In Media Res Panel Presentations

Saturday, November 14, 2009 

Women in the Media (9-10am)

"Bazaaro Magazine: Satire and Commentary on the Portrayal of Women in the Media"

                        Amanda Benton, Independent Artist/Scholar

"Socializing Our Baby Girls:  A Look at the Representation of Black Female Youth in
Contemporary Television Cartoons"

                        Chamere Poole, Miami University

 "The Pretty One: Monstrous Gender in House, M.D."

                        Emily Churilla, Stony Brook University

 

Gender and Performance (10:15-11:15am)

"Richard Pryor's Pain: From Stand-Up Comedy to Hollywood Film"

                        Sean Springer, Stony Brook University

"Neo-Racism, a Black Feminist, and The Boondocks"

                        Nikki Lane, American University

"With Vengeance: Media's Gaze and Constructing the Male Avenger"

                        Megan Weber, University of South Florida

  

Hip Hop and Race (11:30am-12:30pm)

 "Its Bigger than Hiphop. . . Yeah but we still sexist" 

                        Akil Houston, Ohio University

 "My President is Black: Social Optimism in Obama-era Rap Music"

                        Cynthia Estremera, Villanova University

"Fade to Grey: Jay-Z and the Aesthetic Inflections of Music Production"

            Wilfredo Gomez, University of Pennsylvania

  

History, Race and Film-Concurrent Session  (2:00-3:00 PM)

"Nollywood Narratives: Utilizing Nigerian Film to Visualize West African Literature"

                        Sharron Greaves, Nyack College

"Farewell to Storyville: Early Jazz and a Cultural Reckoning"

                        Barry Long, Bucknell University

"The Communal Womb in Haile Gerima's Sankofa"

                        Belinda Peterson, Bucknell University

  

Nation and Identity in the Public Sphere-Concurrent Session (2:00-3:00 PM)

"Latino Racial Identity: The Process of Race Making"

                        Atiya Stokes-Brown, Bucknell University

 "Faggotty/White/Uniform: Gays in the Military and A Few Good Men"

                        Scott St. Pierre, Montgomery College

***All Panels will be in the Willard Smith Library of the Vaughn Literature Building with the exception of Nation and Identity in the Public Sphere which will be held in the Traditional Reading Room of the Bertrand Library in the 2-3pm concurrent session slot.