South Central Modern Language Association 73rd Annual Conference November 3-5, 2016 Sheraton Dallas Hotel Dallas, Texas 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 780 Van Vleet Oval Kaufman Hall 203 Norman, OK 73019 Phone: (405) 325-6011 Fax: (405) 325-3720 Email: [email protected] Web: www.southcentralmla.orG 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2016 Executive Committee ........................................................... 3 Special Thanks .............................................................................. 4 Friends of SCMLA ......................................................................... 5 Sustaining Departmental Members .............................................. 6 SCMLA Life and Honorary Members ............................................. 7 2016 Conference Exhibitors .......................................................... 8 Schedule of Events ....................................................................... 9 Summary of Conference by Session Type .................................... 10 Conference Program ................................................................... 18 Reminder to Chairs ..................................................................... 81 2017 SCMLA Deadlines .............................................................. 82 SCMLA Grants, Awards and Prizes .............................................. 83 New Awards for SCMLA Members .............................................. 84 Grants and Prize Winners ........................................................... 85 Index .......................................................................................... 87 Dates of Future SCMLA Conferences ........................................... 94 Tulsa 2017…. ............................................................................. 95 2 SCMLA 2016 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Julie Chappell, President Tarleton State University [email protected] Jeanne Gillespie, Past President University of Southern Mississippi [email protected] Paul Larson, Vice President Baylor University [email protected] José Juan Colín, Executive Director University of Oklahoma [email protected] Richard J. Golsan, Editor (2013-2017) South Central Review Texas A&M University - ColleGe Station [email protected] Lynn Alexander, English (2015-2017) University of Tennessee-Martin [email protected] Stuart McClintock, French (2014-2016) Midwestern State University [email protected] Christoph Weber, German (2016-2018) University of North Texas [email protected] Michael Ward, Russian and Less-Commonly-Taught Languages (2015-2017) Trinity University-San Antonio [email protected] Jeffrey Oxford, Spanish (2015-2017) Midwestern State University [email protected] Sylvia Morin, At-Large (2014-2016) University of Tennessee-Martin [email protected] Mallory YounG, At-Large (2016-2018) Tarleton State University [email protected] Daniel Traber, American Literature (2014-2016) Texas A&M University-Galveston [email protected] 3 The South Central Modern Language Association wishes to thank the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at the University of Oklahoma for their continued support 4 THANK YOU, FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION Your Generous support is Greatly appreciated Platinum Debra D. Andrist Gold Frieda Blackwell John G. Morris Silver Pamela Genova Vernon Miles 5 2016 SUSTAINING DEPARTMENTAL MEMBERS Midwestern State University Department of ForeiGn LanGuages Tarleton State University Department of EnGlish and LanGuages University of Oklahoma ColleGe of Arts and Sciences University of Oklahoma Department of Modern LanGuages, Literatures, and LinGuistics University of Tennessee - Martin ColleGe of Humanities and Fine Arts University of Texas at Arlington Department of EnGlish 6 SCMLA LIFE MEMBERS James E. Barcus William M. Felsher Paul A. Parrish Thomas Bonner, Jr. John I. Fischer Janet Pérez Joe R. Christopher Benjamin F. Fisher Panthea Reid Richard H. Costa Carl Hammer, Jr. Louis Charles Stagg Maria Duke dos Santos William Kibler HulinG E. Ussery Melvin R. Mason SCMLA HONORARY MEMBERS Andrei Codrescu Ede Hilton-Lowe Michael Mewshaw Ellen DouGlas Ernest J. Gaines Miller Williams William R. Ferris Nicolás Kanellos YevGeny Yevtushenko 7 CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS The followinG exhibitors will be available throuGh the lenGth of the Conference unless otherwise noted: Baylor University, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures Routledge Texas A&M Department of Hispanic Studies The Scholar’s Choice Vista Higher Learning 8 SEVENTY-THIRD ANNUAL MEETING NOVEMBER 3 – 5, 2016 SHERATON DALLAS HOTEL DALLAS, TEXAS THE SPECTACULAR CITY: Glamour, Decadence, and Celebrity in Literature & Culture WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ReGistration & Exhibits Austin Promenade THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ReGistration & Exhibits Austin Promenade 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. “Strategies for Getting Live Oak Published” 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Poets’ Corner Live Oak 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Keynote Address Austin Ballroom 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Presidential Reception Chaparral Main Room FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Women’s Caucus The Kitchen Table Breakfast followed by Trinity 3 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ReGistration & Exhibits Austin Promenade 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Job Seekers Workshop Live Oak 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Business Meeting Austin Ballroom 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. SCMLA