Conference Schedule
 
Wednesday, April 3
Student Showcase
 
(All Wednesday sessions take place in the Student Union Building Ballroom D/E unless otherwise noted.)
 
10:00-3:00      Registration (Student Union Building Pre-Function Area)
 
10:00-10:15    Coffee and Conversation (Student Union Building Pre-Function Area)
 
10:15-10:30    MTSU Student Showcase Opening Remarks
                        Dr. Newtona (Tina) Johnson, Director, Women’s and Gender Studies/
                        Conference Co-Chair
                        Middle Tennessee State University
 
10:30-11:45    Feminist Readings: Gender and Identity
                        Moderator: Becky King
            Middle Tennessee State University               
 
“William’s Women: Feminist Analysis of Geoffrey Chaucer’s and Brian Helgeland’s ‘Knights Tale’”
Jacquelyn Hayek, Middle Tennessee State University
 
“Building Bridges with Feminist Bildungsroman: Schreiner’s The Story of an African Farm and Toni Morrison’s Sula”
Khristeena M. Lute, Middle Tennessee State University
 
“Masculinity and Race in Rebecca Harding Davis's Waiting for the Verdict
Jessica Hanson, Middle Tennessee State University
 
“Homophobia and Discrimination: A Sociocultural Examination of Literature on Gender and Sexuality”
Anne Uselton, Middle Tennessee State University
 
12:00-1:15      Featured Performance
                        Welcome to Addiction Anonymous. Hello, my name is ____________.
                        Moderator: Madia Cooper
                        Middle Tennessee State University
                       
Choreographer:   Madia Cooper
                             Middle Tennessee State University
                       
Dancers:          Meghan McCrary   
                        Kelsey Muskin
                        Kiara Smith
                        Jasmine Meriwether
                        Morgan Davies
                        Brittany Howell
                        Middle Tennessee State University
 
1:30-2:15        Preferences of Clothing Styles and Fit for Aging Women
                        Moderator: Lauren Rudd
                        Middle Tennessee State University
 
Panelists:        Precious Creavalle
                        Bethaney Bowen
                        Samantha Cali