Full Schedule

7:30 AM – 10:30 AM MTN

Registration
Location: South Convention Lobby (2)

General

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-01 - Open for Informal Meeting
Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Open for Meeting

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-02 - Critical or Creative Essays: Zebra Session
Location: Beverly (Terrace)

Zebra

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-03 - H-03 - Literature: King Lear and Early Modern Tragedy
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Moderator: William C. Johnson – Northern Illinois University (IL)

Chair: Megan Brennan – University of Oregon (OR)

Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-03 - Nothingness and Christian Charity in King Lear
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Author: Ian Hearn – College of the Ozarks (MO)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-03 - Tragic Humor: The Imbalance of Humors in King Lear
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Author: Kennedy E. Skinner – Morningside University (IA)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-03 - Death and Atonement in King Lear
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Author: Diana M. Morley – SUNY, Geneseo (NY)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-04 - H-04 - Literature: Intersecting Physical Settings and Thematic Concerns
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Scott Levin – Louisiana Tech University (LA)

Chair: Claire M. Tuohy – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-04 - British Lit, Environmental Racism, Local Activism
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Author: Angela Saldivar – Northwestern State University of Louisiana (LA)

20th/21st Century British Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-04 - The Hawksmoor Churches: Psychogeography and Power
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Author: Kelsey Chan – University of California, Los Angeles (CA)

20th/21st Century British Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-04 - The Dregs of the Docks
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Author: Justine N. Sargent – University of California, Los Angeles (CA)

Victorian and Pre-War British Literature (1837-1914)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-04 - An Odd Couple(t): Suffering in Poetry
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Author: Ethan K. Kober – Luther College (IA)

20th/21st Century British Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-05 - H-05 - Literature: Finding Heroes in Unlikely Places
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Cami Agan – Oklahoma Christian University (OK)

Chair: Maille Allardyce – University of Scranton (PA)

Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-05 - Gender Stereotypes & Expectations in Persuasion
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Author: Greta Soos – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Enlightenment and Romanticism (1750-1837)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-05 - “I am No Living Man”: Éowyn Shieldmaiden to Wife
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Author: Sage Bramlett – Oklahoma Christian University (OK)

20th/21st Century British Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-05 - Justice for Lucy: Reassessing Dracula’s Victim
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Author: Rebekah A. Brown – Sigma Tau Delta Alum

Victorian and Pre-War British Literature (1837-1914)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-05 - Ulysses the Hero
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Author: Corey Jenrette – University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA)

Victorian and Pre-War British Literature (1837-1914)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-06 - H-06 - Literature: American Prose—Chopin and O'Connor
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Julia Combs – Southern Utah University (UT)

Chair: Claire E. Lancaster – Elon University (NC)

Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-06 - Love That Kills
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Author: Anna Adams – Lipscomb University (TN)

19th Century American Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-06 - Dreams in the Waking World: Chopin’s The Awakening
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Author: Isabel D. Rinaldi – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

19th Century American Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-06 - Feminism in Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour"
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Author: Megan L. Anderson – Southern Utah University (UT)

19th Century American Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-06 - Bad Morals: Psychoanalyzing O'Connor's "Good Man"
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Author: Alexander R. Herin – Alma College (MI)

20th/21st Century American Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-07 - H-07 - Literature: Identity Formation and Culture
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Paige R. McCormick – Stillman College (AL)

Chair: Katelynn Adrian – McNeese State University (LA)

Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Film and Media

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-07 - Growing up Ghibli: Identity Shown in Spirited Away
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Author: Kathryn Jorgensen – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-07 - Margaret Atwood: To Dystopia and Beyond
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Author: Kimberly B. Johnson – Southern New Hampshire University (NH)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-07 - Alonity and Identity Creation in Get in the Van
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Author: Austin J. Mitchell – Lipscomb University (TN)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-08 - H-08 - Author Spotlight: Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Moderator: Alice Bendinelli – Southwestern College (KS)

Chair: Ashley Smith – Franklin Pierce University (NH)

Terrace (Terrace)

