International symposium at the University of Angers, May 21-23, 2015 Icons in the United States and Great Britain PROGRAM Thursday May 21, 2015 13h00-13h30 Coffee and greetings 13h30-14h00 Amphi Germaine Tillion: Opening of the Symposium by - Didier Boisson, Dean of the Faculty of Arts (University of Angers) - Christian Pihet, Vice-President for research (University of Angers) - John Webb, Vice-President for international relations (University of Angers) 14h00-15h00 Keynote Speaker 1: Amphi Germaine Tillion Géraldine Chouard (University of Paris Dauphine, France) Iconic American Women: From the Migrant Mother to the Femme Fatale 15h00-15h30 Coffee Break Workshop 1: Amphi Germaine Tillion British Icons: 19th Century: Chair Emmanuel Vernadakis (University of Angers, France) -15h30-15h50 Flavien Bardet (University of Bordeaux, France) Loving the Alien to Serve Man -15h50-16h10 Laetitia Langlois (University of Angers, France) Benjamin Disraeli and the One Nation Philosophy: Unifying Icons of Modern British Politics -16h10-16h30 Jean-Michel Yvard (University of Angers, France) Darwin as an Icon of Unbelief: Myth or Reality -16h30-16h50 Jean-Philippe Heberle (University of Lorraine, France) The Legendary Robin Hood as an Icon of (and for) Englishness in George Alexander MacFarren's English Opera: Robin Hood(1860) -16h50-17h20: Discussion Workshop 2: Salle Frida Kahlo Iconicity: Chair Bryant Simon (Temple University, US) - 15h30-15h50 Lisa Bogert (Queen’s University, Northern Ireland) The Iconography of St. Patrick’s Day in the United States, 1945-2000 - 15h50-16h10 Véronique Ha Van (University of Le Havre, France) The Third Dimension of Icons: Sculptural Transformations of Iconic Images - 16h10-16h30 Richard Phelan (University of Aix- Marseille, France) Icons of the New York Times - 16h30-16h50 Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera (University of Puerto Rico) Codifying a Literary and Cultural Legacy: Ernest Hemingway on the Cover of LIFE - 16h50-17h10 Timo Weidner (Dortmund University, Germany) Community Newspaper as an Iconic Institution 17h10-17h40: Discussion 18h30 Reception of the Mayor of Angers at the Jean- Lurçat Museum Friday May 22, 2015 Workshop 3: Salle Frida Kahlo Iconic Personalities: Chair Benaouda Lebdai(University of Maine, France) - 9h00-9h20 Benaouda Lebdai (University of Maine, France) Winnie Mandela: An Icon in British Media and Film - 9h20-9h40 Jean Pingrenon (University of Paris III, France) Super-Citizen or Super-Tyrant: The Dilemma of the Superhero - 9h40-10h00 Sarah Garland (University of East Anglia, England) Andy Warhol and the Exploding Plastic Icon - 10h00-10h30 Discussion Workshop 4: Amphi Germaine Tillion Iconic Objects and Places: Chair Catherine Clinton (University of Texas, US) - 9h00-9h20 Seth Tannenbaum (Temple University, US) The Meaning of Hot Dogs at Baseball Games - 9h20-9h40 Christian Gunkel (University of Tübingen, Germany) The Polar Bear and the Panda: Coca Cola’s ‘Green’ Turn - 9h40-10h00 Bénédicte Sisto (Blaise Pascal University, France) Iconic Miami: A City’s Image in Crisis - 10h00-10h20 Charles Joseph (University of Angers, France) Los Angeles, from Iconic Place to Icons Factory. Or is it the Other Way Around? - 10h20-10h50 Discussion 10h50-11h10 Coffee Break 11h10- 12h10 Keynote Speaker 2: Amphi Germaine Tillion Andrew Isenberg (Temple University, US) Wyatt Earp: The Self-Invention of an American Icon 12h10-14h00 lunch Workshop 5: Salle Frida Kahlo British Icons: 20 th Century : Chair Jean-Michel Yvard (University of Angers, France) - 14h00-14h20 Thomas Williams (University of Angers, France) Drinking Tea under Fire: The British, the ‘National Drink’ and WWII - 14h20-14h40 Valérie Morisson (University of Bourgogne, France) The British Landscape as Icon: Post-Picturesque Photography - 14h40-15h00 Dominique Lemarchal (University of Angers, France) The Gentleman: An Icon Central to Ford Madox Ford’s: The Good Soldier (1915) and Parade’s End (1928) - 15h00-15h20 Sarah Robey (Temple University, US) In the Crosshairs, On the Radar, and at Ground Zero: The Nuclear Blast Bulls Eye as Early Cold War Icon - 15h20-15h50 Discussion Workshop 6: Amphi Germaine Tillion Cinema: Chair Gilles Ménégaldo (University of Poitiers, France) - 14h00-14h20 Morgane Jourdren (University of Angers, France) The Tramp as an Icon of the Rediscovered American Dream - 14h20-14h40 Isabelle Van Peteghem-Tréard (Prépa Nantes, France) Marilyn Monroe as the Fragmented Icon - 14h40-15h00 Yvelin Ducotey (University of Angers, France) The Eternal Diana: The Role Played by Biopics in the Making of Icons - 15h00-15h20 Gilles Ménégaldo (University of Poitiers, France) Woody Allen’s Many Avatars: From Persona to Icon? - 15h20-15h40 Taïna Tuhkunen (University of Angers, France) From Gumption to Consumption: the Stars and Bars of the Iconic Confederate Flag - 15h40-16h20 Discussion 20h00 Banquet at La Salamandre Saturday May 23, 2015 Workshop 7: Amphi Germaine Tillion Icons and Visual Arts: Chair Taïna Tuhkunen (University of Angers, France) - 9h00-9h20 Jae H. Roe (Sogang University, South Korea) The Walking Dead and Communitarianism - 9h20-9h40 Ju-youn Jang (Sogang University, South Korea) Exploring Alternative Spaces and Neo-liberal Desires: the Manchuria Western and Kim Jee-Woon’s The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008) - 9h40-10h00 Soojeong Kim (Sogang University, South Korea) A Room of His Own: the Garage and American Masculinity - 10h00-10h20 Karima Thomas (University of Angers, France) Vids, Fan Trailers and Fan Fiction: New Avenues into Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Meaning of Icons in Digital Fan Productions - 10h20-10h50 Discussion Workshop 8: Salle Frida Kahlo Iconic Characters: Chair Gelareh Djahansouz- Yvard (University of Angers, France) - 9h00-9h20 Gyorgy Ferenc Toth (University of Stirling, Scotland) De/constructing the American Indian Warrior as a Transatlantic Icon - 9h20-9h40 Juliette Dorotte (University of Paris- Sorbonne, France) Crying Women and Virile Patriots: Evolving Iconicity in the Early American Novel (1789-1819) - 9h40-10h00 Wendy McMahon (University of East Anglia, England) Wall Street Bull - 10h00-10h20 Junha Jung (Sogang University, South Korea) Bartleby Occupying Wall Street: Wall Street as an American Icon - 10h20-10h50 Discussion 11h00 End of the Conference Organizing committee: Gelareh Djahansouz-Yvard, Bryant Simon, Taïna Tuhkunen, Emmanuel Vernadakis, Jean-Michel Yvard. Scientific committee: Géraldine Chouard, Gelareh Djahansouz–Yvard, Benaouda Lebdai, Georges Letissier, Wendy McMahon,Jae Roe, Bryant Simon, Taïna Tuhkunen, Emmanuel Vernadakis, Jean-Michel Yvard..