Word’s Worth 2016 Graduate Conference in English Studies | |
Digital ScheduleMarch 18-19, 2016Stevenson HallIllinois State University | |
Friday Schedule: Stevenson 133 | |||
Friday Registration and the Writing Festival will be held in Stevenson 133. Please stop here ten minutes before panel start times to pick up extra credit sheets. | |||
STV 128 Panels | STV 132 Panels | STV 401 Roundtables | |
8:00-8:50 | Writing Festival Coffee and Tea at 8:30 | ||
9:00-9:50 | Creative Writing Alexandra Daggett, Zeph Webster Moderator: Gabe Gudding | Creative Writing and Its Visual Presentation Andrea Berns, Tess Ward Moderator: Robert McLaughlin | |
10:00-10:50 | Pedagogy Roundtable: Teaching Writing Ryan Edel, Shane Combs | Grad School: Applications, Funding, Living Wesley Jacques, Britni Williams | |
11:00-11:50 | Language and the Humanimal Jeff Rients, Sarah Hercula Moderator: Olya Cochran | LGBTQ and Cross-Cultural Rhetorics Andrew Trevarrow, Michael Soares Moderator: Brian Rejack | |
12:00-12:50 | Lunch – STV 401A | ||
1:00-1:50 | Keynote: Elizabeth J. Fleitz STV 401 | ||
2:00-3:00 | Pedagogy: Multilingualism and Assessment Lucy Belomoina, Mijan Rahman, Robin Halsey Moderator: Katherine Nelson | Representation: “Performing” Rape and Female Comedians Michelle Wright, Olya Cochran, Cody Parish | Grammar Wars K. Aaron Smith, Joe Amato, Zeph Webster, Kevin Ness, Andrea Burns |
3:00-3:50 | Grad School at ISU Meg Gregory, Taylor Williams, Jeff Rients | Research Practices In (and Out of) the English Studies Classroom Tara Lyons, Mary Jeanette Moran, Roberta Trites | Queer Studies K. Aaron Smith, Karlie Rodriguez, Eric Pitman, Andrew Trevarrow |
4:00-5:50 | English Department Social – STV 401 Pizza and Conversation | ||
Saturday Schedule: Stevenson 401 | |
Small-group discussions with faculty and graduate students related to professional development. | |
8:00-8:50 | Setup: Coffee and Tea at 8:30 |
9:00-9:50 English Careers | Mark Vegter: Careers in English Britni Williams: The Grad School C/V and Personal Statement Elizabeth J. Fleitz: Advice on the Academic Job Market |
10:00-10:50 Research / Publish | Katherine Nelson: Archiving and Access to Research Materials Steve Halle: The Publisher’s Perspective Gabe Gudding: Research in Creative Writing |
11:00-11:50 Pedagogy | Shailen Mishra: Teaching Creative Writing Elizabeth Fleitz: Teaching as a Professor Sanyu Mulira: “The Consumable Humanity of Women in the US Occupation of Haiti: Colere, Marie Vieux Chauvet” |
12:00-12:50 | Lunch and Wrap-Up |
Committee Members
Chair | Ryan Edel |
Treasurer | Britni Williams |
Co-Secretaries | Andrew Trevarrow |
Sanam Shahmiri | |
Funding Chair | Britni Williams |
Logistics Chair | Andrew Trevarrow |
Digital Outreach | Jillian Merrifield |
Campus Outreach | Wesley Jacques |
Scholarship Co-Chairs | Laurel Perez |
Eric Pitman | |
Andrea Berns | |
Olya Cochran | |
Lisa Dooley | |
Wesley Jacques | |
Su Yin Khor | |
Agathe Lancrenon | |
Katy Lewis | |
John MacLean | |
Karlie Rodriguez | |
Danielle Sutton | |
Interns | Kevin Ness |
Zeph Webster |
Keynote Address:Dr. Elizabeth J. Flietz | |
English Department Social | |