Author Spotlight: Toni Morrison

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-08 - Blue With Envy: Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Author: Angelea H. Hayes – Pepperdine University (CA)

Multicultural American Literature (African, Latinx, Native, Asian)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-08 - Imagining How Black Women Can Love Without Losing
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Author: Annaya M. Baynes – Spelman College (GA)

20th/21st Century American Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-08 - Narrative Techniques and Intersectionality
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Author: Giuliana Piccione – Bradley University (IL)

20th/21st Century American Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-08 - Silence Speaks: Language Usage in The Bluest Eye
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Author: Shannon L. DiCristina – Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ)

20th/21st Century American Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-09 - Creative Writing: Zebra Session
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Zebra

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-10 - H-10 - Poetry: Needs Hearing
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Corbett Upton – Univesity of Oregon (OR)

Chair: Calius A. Lewis – Alma College (MI)

Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Original Poetry

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-10 - Resurrection . . . and All That Came After
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Katie Watkins – Brenau University (GA)

Poetry

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-10 - The Radiation Runner
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Olesya Mertz – Ohio Northern University (OH)

Poetry

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-10 - An Echo's Reach
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Sarah A. Tate – Liberty University (VA)

Poetry

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-10 - Masked
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Kira M. Dewey – Palm Beach Atlantic University (FL)

Poetry

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-10 - Black Girls Can Be Colorful Too: A Collection
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Tionna Winn – Florida State University (FL)

Poetry

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-11 - H-11 - Creative Nonfiction: The Pride Experience
Location: Tower B (2)

Moderator: Mildred Inez Lewis – Chapman University (CA)

Chair: Ava G. Croan – Cottey College (MO)

Location: Tower B (2)

Original Creative Nonfiction

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-11 - Queen
Location: Tower B (2)

Author: Sarah McKiernan – Drew University (NJ)

Creative Nonfiction

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-11 - Writing from the Closet: Queerness in Fan Fiction
Location: Tower B (2)

Author: Kate I. Humphreys – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Creative Nonfiction

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-11 - The Gardener
Location: Tower B (2)

Author: Haley M. Arnold – Muhlenberg College (PA)

Creative Nonfiction

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-11 - Experiencing Pride
Location: Tower B (2)

Author: Hannah J. Eller – Fort Hays State University (KS)

Creative Nonfiction

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-12 - H-12 - Fiction: Identifying Ourselves
Location: Tower C (2)

Moderator: Matt Hlinak – Northern Illinois University (IL)

Chair: Christopher C. K. Pham – University of Colorado (CO)

Location: Tower C (2)

Original Fiction

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-12 - Unbeingdead
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Zoe L. Colvin – Stephens College (MO)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-12 - A Quiet Thing
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Heather Millman – Marist College (NY)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-12 - For the Daughters Born and Different
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Ava Duskic – Muhlenberg College (PA)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-12 - Complete Brokenness
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Mia K. Alvarez – University of Guam (GU)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-12 - Let Me Forget
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Sabrina G. Johnson – University of North Carolina Wilmington (NC)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-13 - H-13 - Fiction: Deals Struck with Nature
Location: Tower D (2)

Moderator: Sidney Watson – Oklahoma Baptist University (OK)

Chair: Joshua P. Rutledge – Missouri Southern State University (MO)

Location: Tower D (2)

Original Fiction

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-13 - Lost in the Wild
Location: Tower D (2)

Author: Vikram S. Branch – Chapman University (CA)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-13 - The Colors of Still Water Lake
Location: Tower D (2)

Author: Aubrey Hirsch – Pepperdine University (CA)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-13 - Tornado Weather
Location: Tower D (2)

Author: Cassidy Hunter – Missouri Southern State University (MO)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-13 - Floridian
Location: Tower D (2)

Author: Halle C. Kibben – Palm Beach Atlantic University (FL)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-13 - The Shower
Location: Tower D (2)

Author: Emma R. Allen – Tulane University (LA)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-14 - Roundtable: The Progressive Epic in Star Wars: Skywalker Saga
Location: Windows (2)

