EAPSU Spring 2017 Undergraduate Conference

EAPSU Spring 2017 Undergraduate Conference

Schedule of Panels

Session I (9:00 AM to 10:15 AM)

Panel A: Shared Spaces in Technical Writing

Moderator: Robert Holderer, Edinboro University

Five Women Creating Differences Across Shippensburg: Successful Technical Writing Class Projects

Jessica Chernich, Shippensburg University

Erica McKinnon, Shippensburg University

Laura Mills, Shippensburg University

Kayla Morales, Shippensburg University

Courtney Putnam, Shippensburg University

Panel B: Shared Spaces in Fairy Tales

Moderator: Ellen Foster, Clarion University

The Evolution of Fairy Tales and Their Villains

Samantha Beal, Clarion University

Therese Holzapfel, Clarion University

Emily Rupp, Clarion University

Kaitlynn Sass, Clarion University

Britiny Stofen, Clarion University

Panel C: Shared Spaces in Religion and Literature

Moderator: Mary Paniccia Carden, Edinboro University

In God We Trust: The Literary and Social Influences on Religion

Alex Lavely, Millersville University

Gabrielle Gilbert, Millersville University

Ashley Sherman, Millersville University

Panel D: Poetry and Nonfiction: A Shared Spaces Showcase

Moderator: Caroline Campbell, Edinboro University

Breaking Down Boundaries

Rebecca Mejia, Slippery Rock University

Noodles

Joseph Szalinski, Slippery Rock University

(Nonna, 2016)

Amanda Salvia, Slippery Rock University

The Construction of the Clay People

Stephanie Schnupp, Slippery Rock University

Session II (10:30 AM to 11:45 AM)

Panel A: Essays on Education

Moderator: Bethany Scullin, Edinboro University

The Role of a Teacher: Being an Advocate in Education

Denni Claycomb, California University

Together in Writing: Community in Revision

Julie Cooper, Mansfield University

Making Poetry Relevant in the Classroom (In an Exciting Way)

Raven Jones, Edinboro University

Panel B: Difficult Questions About America: Morality, Inequality, and Eco-Harmony

Moderator: John Cussen, Edinboro University

The Knowledge of Good and Evil: A Gift or a Curse?

Vivian Nchuaji, Saint Francis University

Identifying Socioeconomic Parallels Between Subgroups of America’s Lower Class

Clayton Dingle, Edinboro University

Nature, Democracy, and Oneness: An Analysis of Walt Whitman’s America

Amanda Ciarkowski, Slippery Rock University

Caged in a Masculine World: Victor Herbert’s Naughty Marietta

Sara Borelle, Saint Francis University

Panel C: Creative Nonfiction: The Breadth of the Personal Essay

Moderator: Roger Solberg, Edinboro University

Remain Uncomfortable: How to Understand and Advocate for Students Dealing with Sexual Abuse

Virginia Olds, Edinboro University

A Shared Space in a Common Place

Allison Weber, Slippery Rock University

Like Harmony

Kathlyn Longtine, Edinboro University

Davide: A Personal Travel Essay About Connections and Finding Oneself in Italy

Casey Arn, Slippery Rock University

Panel D: The Shared Spaces of Adolescence: Contemporary Issues for Young Adults

Moderator: Cynthia Leenerts, East Stroudsburg University

Reforming Social Media

Ana Soeder, Slippery Rock University

Burning Down the House: The Case for Juvenile Justice Reform

Emma Giering, Edinboro University

Sharing Common Ground: Welcoming International Students to America

Janna Jackson, Slippery Rock University

Panel E: Shared Spaces in Poetry

Moderator: Brent House, California University

Poetry Contest Finalists and Commendations (10-15 Speakers)

Session III (2:00 PM to 3:15 PM)

Panel A: Shared Spaces in Poetry

Moderator: Brent House, California University

Poetry Contest Finalists Commendations(10-15 speakers)

Trump’s Immigrants

Max Kurland, Mercyhurst University

Panel B: Fantastical Feminisms: Archetype, Fairy Tale, and Fantasy

Moderator: Bonnie Gaarden, Edinboro University

Feminism in Harry Potter: Setting the Pace for Female Role Models

Samantha Watson, Edinboro University

Looking at Snow White from Feminist and Eco-Critical Perspectives

Li Rui, East Stroudsburg University

Femininity and Archetype in Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”

