Conference Schedule
Wednesday, April 3
Student Showcase
(All Wednesday sessions take place in the Student Union Building Ballroom D/E unless
otherwise noted.)
10:00-3:00 Registration (Student Union Building Pre-Function Area)
10:00-10:15 Coffee and Conversation (Student Union Building Pre-Function Area)
10:15-10:30 MTSU Student Showcase Opening Remarks
Dr. Newtona (Tina) Johnson, Director, Women’s and Gender Studies/
Conference Co-Chair
Middle Tennessee State University
10:30-11:45 Feminist Readings: Gender and Identity
Moderator: Becky King
Middle Tennessee State University
“William’s Women: Feminist Analysis of Geoffrey Chaucer’s and Brian Helgeland’s ‘Knights
Tale’”
Jacquelyn Hayek, Middle Tennessee State University
“Building Bridges with Feminist Bildungsroman: Schreiner’s The Story of an African Farm and Toni Morrison’s Sula”
Khristeena M. Lute, Middle Tennessee State University
“Masculinity and Race in Rebecca Harding Davis's Waiting for the Verdict”
Jessica Hanson, Middle Tennessee State University
“Homophobia and Discrimination: A Sociocultural Examination of Literature on Gender
and Sexuality”
Anne Uselton, Middle Tennessee State University
12:00-1:15 Featured Performance
Welcome to Addiction Anonymous. Hello, my name is ____________.
Moderator: Madia Cooper
Middle Tennessee State University
Choreographer: Madia Cooper
Middle Tennessee State University
Dancers: Meghan McCrary
Kelsey Muskin
Kiara Smith
Jasmine Meriwether
Morgan Davies
Brittany Howell
Middle Tennessee State University
1:30-2:15 Preferences of Clothing Styles and Fit for Aging Women
Moderator: Lauren Rudd
Middle Tennessee State University
Panelists: Precious Creavalle
Bethaney Bowen
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