Moderator: Sherri Craig – Southeastern Louisiana University (LA)

Presenter: Dana Berkowitz – Sigma Tau Delta Alum

Presenter: Christopher Chandler – Southeastern Louisiana University (LA)

Presenter: Christopher Genre – Southeastern Louisiana University (LA)

Presenter: Roberto Martinez – Sigma Tau Delta Alum

Presenter: Steven Savoie – Sigma Tau Delta Alum

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN

H-15 - Roundtable: Chat with 2023 Review and Rectangle Editorial Team
Location: Majestic Ballroom (Majestic)

Moderator: Carie S.T. King – The University of Texas at Dallas (TX)

Presenter: Ollivia (Ollie) Otty – Sigma Tau Delta Alum

Presenter: Emma-Li Downer – Drew University (NJ)

Writing and Publishing

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-01 - I-01 - Language: Lyrics and Music Analyzed
Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Moderator: Linda Miller – Muhlenberg College (PA)

Chair: Lauren H. Silverstein – Muhlenberg College (PA)

Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Film and Media

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-01 - Homosocial Desire in “The Untamed” Trailer
Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Author: Mackenzie Simpson – Arkansas Tech University (AR)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-01 - Hozier: Transnationalism and Cosmopolitanism
Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Author: Katelyn M. Steih – Alma College (MI)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-01 - The Dynamics of Distorted Identity in Arabian Jazz
Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Author: Rasha Aljararwa – The University of Texas at Dallas (TX)

Multicultural American Literature (African, Latinx, Native, Asian)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-01 - The Muppet Show Sex and Violence: Staging Fozzeck
Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Author: Anna Bobok – Muhlenberg College (PA)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-02 - I-02 - Literature: Words and their Powers
Location: Beverly (Terrace)

Moderator: David Issacs – California Baptist University (CA)

Chair: Lily R. Ginsberg – University of Illinois at Chicago (IL)

Location: Beverly (Terrace)

Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-02 - Examining the Importance of Nature across Cultures
Location: Beverly (Terrace)

Author: Alyson Johnson – Illinois College (IL)

World Literature in translation

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-02 - Necessity of Nonsense: Language in Lewis Carroll
Location: Beverly (Terrace)

Author: Adrian R. Jacobs – California Baptist University (CA)

Victorian and Pre-War British Literature (1837-1914)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-02 - Ritual as It Relates to Memory in Seamus Heaney
Location: Beverly (Terrace)

Author: Grace V. Neighbours – East Texas Baptist University (TX)

20th/21st Century British Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-02 - The Importance of Reading in Jane Austen’s Novels
Location: Beverly (Terrace)

Author: Leah Rice – Lipscomb University (TN)

Enlightenment and Romanticism (1750-1837)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-03 - I-03 - Literature: Shakespeare, Creating Character
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Moderator: Amy Gates – Missouri Southern State University (MO)

Chair: Avina K. Sharma – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-03 - Beasts Within: Animals in Hamlet Iterations
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Author: Emily A. Whittle – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-03 - Masculinity in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Author: Aubrey L. Wolff – University of Scranton (PA)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-03 - Ariel as the Audience in Shakespeare’s The Tempest
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Author: Miranda K. Miller – The University of Iowa (IA)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-03 - Mess with the Dane, You Get the Pain
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Author: Lily A. Grado – Mississippi State University (MS)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-04 - I-04 - Literature: Growth and Change in World Literature
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Rachel Carr – Lindsey Wilson College (KY)

Chair: Lee R. DiFante – Shepherd University (WV)

Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-04 - A Nietzschean Analysis of Waiting for Godot
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Author: Landon Simmons – Lindsey Wilson College (KY)

20th/21st Century British Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-04 - The Metamorphosis: Madness Becomes Him
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Author: Elizabeth Roth – Western Kentucky University (KY)

World Literature in translation

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-04 - Folkloric Elements in Synge’s Riders to the Sea
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Author: Jess A. Gronikowski – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