Kathryn Buonantony, Saint Francis University

Different but Equal: A Feminist Criticism of Herland

Megan Lamb, Saint Francis University

Panel C: Making One’s Own Spaces: Gender, Sexuality, and Performance

Moderator: Deborah DuBartell, Edinboro University

Performing a Constructed Social Identity: William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

Garrett Besonson, Slippery Rock University

Layers of the Onion: Gender Performativity in McBride’s The Good Lord Bird

Taylor Donahue, Mansfield University

Her Wants and Desires: Goblin Market’s Fight Against Sexual Repression

Kylie-Lynne Bechdel, Lock Haven University

Sexualization and Sensitivity in Anime: Finding “Free”dom in Community

Janice Tieperman, East Stroudsburg University

Panel D: Shared Spaces in Historical Fiction

Moderator: Marti Mando, Edinboro University

Social Resistance in Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace

Jenna Massaro, Slippery Rock University

Living in Purgatory: Gender Identity in James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird

Hannah Grover, Mansfield University

An Impish Elf Child and a Wicked Slave Girl: The Shared Social Spaces of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Pearl and Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Topsy

Harry Olafsen, Saint Francis University

The Depiction of Women Detectives in Fiction

Isaiah Holbrook, Saint Francis University

Panel E: Creating Communities in Creative Writing

Moderator: James Guignard, Mansfield University

“Party City”: Exploring Pittsburgh’s Drag Community

Emily Bowman, Edinboro University

Sacred Spaces: A Collection of Poetry

Rachel Roupp, Mansfield University

Friendship: A Lifelong Shared Space

Andrea Ardary, Slippery Rock University

Session IV (3:30 PM to 4:45 PM)

Panel A: The Spaces We Avoid: Grief, Death, War, and Injustice

Moderator: Corbin Fowler, Edinboro University

Sharing Humanity’s Veiled Sorrow

Victoria Tennent, Slippery Rock University

Pain and the Circle of Life: An Often Shunned but Ubiquitous Shared Space

McKenna Priester, Slippery Rock University

Fact or Fiction: Creating Mimesis in Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”

Gordon Phipps, Saint Francis University

Ache: Histories of Civilization, Race, and Punishment

Patrick Broadnax, Edinboro University

Panel B: Shared Spaces in British Literature: Gothicism, Romance, and Whimsy

Moderator: Paul Rovang, Edinboro University

Alice’s Adventures in Mathematical Madness

Rachael Troutman, Edinboro University

Private Thoughts Turn to Unity: Gothic Literature

Holly Baker, Saint Francis University

“Mr. Bennet Can’t Stop Laughing”: A Pride and Prejudice Transmediation

Zachery Zehner, Slippery Rock University

Innocence Unraveling, or Independence Awakening?: Men and Women in Marvell and Jewett

Brittany McClure, Saint Francis University

Panel C: Shared Spaces in Film and Television

Moderator: Steve Sullivan, Edinboro University

Citizen Kane: A Psychoanalysis of One of Cinema’s Most Iconic Anti-Heroes

Kevin Thomas, Mercyhurst University

The Sound of Silence in Pride and Prejudice

Barbara McIntosh, Slippery Rock University

What’s in a Wish?

Katharine Sheperd, Saint Francis University

Rear Window: A Voyeur’s Web

Jazlyn Kreutzer, Edinboro University

Panel D: Contemporary Cultural Criticism: Power, Society, and Literature

Moderator: William Hunter, Edinboro University

Power House: “House Taken Over” as the Reclamation of Space and Power

Victoria Davis, Slippery Rock University

A “Grand Mosaic of Detritus”: Mark Doty, the AIDS Epidemic, and Atlantis as Cultural Metaphor

Casey Conrad-Medvis, Edinboro University

Always Stay Gracious, Best Revenge Is Your Paper: Race and Gender in Beyoncé’s Lemonade

Rachel Roupp, Mansfield University