Schedule and Program

Arrive at Selu around 3:00. Brisk + brief walk to "Big John's Laughing Place."

(If you need directions, let me know). Titles are tentative.

4:30 -- South: Under the Lens of Ecocriticism

"Sex and Survival in Barbara Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer," Maria Bowling

"A Delta Photograph: Focusing in on People and Place," Kelley Trear

"Flannery O'Connor as Ecofeminist: Female Cultivation vs. Male Depredation," Kris Meller

5:15 -- Anywhere: Ecocriticism in "Blank" Places

"The Nick Adams Stories: Hemingway's Connection to the Land through Organic Metaphor," Jim Holt

"Introducing Literary Theory to Sophomore Literature Students: Examining Conrad's 'Blank' Continent from an Ecocritical Perspective," Michael Blankenship

"Science and Poetry in the Artic: Casting a Wide Net," Laura Dumin

6:00 -- Midwest: Personal Places in the Prairie and High Plains

"East River vs. West River: The Sense of Place in South Dakota," Melissa Shepard

"Raping the Land: Assessing the Conflict Between Nature and Man in Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres," Joy Simmons

"Place, Prairieland, and Pow: Imprinting the Topography of Home," Dionne Brockman

6:45 -- food and libations

Presenters should keep their readings or "talks" to 10 minutes. The three presenters in each session will take approximately 30 minutes, with 15 or so minutes for questions and answers. If you need directions or forgot what you signed up for (in terms of food), let me know. No class on 11/21 or 11/28.