The 42nd Annual NORTHEAST MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION CONVENTION NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY April 7-10, 2011 3 Convention Staff Executive Director: Elizabeth Abele SUNY Nassau Community College Convention Assistant: Grace Wetzel University of South Carolina Chair Coordinator: Kristin LeVeness SUNY Nassau Community College Rutgers University Liaison: Linda Schulze Fellows Program Editor: Elizabeth Foley O’Connor Fordham University Webmaster: Michael Cadwallader University of North Carolina Web Assistant: Emily Lauer CUNY Graduate Center Publications Coordinator: Maria Plochocki Bronx Community College-CUNY Media Assistant: Maria Kager Rutgers University Editorial Assistant: Kristina Marie Darling University of Missouri-St. Louis Awards Assistant: Sohinee Roy West Virginia University Travel Award Assistant: Bernabe Mendoza San Francisco State University 2012 Marketing Assistant: Joy Bracewell University of Georgia 4 Workshop Assistant: Karen Graves New York University 2011 Exhibitor Assistant: Brandi Saturley Stony Brook University April Convention Assistant: Rachel Spear University of North Carolina-Wilmington Special Events Assistant: Dawn Saliba University of Binghamton www.nemla.org Upcoming NeMLA Conventions 2012 March 15-18 Rochester, New York Host: St. John Fisher College 2013 March 21-24 Boston, Massachusetts Host: Tufts University 5 Letter from the President Dear NeMLA Members: Welcome to New Brunswick! With its renowned research university and stimu- lating cultural atmosphere, New Brunswick, will be the ideal backdrop for the 42nd NeMLA conference, which will host a great selection of sessions in several language areas and cultural and interdisciplinary studies. Set at the Hyatt Hotel New Brunswick and at the Heldrich, both located in the heart of the city center, the conference will offer its members the possibility to enjoy the beautiful architectural surroundings, the university museum and library, and the many quaint cafés and ethnic restaurants located nearby. The cultural side will not be overlooked and NeMLA, in collaboration with our host institution, Rutgers University, has organized several tours, exhibits, and cultural events. On Thursday, at the Alexander Library, Professor Thomas Fulton will give a lecture on Milton that will accompany their Milton exhibition and complement the papers dedicated to the British writer. On Friday, Julia Tulovsky will lead a tour of the Zimmerli Museum’s unique collection of Soviet Noncon- formist art. On Friday and Saturday, the Zimmerli Museum will host “Dancing in the Dark: Joan Snyder Prints,” which will be open to NeMLA Convention partici- pants. Our Opening Reception, on Thursday evening, will highlight the poetry of two acclaimed Rutgers University faculty members and authors: Rachel Hadas and Mark Doty, who will be our special Guest Readers. The Keynote Address will feature Ana Celia Zentella, Professor in the Depart- ment of Ethnic Studies at UC San Diego. Her talk, “Language Minorities in the USA in an English-Only Era,” is based on her prominent research in “anthro- political linguistics,” and is co-sponsored by Rutgers University in the framework of the concomitant Latino Literary Imagination Conference. Professor Zentella’s keynote address will complement panels in the Spanish area, as well as intersect with our American/Transnational areas. On behalf of the Board of Directors, we are delighted to welcome you to New Brunswick and Rutgers University. Enjoy the richness of our sessions, the cul- tural environment of this university town, and the many events NeMLA and Rut- gers have organized for you. Regards, Simona Wright Elizabeth Abele President, NeMLA Executive Director, NeMLA The College of New Jersey SUNY Nassau Community College 6 Board of Directors (2010-11) President Spanish Languages and Literatures Simona Wright, Director The College of New Jersey Cristina Santos, Brock University Past President Barbara Mabee, Italian Languages and Literatures Oakland University Director Daniela Bisello Antonucci, First Vice President Princeton University William Waddell, St. John Fisher College Cultural Studies and Film Director Johanna Rossi Wagner, Second Vice President Pennsylvania State University Natalie Edwards, Wagner College Member at Large: Caucus Liason Lisa Perdigao American/British Florida Institute of Technology Literatures Director Andrew Schopp, Graduate Caucus Representative SUNY Nassau Community College Esther Cuesta, University of Massachusetts-Amherst American/British Literatures Director Women’s and Gender Studies Caucus Cecilia Feilla, Representative Marymount Manhattan College Sophie Lavin, SUNY Stony Brook Comparative Languages and Literatures Director Editor of Modern Language Studies Christopher Hogarth, Laurence Roth, Wagner