World Literature (Anglophone)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-05 - I-05 - Literature: Jane Austen Constructs Gendered Identities
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Kassia Krone – Friends University (KS)

Chair: Elizabeth (Liz) Nielson – Utah State University (UT)

Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-05 - Jane Austen and Feminism
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Author: James R. Shupe – Utah State University (UT)

Enlightenment and Romanticism (1750-1837)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-05 - Narrative Empathy, Ethics, and Persuasion
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Author: Danika E. Hollis – The University of Texas at Dallas (TX)

Linguistics or Rhetoric

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-05 - Gender Nonconformity in Northanger Abbey
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Author: Matthew C. Keller – SUNY, Geneseo (NY)

Enlightenment and Romanticism (1750-1837)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-05 - Portrait of Masculinity in Sense and Sensibility
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Author: Migisha Eva Sangwa – Oklahoma Christian University (OK)

Enlightenment and Romanticism (1750-1837)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-06 - I-06 - Literature: American Names and Identity
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Kaine Ezell – Oklahoma Baptist University (OK)

Chair: Amelia P. Murphey – Ohio Northern University (OH)

Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-06 - The Innovative Musical Stylings of Langston Hughes
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Author: Chenia J. Walker – Lincoln University (MO)

Multicultural American Literature (African, Latinx, Native, Asian)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-06 - Momaday's The Names: Transcendental Self-Storying
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Author: Lindsay M. Norton – California State University (CA)

Multicultural American Literature (African, Latinx, Native, Asian)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-06 - Experience and Oppression in Benito Cereno
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Author: Ryan P. McCafferty – Mississippi State University (MS)

19th Century American Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-07 - I-07 - Film and Media: Film and Cultural Studies
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Glenn Steinberg – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Chair: Octavio D. De Leon – Santa Clara University (CA)

Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Film and Media

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-07 - Hercule Poirot, the Physicality of the Detective
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Author: Charlotte Beale – Utah Tech University (UT)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-07 - The Show Must Go On: Artifice in The Farewell
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Author: Amy E. Webb – Luther College (IA)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-07 - A Proletariat Parasite: Bong Joon-ho and Marxism
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Author: Alec J. Matulka – Pepperdine University (CA)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-07 - Queer Coming-of-Age in Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Author: Adriel Warren – Austin Peay State University (TN)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-08 - I-08 - Common Reader: Society and The Rock Eaters
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Chair: Noah A. Boland – University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA)

Moderator: Amy Mecklenburg-Faenger – Park University (MO)

Terrace (Terrace)

Common Reader

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-08 - The Male Gaze and “The Whitest Girl”
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Author: Hope Lockwood – Pepperdine University (CA)

Common Reader

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-08 - Peynado and the Damaging Effects of Debt
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Author: Lillian I. Floyd – Park University (MO)

Common Reader

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-08 - Radioactive Renaissance: A Superhero Origin Story
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Author: Brandon W. Schmitz – Park University (MO)

Common Reader

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-08 - Literary Analysis of Peynado’s “The Rock Eaters”
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Author: Neyamia Powell – Park University (MO)

Common Reader

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-09 - I-09 - Poetry: LGBTQ+ in Transition
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Moderator: Billie Tadros – University of Scranton (PA)

Chair: Caleb E. Delos-Santos – Azusa Pacific University (CA)

Location: Vail (Majestic)

Original Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-09 - Trans [Re]incarnation—[Re]born to This Body
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Author: Elias A. Kerr – University of Scranton (PA)

Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-09 - This Womanhood
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Author: Emily R. Miller – University of Central Florida (FL)

Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-09 - Transitioning, Quietly
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Author: Sophia G. Collins – Lesley University (MA)

Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-09 - An Organism Is Living If Able to Reproduce
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Author: Elliot Pecora – SUNY, Geneseo (NY)

Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-09 - In This Home, Memories Cascade Like Hailstones
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Author: Kenny Mitchell – University of Nebraska Kearney (NE)

Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-10 - I-10 - Poetry: The Q in Question
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Moderator: David Elder – Morningside University (IA)

Chair: Pilar L. Garcia – University of Tennessee, Knoxville (TN)

Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Original Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-10 - My Queer Experiences through Poetry
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Skye Cowley – Southwestern Oklahoma State University (OK)

Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-10 - Dancing with the Demons of Life and Lamentation
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Dalton J. Sikes – Pacific University (OR)

Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-10 - Questions from a Queer Daughter
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Samantha Giesen – Morningside University (IA)

Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-10 - We Kept Our Heads Down
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Ren Parks – Illinois College (IL)

Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-10 - In the House of the Tenth Muse
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Cassidy L. Pekarek – Sigma Tau Delta Alum

Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-11 - I-11 - Creative Nonfiction: What Makes This Mine
Location: Tower B (2)

Moderator: Hillary Coenen – Midwestern State University (TX)

Chair: Alejandra E. Henríquez Roncal – Utah Tech University (UT)

Location: Tower B (2)

Original Creative Nonfiction

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-11 - Maybe This Is Life
Location: Tower B (2)

Author: Michaela A. Plumb – College of the Ozarks (MO)

Creative Nonfiction

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-11 - The Sign
Location: Tower B (2)

Author: Michaela E. Aleman – Midwestern State University (TX)

Creative Nonfiction

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-11 - What I Want
Location: Tower B (2)

Author: Jessica M. Baker – Elon University (NC)

Creative Nonfiction

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-11 - My Morning Routine
Location: Tower B (2)

Author: Sarah J. Makinen – Northern Michigan University (MI)

Creative Nonfiction

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-12 - I-12 - Fiction: Gone for Some Time
Location: Tower C (2)

Moderator: Leigh Ann Rhea – Calhoun Community College (AL)

Chair: Chanelle Bergeron – Meredith College (NC)

Location: Tower C (2)

Original Fiction

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-12 - Crosshairs (from Newman County)
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Isaac Brown – George Fox University (OR)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-12 - The Diner
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Fallon A. Brannon – Tuskegee University (AL)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-12 - The Balcony/A Fortnight of Love
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Catherine N. Callanan – Lesley University (MA)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-12 - The Steelhead
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Claire Wittlieff – Alma College (MI)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-12 - Consciousness
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Dariana Gunderson – North Dakota State University (ND)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-13 - I-13 - Fiction: Familial Love
Location: Tower D (2)

Moderator: Madeline B. Gangnes – The University of Scranton (PA)

Chair: Jenae K. Jordan – Southern New Hampshire University (NH)

Location: Tower D (2)

Original Fiction

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-13 - A Place Just Beyond
Location: Tower D (2)

Author: Rachel E. Harvey – Friends University (KS)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-13 - Alpine Night
Location: Tower D (2)

Author: Elsie R. Wilkens – Utah Tech University (UT)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-13 - Sunlight
Location: Tower D (2)

Author: Alessandra Rubi – Saint Louis University (MO)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-14 - Roundtable: Good Pedagogy: Balancing Student & Faculty Needs
Location: Columbine (Terrace)

Moderator: Diane Vanner Steinberg – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Presenter: Matthew J. Chinique – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Presenter: Noah D. Garofalo – Franklin Pierce University (NH)

Presenter: Kathryn Jorgensen – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Presenter: Ashley Smith – Franklin Pierce University (NH)

English and Technology

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-15 - Roundtable: Cutting Edge Grammar for the 21st-Century Student
Location: Windows (2)

Moderator: Chloe R. Brooke – Wayland Baptist University (TX)

Presenter: Bailey Hair – Wayland Baptist University (TX)

Presenter: Bridgit O'Connell – Wayland Baptist University (TX)

Presenter: David Russell – Wayland Baptist University (TX)

Linguistics or Rhetoric

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN

I-16 - Workshop: Conversation with Brenda Peynado
Location: Majestic Ballroom (Majestic)

Moderator: Kevin Stemmler – PennWest Clarion (PA)

