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Narrative 2020 March 5-7 The Intercontinental Hotel New Orleans 1 Program Overview Table of Contents Wednesday, March 4 Acknowledgements . 5 5:00 to 7:00 PM Welcome Reception and Registration The International Society for the Study of Narrative . 6 Newcomers’ Dinner to follow Current Society Initiatives . 7 Affiliated Institutions . 8 Thursday, March 5 Awards: Calls for Nominations . 12 8:00 - 8:30 AM Coffee and Registration Call for Papers: Chichester 2021 . 14 8:15 - 8:30 AM Welcome 8:30 - 10:00 AM Contemporary Narrative Theory I Practicalities . 15 10:15 – 11:45 AM Concurrent Session A Plenary Speakers . 16 12:00 - 1:00 PM Pedagogy Lunch 1:15 - 2:45 PM Concurrent Session B Intercontinental Hotel Maps . 18 3:00 - 4:30 PM Concurrent Session C 4:45 - 6:15 PM Concurrent Session D Wednesday Overview . 20 8:00 - 9:30 PM Plenary 1 Thursday Overview . 22 9:30 - 11:00 PM Opening Reception Friday Overview . 32 Saturday Overview . 42 Friday, March 6 Index . 63 8:00 - 8:30 AM Coffee and Registration 8:30 - 10:00 AM Contemporary Narrative Theory II 10:15 - 11:45 AM Concurrent Session E 12:00 - 1:00 PM Town Hall Lunch 1:15 - 2:45 PM Concurrent Session F 3:00 - 4:30 PM Concurrent Session G 4:45 - 6:15 PM Concurrent Session H Saturday, March 7 8:00 - 8:30 AM Coffee and Registration 8:30 - 10:00 AM Concurrent Session I 10:15 - 11:45 AM Concurrent Session J 12:00 - 1:30 PM Awards Lunch 1:45 - 3:15 PM Plenary 2 3:30 - 5:00 PM Concurrent Session K 5:15 - 6:45 PM Concurrent Session L 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM Narrative Party and Dance 2 3 Acknowledgements Narrative 2020 is the 35th International Conference on Narrative, the We would especially like to thank Nancy Easterlin at the University of annual conference of the International Society for the Study of Narrative. New Orleans and Molly Travis at Tulane for their work over the last two years to arrange support from their universities. Thanks to School of Lib- Host: Mississippi State University eral Arts, Dean Brian Edwards, and the Department of English at Tulane University. At the University of New Orleans, we want to acknowledge Sponsors: University of New Orleans and Tulane University the Provost, the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Human Develop- ment, as well as the Department of English and Foreign Languages. Affiliated Institutions: • Project Narrative, Ohio State University At Mississippi State University, we would like to thank College of Arts • Narrare: Centre for Interdisciplinary Narrative Studies, Tampere and Sciences for its generous financial support. We would also like to University acknowledge these offices for providing technical support, infrasturcture, • The University of Antwerp and equipment: • Georgetown University • The Department of Communication • The University of Maryland • The Department of Classical and Modern Languages • Center for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts, • The Department of Geosciences Lowell • Information Technology Services • Paris Centre for Narrative Matters • The Mississippi State University Libraries • Office of the Controller and Treasurer Conference Organizers: • Office of Research and Economic Development Kelly Marsh, Mississippi State University • Office of Research Security Dan Punday, Mississippi State University Cover image: the meandering Mississippi river image comes from Staff Coordinator: Harold Fisk’s 1944 “The Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River,” Greg Marcus, Mississippi State University prepared for the Army Corps of Engineers. Proposal Review Committee: • Oliver Buckton, Florida Atlantic University • Shalyn Claggett, Mississippi State University • Sarah Copland, MacEwan University • Nancy Easterlin, University of New Orleans • Joanne Lipson Freed, Oakland University • Jennifer Harding, Washington and Jefferson College • Courtney Hopf, New York University London • Kristianne Kalata, Westminster College • Stefan Kjerkegaard, Aarhus University • Anne Langendorfer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville • Pia Masiero, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice • Monique Morgan, Indiana University Bloomington • Bill Nelles, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth • Aaron Oforlea, Washington State University • Hyesu Park, Bellevue College • Joshua Parker, University of Salzburg • Alexandra Valint, University of Southern Mississippi • Paul Wake, Manchester Metropolitan University • Michelle Wang, Nanyang Technological University • Annjeanette Wiese, University of Colorado • John Young, Marshall University Graduate Student Staff: Carolyn Angelo (Mississippi State), Samantha Dean (Mississippi State), Sofia Gilmore-Montero (University of New Orleans), Daniel Hatch (University of New Orleans), Juliana Jones (Mis- sissippi State), Emma Moffett-Taylor (Mississippi State), Amber Morgan (Mississippi State), Katie Poe (Mississippi State), Jonathon Pulliam (Uni- versity of New Orleans), De’Aris Rhymes (Mississippi State), and Katie Starliper (Mississippi State). 