College Susquehanna University French Languages and Literatures Executive Director Director Elizabeth Abele, Moussa Sow, SUNY Nassau Community College The College of New Jersey [email protected] German Languages and Literatures Director Birgit Tautz, Bowdoin College 7 NeMLA members are invited to: April 7th- 8th, 2011 Alexander Library, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, New Jersey The LATINO LITERARY IMAGINATION: EAST COAST/SOUTH WEST DIALOGUE ON NARRATIVE VOICES AND THE SPOKEN WORD is a conference to bring together prominent writers, humanities schol- ars and artists via video conferencing links and on site cross-cultur- al/arts programs organized by a partnership committee of faculty from Rutgers, the State University of NJ and the University of New Mexico. Phase I of the conference will open at RU, New Brunswick campus on April 7th –April 8th and Phase II will open at the UNM on April 15th and 16th. The conference will explore the broad and diverse spectrum of U.S. Latina/o literary creativity and activism from the latter half of the 20th century through the first decade of the 21st. Well-known authors and emerging creative voices representing a wide range of literary modes, including poetry, novels, plays, film, new media, and multi-disciplinary work will be presented through panels, roundta- bles, readings and performances. Details can be found at http://clac.rutgers.edu 8 0012 NeMLA Ads_Layout 1 2/15/11 10:06 AM Page 1 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Proudly welcomes the Northeast Modern Language Association and conference attendees Rutgers is home to Rutgers University Press and a broad spectrum of professional journals, including Exit 9: The Rutgers Journal of Comparative Literature; Films for the Feminist Classroom; Italian Quarterly; La Fusta; NeMLA Italian Studies; Raritan: A Quarterly Review; Rutgers Art Review: The Journal of Graduate Research in Art History; Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society; Woman’s Art Journal; and many others. h J E R S E Y R O O T S , G L O B A L R E A C H 9 0012 NeMLA Ads_Layout 1 2/15/11 10:06 AM Page 2 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Cordially invites conference attendees to a Poetry Reading featuring Mark Doty Rachel Hadas Rutgers Professor of English & Rutgers Board of Governors Professor of English 7 p.m., Thursday, April 7 Zimmerli Art Museum 71 Hamilton Street New Brunswick, New Jersey Book signing and reception to follow 10 Thursday, April 7 All Day Latino Literary Imagination Conference Rutgers Campus 11:00AM - 6:00PM Registration 11:30AM - 2:00PM Track 1: Workshops Academic Publishing in the Next Decade: Navigating Change, Seizing Opportunity Regency C Oltre la pizza, il Colosseo e il tiramisù: alla scoperta della cultura italiana dal primo livello (Session begins at 11:00AM) Regency B Adapting Your Syllabus for Different Campuses Followed by informal C.A.I.T.Y Caucus gathering Regency A Light lunch served; pre-registration required. 2:15PM - 4:15PM Track 2: Seminars 4:30PM - 6:00PM Track 3 sessions British Area Special Event “Milton and the Cultures of Print” Thomas Fulton, Rutgers University Milton Exhibition, Alexander Library Transportation from Hyatt; reservations required. 6:15PM Graduate Caucus Greet-and-Meet Hyatt Lobby C.A.I.T.Y. Caucus Greet-and-Meet Glass Woods Tavern Lounge 7:00PM Reading and Welcoming Reception, Rutgers University Poets Rachel Hadas, Rutgers University Mark Doty, Rutgers University Zimmerli Museum (limited seating available) Wine and cheese served 11 8:30PM Graduate Caucus Welcome Reception Doll’s Place, 101 Paterson St. www.dollsplacerestaurant.com Friday, April 8 All Day Latino Literary Imagination Conference Rutgers Campus 8:00AM - 5:00PM Registration 8:00AM - 9:00AM Continental breakfast served 8:30AM - 9:45 AM Track 4 sessions 10:00AM - 11:30AM Track 5 sessions 11:45AM - 1:00PM Track 6 sessions 1:15PM - 2:45PM Track 7 sessions Italian Area Special Event Antonella Sica, Genova Film Festival Cristiano Palozzi, Genova Film Festival Conference I 3:00PM - 4:30PM Track 8 sessions 3:15PM - 4:30PM Russian and Eastern European Special Event Norton & Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union (1956-1986), tour led by Julia Tulovsky Zimmerli Art Museum Transportation from Hyatt; reservation required. 4:45PM - 6:15PM Track 9 sessions Programs in Peril Roundtable Featuring Rosemary Feal, Executive Director, Modern Language Association Regency A 12 6:25PM - 6:55PM Spanish/Portuguese Area Business Meeting Salon D 7:00PM Keynote Address “Language Minorities in the USA in an English-Only Era” Ana Celia Zentella, UC San Diego Regency Ballroom 8:00PM - 9:00PM Keynote Reception Hors d’oeuvres buffet 8:30PM Diversity Group Gathering Meet in Hyatt lobby Saturday, April 9 8:00AM - 5:00PM Registration