Speaker: Brenda Peynado – Keynote Speaker and Author

Common Reader

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-01 - J-01 - Language: Language and Game / Role Playing
Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Moderator: Sara Lindey – Saint Vincent College (PA)

Chair: Danielle Jenkins – Spelman College (GA)

Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Film and Media

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-01 - Posthuman Subjection: Life-Power in Interface
Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Author: Filip Maziarz – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-01 - In- and Out-group Language in Video Game Culture
Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Author: Noah R. Stump – Lipscomb University (TN)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-01 - You Madden, Bro?
Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Author: David W. Collins – Saint Vincent College (PA)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-01 - Emergent Gameplay Design in Horror Board Games
Location: Capitol (Terrace)

Author: Kaitlynn M. Sass – Indiana University of Pennsylvania (PA)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-02 - J-02 - Literature: Early Modern Drama and Sexual Jealousy
Location: Beverly (Terrace)

Moderator: Glen Brewster – Westfield State University (MA)

Chair: Hanna J. Denton – McNeese State University (LA)

Location: Beverly (Terrace)

Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-02 - No Two Narcissists Are the Same
Location: Beverly (Terrace)

Author: Scarlett C. Laurence – Calhoun Community College (AL)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-02 - The Four Humours in The Duchess of Malfi
Location: Beverly (Terrace)

Author: Maggie Machado – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-02 - Queering Shakespeare: Iago, Can You Come Out?
Location: Beverly (Terrace)

Author: Angie G. Tamayo León – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-03 - J-03 - Literature: William Shakespeare Looks at Queens and Kings
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Jonathan M. Newman – Missouri State University (MO)

Chair: Jacob Schlau – SUNY, Geneseo (NY)

Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-03 - The Nullification of Gender in Richard II
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Author: Isaac Schiller – SUNY, Geneseo (NY)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-03 - The Objectification of Egypt Herself
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Author: Shayne M. Nielson – Utah Tech University (UT)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-03 - Antony and Cleopatra: Relational Addiction
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Author: Meleah R. Ridd – Utah Tech University (UT)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-03 - Richard III: The Denial of Humanity
Location: Denver (Mezzanine)

Author: Abigayle Money – College of the Ozarks (MO)

Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-04 - J-04 - Literature: Feminist Themes
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Moderator: Prathim-Maya Dora-Laskey – Alma College (MI)

Chair: Shamiya D. Ford – Rider University (NJ)

Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-04 - A Woolf in Sheep's Clothing
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Author: Meghan Quaglino – Northwestern State University of Louisiana (LA)

20th/21st Century British Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-04 - The Mater Knows Best: Norms in "The Other Boat"
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Author: Addie L. Craig – Luther College (IA)

20th/21st Century British Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-04 - Internalized Misogyny and Mina Loy’s Writing
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Author: Charlotte R. Alcon – Flagler College (FL)

20th/21st Century British Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-04 - The Flawed Feminism of Haynes' A Thousand Ships
Location: Savoy (Majestic)

Author: Emily Varker – Iona College (NY)

20th/21st Century British Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-05 - J-05 - Literature: Critical Literary Theory
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Laura von Wallmenich – Alma College (MI)

Chair: Adriana Bøckman-Pedersen – Palm Beach Atlantic University (FL)

Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-05 - Burning Protest: Adrienne Rich and New Historicism
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Author: Cheyenne S. Main – Cottey College (MO)

20th/21st Century American Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-05 - Foucault, Butler, and Nightwood: Exploring Gender
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Author: Sophia P. Betts – Oregon State University (OR)

20th/21st Century American Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-05 - Critical Race Theory in Hansberry and Achebe
Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)

Author: Ashlynn Perry – Lipscomb University (TN)

Multicultural American Literature (African, Latinx, Native, Asian)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-06 - J-06 - Literature: American Identity across Generations
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Larry Dennis – PennWest Clarion (PA)

Chair: Seth Stobart – Otterbein University (OH)

Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-06 - Loss of Identity in Chinese Immigrants
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Author: Briley Wyckoff – Utah Tech University (UT)

