Gallery - 8:45 a.m.

Laura Jaworski
Professor James Knapp, Sponsor
To Show a Story and Tell a Picture: Blending the Line Between the Visual and Verbal.
McKenny Union, Intermedia Gallery - 9:00 a.m.

Annalisa Knudsvig
Professor Veronica Grondona, Sponsor
Language and Culture in India.
McKenny Union, Alumni Room - 9:00 a.m.

Tomo Nagahara
Professor Veronica Grondona, Sponsor
The Ainu in Japan.
McKenny Union, Main Lounge - 11:45 a.m.

Katherine Patrick
Professor Sheila Most, Sponsor
Doomed Throughout the Ages: A Comparison of Modern and Ancient Interpretations of the Story of the Fall of Troy and Kassandra of Troy.
McKenny Union, Faculty Lounge - Noon

Silvia Pessoa
Professor Veronica Grondona, Sponsor
The Power of Minority Languages in Spain.
McKenny Union, Main Lounge - Noon

Phillip Pittman
Professor Rebecca Sipe, Sponsor
Teaching Literature: Combining Critical Theory with Experience.
McKenny Union, Reception Room - 12:30 p.m.

Justin Rogers
Professor David Geherin, Sponsor
The Roman Gladiator.
McKenny Union, Faculty Lounge - 12:15 p.m.

Julia Smith
Professor Heather Neff, Sponsor
The American Identity of Morrison and Faulkner.
McKenny Union, Intermedia Gallery - 9:15 a.m.

Scott Still
Professor Andrea Kaston, Sponsor
Thomas Hardy’s Nature: Romantic or Deterministic?
McKenny Union, Faculty Lounge - 11:00 a.m.

Nell Stillman
Professor Mary Zdrojkowski, Sponsor
Humans: The Omitted Variable in Caloric Restriction Research.
McKenny Union, Faculty Lounge - 8:30 a.m.

Kathleen Targowski
Professor Cheryl Cassidy, Sponsor
Are Ratings an Adequate Measure to Prevent Children’s Exposure to Violent Video Games?
McKenny Union, Intermedia Gallery - 11:45 a.m.

Erin Van Valkenburg
Professor Andrea Kaston, Sponsor
Pedestal or Gun Rack.
McKenny Union, Intermedia Gallery - Noon

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