Crossroads in the Study of the Americas : CISA Student Symposium

04/18/2009
CISA Student Symposium

The Twelfth Annual Student Symposium will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2009 in the Neilson Browsing Room, Neilson Library, at Smith College.

Below are the sessions and presentations; a full program with abstracts is downloadable at the bottom of this page.

10:30 – 11:00am: Coffee, tea, muffins, and introductions

11:00 – 11:15am: Greetings
Lorna Peterson (Director, Five Colleges Inc.)
Lisa Henderson (Director, Crossroads in the Study of the Americas and Associate Professor of Communication, University of Massachusetts-Amherst)

11:15 – 12:45pm: History and Interpretation from "Way, Way Below"
Facilitator: Dorothy Mosby (Spanish, Mount Holyoke College)

Alex Barrows (Comparative Literature and History, Smith College '09), "A Cut And Paste Finding Aid: Consulting the Sophia Smith Girl Zines Collection at Smith College"

Angela Sweeney (English, University of Massachusetts-Amherst '09), "Regarding Referential Literature"

Amanda Maria Molina (History and Women’s Studies, University of Massachusetts-Amherst '09), "Rape and the Enslaved Person"

12:45 – 1:30pm: Lunch

1:30 – 3:00pm: Racism in the Diasporas
Facilitator: Alice Nash (History, University of Massachusetts-Amherst)

Brecklyn Walters (History, Hampshire College '09), "Los chinos atrás: Indenture and Coalition Among Chinese and African Laborers in Nineteenth Century Cuba"

Joel Nilles (History, University of Massachusetts-Amherst '09), "Business of Race"

RJ Boutelle (English and Philosophy, University of Massachusetts-Amherst '09), "Southern Miscegenation and the Brazilian Racial Democracy: Renouncing Heritage in William Faulkner's Go Down, Moses"

3:00 – 4:00pm: Literary America, American Poet
Facilitator: Marisa Parham (English, Amherst College)

Tim O'Neil (English and Political Science, University of Massachusetts-Amherst '10), "American Gothic: The Shattering Crucible of H.P. Lovecraft"

Chen Chen (Comparative Literature and Creative Writing, Hampshire College '09), "'Errata' and American Autobiographical Memory: Challenging and Desiring Benjamin Franklin's Model"

4:00 – 4:15pm: Break with refreshments

4:15 – 5:45pm: Americas Change! Nuyorican Women Artists, Mississippi Preschools, Brazilian Redistribution
Facilitator: Wilson Valentín-Escobar (Social Science, Hampshire College)

Marilyn Flores (History, Smith College '09), "'Social Justice Was Just Like Breathing': Luz Rodriguez and Women's Participation in the Creative Resistance of the Nuyorican Renaissance"

Latisha Wilson (Black Studies, Amherst College '09), "Head Start: A Human Rights Issue for the 21st Century"

Stephanie Gimenez Stahlberg (Economics and Political Science, University of Massachusetts-Amherst '09), "Eliminating Poverty and Hunger: Brazil's progress toward the Millennium Development Goal Number 1"

5:45 – 6:00pm: Closing Remarks
Lisa Henderson (Director, Crossroads in the Study of the Americas and Associate Professor of Communication, University of Massachusetts-Amherst)

Main Student Symposium page

The full program with abstracts can be downloaded below.

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	04/18/2009 CISA Student Symposium The Twelfth Annual Student Symposium will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2009 in the Neilson Browsing Room, Neilson Library, at Smith College. Below are the sessions and presentations; a full program with abstracts is downloadable at the bottom of this page. 10:30 – 11:00am: Coffee, tea, muffins, and introductions 11:00 – 11:15am: Greetings Lorna Peterson (Director, Five Colleges Inc.) Lisa Henderson (Director, Crossroads in the Study of the Americas and Associate Professor of Communication, University of Massachusetts-Amherst) 11:15 – 12:45pm: History and Interpretation from "Way, Way Below" Facilitator: Dorothy Mosby (Spanish, Mount Holyoke College) Alex Barrows (Comparative Literature and History, Smith College '09), "A Cut And Paste Finding Aid: Consulting the Sophia Smith Girl Zines Collection at Smith College" Angela Sweeney (English, University of Massachusetts-Amherst '09), "Regarding Referential Literature" Amanda Maria Molina (History and Women’s Studies, University of Massachusetts-Amherst '09), "Rape and the Enslaved Person" 12:45 – 1:30pm: Lunch 1:30 – 3:00pm: Racism in the Diasporas Facilitator: Alice Nash (History, University of Massachusetts-Amherst) Brecklyn Walters (History, Hampshire College '09), "Los chinos atrás: Indenture and Coalition Among Chinese and African Laborers in Nineteenth Century Cuba" Joel Nilles (History, University of Massachusetts-Amherst '09), "Business of Race" RJ Boutelle (English and Philosophy, University of Massachusetts-Amherst '09), "Southern Miscegenation and the Brazilian Racial Democracy: Renouncing Heritage in William Faulkner's Go Down, Moses" 3:00 – 4:00pm: Literary America, American Poet Facilitator: Marisa Parham (English, Amherst College) Tim O'Neil (English and Political Science, University of Massachusetts-Amherst '10), "American Gothic: The Shattering Crucible of H.P. Lovecraft" Chen Chen (Comparative Literature and Creative Writing, Hampshire College '09), "'Errata' and American Autobiographical Memory: Challenging and Desiring Benjamin Franklin's Model" 4:00 – 4:15pm: Break with refreshments 4:15 – 5:45pm: Americas Change! Nuyorican Women Artists, Mississippi Preschools, Brazilian Redistribution Facilitator: Wilson Valentín-Escobar (Social Science, Hampshire College) Marilyn Flores (History, Smith College '09), "'Social Justice Was Just Like Breathing': Luz Rodriguez and Women's Participation in the Creative Resistance of the Nuyorican Renaissance" Latisha Wilson (Black Studies, Amherst College '09), "Head Start: A Human Rights Issue for the 21st Century" Stephanie Gimenez Stahlberg (Economics and Political Science, University of Massachusetts-Amherst '09), "Eliminating Poverty and Hunger: Brazil's progress toward the Millennium Development Goal Number 1" 5:45 – 6:00pm: Closing Remarks Lisa Henderson (Director, Crossroads in the Study of the Americas and Associate Professor of Communication, University of Massachusetts-Amherst) Main Student Symposium page The full program with abstracts can be downloaded below. More Information download file >