Multicultural American Literature (African, Latinx, Native, Asian)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-06 - Oral Expression in Kingston's The Woman Warrior
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Author: Haylie Jacobson – Utah Tech University (UT)

Multicultural American Literature (African, Latinx, Native, Asian)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-06 - Roots and Shoots in a Cross-Cultural Environment
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Author: Emma R. Visker – Lipscomb University (TN)

Multicultural American Literature (African, Latinx, Native, Asian)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-06 - Joy Harjo’s Healing of Generational Trauma
Location: Century (Mezzanine)

Author: Jaden Daher – Saint Mary's College (IN)

Multicultural American Literature (African, Latinx, Native, Asian)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-07 - J-07 - Literature: Girlhood, Re-Imagined
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Sarah Dangelantonio – Franklin Pierce University (NH)

Chair: Annaya M. Baynes – Spelman College (GA)

Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-07 - The Racialized Identity of the Wolf-Girl
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Author: Hope Lockwood – Pepperdine University (CA)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-07 - Culture and Sexuality in Bishakh Som’s Spellbound
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Author: Claire Kim – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Graphic Novels/Memoirs

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-07 - A Critical Analysis of Disney Films
Location: Gold (Mezzanine)

Author: Daissa Dereme – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Popular Culture, Film, and Media

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-08 - J-08 - Author Spotlight: Toni Morrison's Beloved
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Moderator: Shannin Schroeder – Southern Arkansas University (AR)

Chair: Gabrielle T. Hardoin – University of Evansville (IN)

Terrace (Terrace)

Author Spotlight: Toni Morrison

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-08 - Mother-Daughter Self-Identification in Morrison
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Author: Carolyn Bruce – Sigma Tau Delta Alum

20th/21st Century American Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-08 - Time and Identity in Beloved by Toni Morrison
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Author: Elizabeth S. McCook – University of Evansville (IN)

19th Century American Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-08 - Intergenerational Trauma through Beloved's Denver
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Author: Carly F. Burgio – SUNY, Geneseo (NY)

20th/21st Century American Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-08 - Women Save Themselves in Beloved
Location: Terrace (Terrace)

Author: Seth Davis – Southern New Hampshire University (NH)

20th/21st Century American Literature

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-09 - J-09 - Poetry: Inside Verse
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Moderator: Sherri Craig – Southeastern Louisiana University (LA)

Chair: Marissa Jasso – University of San Francisco (CA)

Location: Vail (Majestic)

Original Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-09 - I Know Her through Her Eyes
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Author: Sarah G. Pouliot – Palm Beach Atlantic University (FL)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-09 - In the Sink
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Author: Eowyn Stewart – Abilene Christian University (TX)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-09 - Freedom Honey
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Author: Jestine M. Lange – Lincoln University (MO)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-09 - Malignant Waffle Maker
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Author: Ella Michael – The University of Iowa (IA)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-09 - Drinking Tea, Eating Berries, Reading Dune
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Author: Avery E. Bryant – Palm Beach Atlantic University (FL)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-09 - The Gamble
Location: Vail (Majestic)

Author: Coleman D. Riggins – University of Nebraska Kearney (NE)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-10 - J-10 - Poetry: The Force of Loss
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Moderator: Bradley J. Fest – Hartwick College (NY)

Chair: Sydney J. Lauer – Roger Williams University (RI)

Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Original Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-10 - Earth and its Inhabitants
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Sara VanValkenburg – Hartwick College (NY)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-10 - My Grandmother's House
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Kendall K. McCalla – Illinois College (IL)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-10 - Funeral
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Madison N. Flynn – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-10 - Adaptation
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Addy E. Sigmon – Lipscomb University (TN)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-10 - Red Stripes and Rocket Ships
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Valerie L. Feldker – Western Kentucky University (KY)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-10 - Grave Matters at Hand
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Hannah K. Lustyik – SUNY, Geneseo (NY)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-10 - Reasons to Wear Black
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Dana Berkowitz – Sigma Tau Delta Alum

