South Central Modern Language Association 72nd Annual Conference October 31 - November 3, 2015 Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee SCMLA CONFERENCE PROGRAM A PDF version of this program is available on our website: www.southcentralmla.org South Central Modern Language Association University of Oklahoma 332 Cate Center Drive, Room 481 Norman, OK 73019-6410 Phone: (405) 325-6011 Fax: (405) 325-3720 Email:
[email protected] Web: www.southcentralmla.org 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2015 Executive Committee ……………………………………………………………………. 3 Special Thanks ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Conference Hosts …………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Friends of SCMLA …………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Sustaining Departmental Members ……………………………………………………….. 7 SCMLA Life and Honorary Members ………………………………………………………. 8 Schedule of Events ………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Summary of Conference by Session Type …………………………………………….. 10 Conference Program ……………………………………………………………………………. 19 Grants, Awards and Prizes …………………………………………………………………….71 Grant and Prize Winners ……………………………………………………………………… 73 2016 SCMLA Deadlines ……………………………………………………………………….. 74 2 SCMLA 2015 Executive Committee Jeanne Gillespie, President University of Southern Mississippi
[email protected] Melissa Bailar, Past President Rice University
[email protected] Julie Chappell, Vice President Tarleton State University
[email protected] Emily D. Johnson, Executive Director University of Oklahoma
[email protected] Richard J. Golsan, Editor (2013-2017) South Central Review Texas