Social Atrium SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ReGistration & Exhibits Austin Promenade 9 SUMMARY OF CONFERENCE PROGRAM BY SESSION TYPE ALLIED SESSIONS Asociación de Literatura Friday, November 4 Cityview 8 Femenina Hispánica 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Conference on Christianity Friday, November 4 Pearl 3 and Literature 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. The Eudora Welty Society Saturday, November 5 Trinity 1 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Flannery O’Connor Society Friday, November 4 Pearl 2 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. International Courtly Thursday, November 3 Cityview 4 Literature Society 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Society for Critical ExchanGe Friday, November 4 Pearl 1 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Women in French: Pre- Friday, November 4 Cityview 4 Twentieth Century Writers – 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session 1 Women in French: Friday, November 4 Cityview 4 Contemporary Writers – 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Session 2 CREATIVE WRITING Creative Writing – Creative Friday, November 4 Trinity 1 Nonfiction 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Creative Writing – Poetry – Thursday, November 3 Trinity 1 Session 1 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Creative Writing – Poetry – Thursday, November 3 Trinity 1 Session 2 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Creative Writing – Poetry – Friday, November 4 Trinity 1 Session 3 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Creative Writing – Poetry – Friday, November 4 Trinity 1 Session 4 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Creative Writing – The Short Thursday, November 3 Trinity 1 Story –Session 1 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Creative Writing – The Short Thursday, November 3 Trinity 1 Story –Session 2 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Creative Writing – The Short Friday, November 4 Trinity 1 Story –Session 3 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. 10 ENGLISH American Literature I: Saturday, November 5 Cityview 5 Literature Before 1900 – 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Session 1 American Literature I: Friday, November 4 Cityview 5 Literature Before 1900 – 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session 2 American Literature II: Thursday, November 3 Cityview 5 Literature After 1900 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EnGlish I: Old and Middle Thursday, November 3 Cityview 5 EnGlish 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. EnGlish II: Renaissance Saturday, November 4 Cityview 5 Literature excluding Drama 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. EnGlish III: Restoration & Saturday, November 4 Cityview 5 EiGhteenth Century 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. EnGlish IV: Nineteenth Saturday, November 4 Cityview 4 Century British Literature – 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Session 1 EnGlish IV: Nineteenth Thursday, November 3 Cityview 5 Century British Literature – 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Session 2 EnGlish V: Twentieth Century Saturday, November 4 Trinity 3 British Literature 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EnGlish VI: General Friday, November 4 Cityview 5 Linguistics 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Freshman EnGlish and EnGlish Thursday, November 3 Pearl 2 Composition 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Irish Literature – Session 1 Thursday, November 3 Trinity 2 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Irish Literature – Session 2 Friday, November 4 Trinity 2 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Hispanic Literature Written Friday, November 4 Trinity 2 in the United States 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Renaissance Drama – Session Friday, November 4 Cityview 5 1 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Renaissance Drama – Session Saturday, November 5 Cityview 5 2 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Rhetoric – Session 1 Thursday, November 3 Pearl 3 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Rhetoric – Session 2 Friday, November 4 Pearl 3 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 11 Southern Literature Thursday, November 3 Trinity 2 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Southwestern American Friday, November 4 Trinity 2 Literature 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Technical WritinG Saturday, November 5 Pearl 2 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. FILM Film 1: EnGlish LanGuage Film Friday, November 4 Live Oak – Session 1 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Film 1: EnGlish LanGuage Film Saturday, November 5 Live Oak – Session 2 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Film 2: French and Friday, November 3 Live Oak Francophone Film 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Film 3: Hispanic Film Saturday, November 4 Live Oak 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Film 4: Global Film – Session Friday, November 4 Live Oak 1 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 p.m. Film 4: Global Film – Session Saturday, November 5 Live Oak 2 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. FRENCH French I: Literature & Friday, November 4 Cityview 4 Linguistics to 1600 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. French III: Literature After Friday, November 4 Trinity 3 1800 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Francophone Literature Friday, November 4 Pearl 4 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.