Pre-Conference Events
Thursday April 7 in Witters
Conference Room, Booth Library 4440
4:30 – 5:15
We Need Diverse
Media!
with Dr. Robin Murray (Coordinator, EIU Film Studies minor)
Come for a lively discussion of diversity in contemporary film.
Stay for a chance to win one of twenty DVDs in the raffle.
Refreshments will be
served between events
5:45 – 6:45
Social Justice Teacher Panel
featuring EIU Alums
Nico Canaday, Mt.
Zion Public Schools
Kathy Decker,
Champaign Public Schools
Lisa Nuku, Monticello
Public Schools
English
Studies Conference
Friday April 8, Third floor
of Coleman Hall
Presentations, readings, panels, and workshops by EIU
students—a celebration of the rich variety of academic, professional, and
creative activities in English Studies.
Conference Schedule
9:00 Registration
opens
10:00 Sessions
11:00 Sessions
12:00 Free
Lunch + Poster Sessions
1:00 Keynote Address by Dr. Melissa Ames (see
below)
2:00 Sessions
3:00 Sessions
Keynote
1:00 Friday April 8 in Lumpkin Hall
Auditorium
“Funhouse Mirrors: Culture’s Distorted Visions of Gender”
Conference keynote by our own Dr. Melissa Ames, author of How
Pop Culture shapes the Stages of a Woman's Life: From Toddlers in Tiaras to
Cougars on the Prowl.
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