2022 archive

Session 1 | 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. (EDT)

Panel A: Linguistics and Pedagogy (Moderator: Dr. Miriam Moore, University of North Georgia, Gainesville)

• Grey Nebel, University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA): “Elle se sentait femme: Queer Identity in Rachilde‘s ‘Monsieur Vénus‘“

• Stefan Stojanoski, The College of New Jersey (NJ): “A Conversation About Disability Phraseology “

• Christopher Doney, Northwestern State University (LA): “A Phonological Description of Tajiki-English: An Emerging English Dialect “

• Ciara Corbett, The College of New Jersey (NJ): “Importance of Relatability in Children’s and Young Adult Literature“

Panel B: Multicultural Literature (Moderator: Michaela Smith, University of North Georgia, Gainesville)

• Julia Grace Jones, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega (GA): “Chicana/o Mourning in Viramontes’ ‘The Moths‘“

• Jacqueline Capron-Allcott, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (TN): “Analyzing Trauma, Loss, and Labor via Form in Tomás Rivera's Migrant World“

• Aylin Lazos, University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA) “‘The Treachery of Men and Women’: Gender and Heterosexual Relationships in Sally Potter's Orlando“

Session 2 | 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. (EDT)

Panel A: African American Literature (Moderator: Dr. Anita Turlington, University of North Georgia, Gainesville)

• Jessica Halsey, Tuskegee University (AL): “Alice Walker‘s 'Everyday Use‘: An Exploration of Black Pragmatism as Art"

• Syeda Nadia Hasan, University of Texas, Dallas (TX): “‘Of the Sorrow Songs‘: Du Bois and Black Folk Songs”

• Ann Mulligan, The College of New Jersey (NJ): “Toni Morrison‘s Beloved : Psychoanalytic Criticism” (unable to present)

Panel B: Creative Writing I (Moderator: J. Ereck Jarvis, Northwestern State University of Louisiana)

• Catelyn Errington, Northwestern State University of Louisiana (LA): “My Mother Taught Me the Virtue of Patience” & Other Poems

• Chad Hall, Arkansas Tech University (AR): “Black Butterfly of the Family”

• Tanya Morris, University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA): “Smoke Screen – Connection, Belonging, and Exploring the Unfamiliar”

Session 3 | 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. (EDT)

Panel A: Gender and Feminist Studies I (Moderator: Dr. Cameron Crawford, University of North Georgia, Gainesville)

• Matthew Chinique, The College of New Jersey (NJ): “Learning to Fall in Love with Yourself in The Awakening"

• Serenah Minasian, Illinois State University (IL): “Virginia Woolf’s Universe” 

• Madison Dashner, University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA): “‘Two Sister Vessels‘: Fallen Women in ‘Jenny‘ and ‘Goblin Market‘” 

• Ellianna Stine, Loras College (IA): “Male Gaze in Two Renaissance Poems“

Panel B: Creative Writing II (Moderator: Dr. Claire Kortyna, Arkansas Tech University)

• Victoria Richard, Millsaps College (MS): “Scattering Fowl: Disorder”

• Josh Nichols, Arkansas Tech University (AR): “Digging to China”

• Eunice Tan, Union University (TN): “Ready or Not, Here I Come”

• Carly Chandler, Northwestern State University of Louisiana (LA): “A Poem‘s Story”

Lunch break 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. (EDT)

Those wishing to stay online and chat during the lunch break can do so in the breakout rooms.

Session 4 | 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. (EDT)

Panel A: Vampires and Monsters in Literature (Moderator: Dr. Shannon Gilstrap, University of North Georgia, Gainesville)

• Natalie Marroquin, University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA): “Out of the Closet and Into the Coffin: A Queer Analysis of Mina and Lucy in Stoker’s Dracula ”

• Matthew Moon, University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA): “Your Fears and Anxieties: A Theory to the Creation of Monsters”

• Michaela Smith, University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA): “‘...ambiguous alternations…‘: Love in Le Fanu’s Carmilla ”

Panel B: Literary Studies and Contemporary Fiction (Moderator: Dr. Terry Easton, University of North Georgia, Gainesville)

• Malina Rusu, University of Texas, Dallas (TX): “The Cool Girl and the Master of Cunning: A Comparison of Amy Dunne and Odysseus“

• Samantha Hyatt, Winthrop University (SC): “Incorporating Young Adult Literature in the Classroom as a Tool to Teach Greek Mythology“

• Elana Koehler, Augusta University (GA): “The Euphemism of Escape in Never Let Me Go“

Session 5 | 3:45 – 5:00 p.m.  (EDT)

Panel A: Gender and Feminist Studies II (Moderator: Dr. Tanya Bennett, University of North Georgia, Gainesville)

• Jenna Albergo, Florida Gulf Coast University (FL): "‘It is as Good as Gymnastics, I Assure You,’ or, Transcending Structures of Shame through the Productive Potential of Paranoia: An Affective Reading of ‘The Yellow Wallpaper‘”

• Anna Adams, Lipscomb University (TN): “Love that Kills: Chopin, Gilman, and the Negative Effects of Controlling Relationships”

• Odessa Hinton, Augusta University (GA): “‘Two Selves’: The Intersections Between Gender Expression and Perceived Self”

Panel B: Shakespeare and British Literature (Moderator: Dr. Jessica Walker, University of North Georgia, Gainesville)

• Dominic Mailloux, Loras College (IA): “The Timeless Nature of Love or the Loveless Nature of Time? Shakespeare and Marvell on Authentic Love“ 

• Sarah Hall, The University of the South (TN): “The Poetry and Prose of Movement: An Analysis of Balletic Motifs in Robert Weiss’s Macbeth“

• Angela Saldivar, Northwestern State University of Louisiana (LA): “Environmental Racism in British Literature: How Literary Studies Can Foster Change In Our Communities“