4 5 The International Society for the Current Society Initiatives Study of Narrative Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Committee The International Society for the Study of Narrative (ISSN) is a non- Since its inception in the 1980s, the ISSN has expanded from being profit association of scholars dedicated to the investigation of narrative, a primarily Anglo-American group of scholars interested in narrative its elements, techniques, and forms; its relations to other modes of dis- literature to a far more international society dedicated to the study of course; and its power and influence in cultures past and present. narrative as a transmedial and transcultural phenomenon. The Society “Narrative” for us is a category that may include the novel, epic poetry, embraces this development and is dedicated to supporting diversity both history, biography, autobiography, film, the graphic arts, music, perfor- in the spread of topics it attends to and in its membership. Diversity for mance, legal writing, medical case histories, and more. us is multi-faceted and intersectional, and includes race, ethnicity, sex/ The Society sponsors the International Conference on Narrative each gender, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, nationality, language, economic year. The first conference was held at Ohio State University in 1986, status, age, career level, and other aspects of identity. It is important to and in subsequent years, the meeting has been held at sites across the us that the Society (and in particular the conference) is an inclusive space United States, Canada, and Europe. At each conference, approximately that is welcoming to all members. We also recognize the need to continue 350 speakers address issues of narrative from a variety of positions and expanding the scope of narrative theory, and that such growth can only perspectives. happen if we welcome scholars with diverse experiences and theoretical There are currently approximately a thousand members in ISSN, and approaches. The purpose of the committee is to promote this huge and new members are always welcome. Membership in the Society includes a ongoing task by identifying tangible areas for improvement and offering subscription to Narrative (winner of the 1993 award for Best New Journal concrete suggestions. from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals), as well as to the Soci- ety’s newsletter, which contains information about the annual conference, To this end, we invite all members to join in the conversation: Please MLA sessions, the online discussion group, and other activities. For more share your experiences and suggestions. You can send us an email or talk information about the ISSN, please visit our web site at: http://narrative. to us at the conference. georgetown.edu. Email contact: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Committee members 2020/21: Dorothee Birke (co-chair), Helen Davis, Chris González (co-chair), Yoon Sun Lee, Tara MacDonald, Cody Mejeur, Cathy Romagnolo Executive Board Executive Committee President: Sylvie Patron, Université de Paris Sustainabilty Committee First Vice President: Lindsay Holmgren, McGill University The Sustainability Subcommittee makes recommendations to the Second Vice President: Erin James, University of Idaho Executive Council regarding the environmental impact of the Society and Past President: Maria Mäkelä, University of Tampere its conference. This includes also examining how issues of sustainability Secretary-Treasurer; Editor, Narrative: Jim Phelan, The Ohio State intertwine with other initiatives of the Society, including diversity and University inclusion. Questions that this committee considers include: How can the Conference Liaison: Sue J. Kim, University of Massachusetts, Society best balance serving its full membership and promoting a net-pos- Lowell itive environmental impact? How do sustainability concerns offer up new Electronic Communications Coordinator: Edward Maloney, models for the annual Narrative conference and the membership perks of Georgetown University the Society? How can foregrounding sustainability help us think creatively about the future health of the Society? Executive Council For more information, contact Erin James at [email protected]. Christopher González, Utah State University, 2018-2020 Henrik Skov Nielsen, Aarhus University, 2018-2020 Dorothee Birke, NTNU Trondheim, 2019-2021 Aliyyah Abdur-Rahman, Brown University, 2019-2021 Helen Davis, Wilkes University, 2020-2022 Aaron Oforlea, Washington State University, 2020-2022 6 7 Affiliated Institutions This year’s conference is piloting a new method