The 2011 convention of the Eastern Communication Association is quickly approaching. As you make your plans to attend, don't forget to register! You can find more information about the conference, including registration, at http://www.ecasite.com/. We will have four wonderful panel/programs. The following is a list of those panel/programs sponsored by of the Interpretation and Performance Studies Interest Group.
THUR 12:00-1:15 Georgetown B
Autoethnographic Accounts and the Performance of Trauma
Sponsor: Interpretation and Performance Studies
Chair: Derek Bolen, Wayne State University
Respondent: Robert Sidelinger, Oakland University
"Reconciling the Irreconcilable Differences: Performing Family Auto/Ethnography"
Derek Bolen, Wayne State University
Erin Bolen, Central Michigan University
"Conceal and Reveal: Identity (Mis) management and the Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship"
Brandon Hensley, Millikin University
"The Work of Pulling Together Fragments: A(nother) Father-Daughter (Abuse) Story"
Michelle Millard, Wayne State University
THUR 4:30-5:45 Francis Scott Key A
Roundtable on Performance, Power, and Play: Critical Tourism in the D.C. Area
Sponsor: Interpretation and Performance Studies
Chair: Andrée E. C. Betancourt, Independent Scholar
Panelists: Andrée E. C. Betancourt, Independent Scholar
Jay Baglia, Kutztown University
Lauren Lastrapes, University of New Orleans*
Valerie Lynn Schrader, Pennsylvania State University, Schuylkill
The D.C. area, "home" to a number of transient residents, is a popular tourist destination for many, including school children on field trips, veterans and others hoping to remember or forget with the assistance of memorials, and festival-goers. From museums to souvenir stands, the D.C. area is a particularly rich place to practice critical tourism. This roundtable invites discussion pertinent to performance and tourism, with a focus on the D.C. area and an emphasis on the roles of power and play.
FRI 6:00-6:45 Group Business Meeting
Interpretation & Performance Studies Washington
SAT 12:00-1:15 Adams
Body, Performance and Power: Critical Issues in the Politics of (Re)presentation
Sponsor: Interpretation and Performance Studies
Chair: Mary Mino, Pennsylvania State University, DuBois
Respondent: Valerie Lynn Schrader, Pennsylvania State University, Schuylkill
"Negotiating Sissyphobia: A Critical/Interpretive Analysis of One 'Femme' Gay Asian Body in the Heteronormative World"*
Shinsuke Eguchi, Howard University
"My Pregnant Teacher's Body: Performing the Boarders between Academia and Motherhood"
Dawn Lovegrove, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
"Pink Justice: Corporeal Actions and the Creation of Civic Knowledge through Performance "**
Katie Irwin, University of Maryland
SAT 4:30-5:45 Jackson
Power of Mind/Power of Body: Performing Embodied Expressions of Mind and Power
Sponsor: Interpretation and Performance Studies
Co-Chairs: Lisa Weckerle
Jay Baglia, Kutztown University
Respondent: Dennis Leoutsakas, Salisbury University
"Performances of Health and Illness"
Lisa Weckerle, Kutztown University
" 'The Disappearance of Elaine Coleman:' A Short Story by Steven Millhauser"
Jay Baglia, Kutztown University
"The Body Speaks"
Deanna Shoemaker, Monmouth University
"There is No Longer Any Such Thing as Fiction or Nonfiction; There's Only Narrative"*
Scott Daniel Boras, Arizona State University
"Son of a Cactus: The Pricks and pleasures of Being an Israeli Progeny"
Ariel Gratch, Louisiana State University
"A Performance in Ten Rounds: The NRA National Firearms Museum's 'Hollywood Guns' Exhibit"
Andrée E. C. Betancourt, Independent scholar
"F Bomb"
David J. Penyak, Villanova University
The diverse performances in this panel include performance of literature, personal narratives, critiques of public exhibits, and storytelling. All of the performances explore the interrelationship between mind and body as they simultaneously evoke the power of performance to illuminate these connections. Historically, Performance Studies has always been interested in the relationship of text (mind) and performance/staging (body). Through adaptations of literary texts, life experiences, and cultural artifacts, power is embodied in aesthetic forms of communication.
Please let me know if you have any questions and/or concerns. Looking forward to seeing you all in Arlington!
Cem Zeytinoglu
Program Planner,
2011 ECA Interpretation and Performance Studies Interest Group
Cem Zeytinoglu
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg PA 18301-2999
Phone: 570-422-3911
Fax: 570-422-3008
Office: Fine Arts 226
czeytinoglu@esu.edu