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August 8 to 11, 2018 Millersville University's Ware Center, Lancaster CAPACIOUS: AFFECT INQUIRY / MAKING SPACE August 8 to 11, 2018 Millersville University’s Ware Center, Lancaster, PA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Capacious Conference Core Committee Gregory J. Seigworth,Capacious Mathew 2018Arthur, Conference Wendy Truran, Schedule + Bryan Behrenshausen Wednesday, August 8 Conference06:30 pm‒11:00 ground pm crew (vanRolling, transport, drop-in registration, registration tech(TELLUS support) 360) MURG (Millersville UniversityHors d’oeuvres/cash Reading Group)bar/mingling – There will be cheese curls. Capacious 2018 Conference Schedule 07:30 pm Greetings from the Capacious editorial team Wednesday, August 8 Thursday, August 9 Indispensible06:30 pm‒11:00 behind-the-scenespm Rolling, labor drop-in registration (TELLUS 360) TheRegistration Ghostdog at(Greg’s Ware Centerpartner-in-crimeHors (Doors d’oeuvres/cash open 4eva),at 08:00 bar/minglingKim am) Guasco (administrative assistant ex- Coffee, tea, water, assorted snacks/fruit available each morning traordinaire),07:30 pm three amazingGreetings Deans: from Diane the Umble, Capacious Orlando editorial Perez, team Ieva Zake, one pretty great09:45 am‒10:15department am chair: TheresaOfficial Russell-Loretz, conference welcome Lina Ospina + Lydia Yeager (registra- tion10:15Thursday, andam‒12:15 budget), August pm Audrey9 VenturaSpotlight (name session tags), I Paige Sodano + Wes Bullock (Ware Center Julie Wilson & Emily Chivers Yochim + Caitlin Bruce + interfaces),Registration atBill Ware Speakman Center (Doors(Tellus360), open at Marie08:00 Byersam) (Harrisburg airport). Marty (fridge Donovan Schaefer (Chair: M. Gail Hamner) Coffee, tea, water, assorted snacks/fruit available each morning magnets), mic runners JenniferSteinman LeMesurier Auditorium + Chad Shomura, and Claire Giblin (for per- mission09:45 am‒10:15 to use amher artworkOfficial ‘Forms conferencePassing’ on welcome the conference program and the magnets). 12:15 pm‒01:10 pm CapaciousCatered lunch 2018 provided Conference by Capacious Schedule 10:15 am‒12:15 pm Spotlight session I 01:10 pm‒02:50 pm Five concurrent panels (see stream schedule) Wednesday, August 8 Julie Wilson & Emily Chivers Yochim + Caitlin Bruce + 03:00 pm‒04:40 pm FiveDonovan concurrent Schaefer panels(Chair: (see M. 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