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-10 - A Gnarled Carving
Location: Silver (Mezzanine)

Author: Faith Yonts – Western Kentucky University (KY)

Poetry

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-11 - J-11 - Creative Nonfiction: An American Nonfiction Tale
Location: Tower B (2)

Moderator: Hillary Coenen – Midwestern State University (TX)

Chair: Anastasia D. Baldus – Luther College (IA)

Location: Tower B (2)

Original Creative Nonfiction

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-11 - Republican, California 91350
Location: Tower B (2)

Author: Alexandra Hill – St. Lawrence University (NY)

Creative Nonfiction

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-11 - Young, Young, Young
Location: Tower B (2)

Author: Elizabeth S. Kassuelke – Bethany Lutheran College (MN)

Creative Nonfiction

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-11 - Taylor Swift, the Degenerate?
Location: Tower B (2)

Author: Breanna D. Cotner – Midwestern State University (TX)

Creative Nonfiction

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-12 - J-12 - Fiction: Fighting Ourselves
Location: Tower C (2)

Moderator: Gary Tandy – George Fox University (OR)

Chair: Michaela A. Smith – University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA)

Location: Tower C (2)

Original Fiction

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-12 - Comfortably Numb
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Rachel L. Waldrop – Berry College (GA)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-12 - Arresting Accidents
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Taylor Reed – Muhlenberg College (PA)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-12 - In Came Nihil
Location: Tower C (2)

Author: Ashly R. Quintanilla – East Texas Baptist University (TX)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-13 - J-13 - Fiction: Far, Far from Home
Location: Tower D (2)

Moderator: Gloria J. Hochstein – University of Wisconsin (WI)

Chair: Emily A. Audras – Pepperdine University (CA)

Location: Tower D (2)

Original Fiction

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-13 - Dark Waters
Location: Tower D (2)

Author: Jessamin R. McSwain – Stephens College (MO)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-13 - Missing: Anyone
Location: Tower D (2)

Author: Mia Irving – Luther College (IA)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-13 - A Family of Djinn
Location: Tower D (2)

Author: Shahana Afsar – Western Michigan University (MI)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-13 - Patron of Artemisia
Location: Tower D (2)

Author: Kennedy A. Largent – Oklahoma Baptist University (OK)

Original Prose (Short Story/Flash Fiction/Fiction/Drama/Screenplay)

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-14 - Roundtable: Sticks and Stones: Politics in The Rock Eaters
Location: Columbine (Terrace)

Moderator: Michaelann Nelson – Utah State University Eastern (UT)

Presenter: Jenny Carpenter – Utah State University (UT)

Presenter: Dakota Mecham – Utah State University Eastern (UT)

Presenter: Aimee Olson – Utah State University (UT)

Presenter: Beth Pace – Utah State University Eastern (UT)

Presenter: Preston Waddoups – Utah State University (UT)

Common Reader

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

J-15 - Roundtable: The Urgent Need for Inclusive Literary Education
Location: Windows (2)

Moderator: Kristina Kirk – Southwestern Oklahoma State University (OK)

Presenter: Sydney Graves – Southwestern Oklahoma State University (OK)

Presenter: Skye Cowley – Southwestern Oklahoma State University (OK)

Presenter: Liv M. Schmidt – Southwestern Oklahoma State University (OK)

English Education/Young Adult Literature

12:45 PM – 3:00 PM MTN

Convention Awards Luncheon
Location: Grand Ballroom (2)

Speaker: Matt Hlinak – Northern Illinois University (IL)

Speaker: Shannin Schroeder – Southern Arkansas University (AR)

Speaker: Diane Vanner Steinberg – The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Speaker: Kevin Stemmler – PennWest Clarion (PA)

Speaker: Glen Brewster – Westfield State University (MA)

General

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM MTN

Open Mic II
Location: Grand Ballroom (2)

Chair: Baylee Harding – Missouri Southern State University (MO)

Chair: Deane Reaves – Friends University (KS)

General