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American culture conference set Sept. 29-30 2:41 p.m., Aug. 15, 2005--The American Literary Reception, a two-day conference highlighting how literature and mass media have influenced American culture from the early 19th Century onward, is set to take place Thursday-Friday, Sept. 29-Sept. 30, at Kirkbride Hall and Pencader Complex. Comprised of more than 18 panels that will feature debates among 55 participants, the conference will examine how readers, viewers and critics have been influenced by the media’s representations of American culture through the decades. The conference, which will include roundtable discussions and audience involvement, also will address the three-way interface between public perception, media representation and the literary craft. Literary genres from early 19th-Century fiction to contemporary ethnic poetry will be highlighted in the course of the panel discussions. Guest speakers will include noted scholars Steven Mailloux from the University of California, Irvine; Tony Bennett, from the Open University in England; Janice Radway, from Duke University; and Toby Miller, from the University of California, Riverside. Guest speakers will lecture according to the following schedule. "Transatlantic Receptions," a keynote address by Steven Mailloux, Chancellor's Professor of Rhetoric at the University of California at Irvine. 7:30-9 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29, Room 100, Kirkbride Hall. “What's the Matter with Reception Studies” a plenary address by Janice Radway, Francis Fox Hill professor in Humanities and chairperson of Program in Literature at Duke University. 2:45-4:15 p.m., Friday, Sept. 30, Room 117 Pencader. For more information on specific times, locations and topics, e-mail Philip Goldstein at [pgold@udel.edu]. To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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