BATTLEGROUND STATES 2007:
Intersections of Poetics & Politics
[call for papers] [schedule]
We are excited to announce that 2007’s conference will have two featured speakers.
On Friday, March 30th, our day will end with a talk by Dr. Ray Browne, Emeritus Professor at Bowling Green State University. Founder of the Department of Popular Culture and the American Culture Studies program, Dr. Browne has also been a central figure in the development of the Popular Press, the Journal of Popular Culture, and the Popular Culture Association. We are very excited to have Dr. Browne speak.
In addition, Dr. Browne will be introduced by Dr. Gary Hoppenstand, current editor of the Journal of Popular Culture and Michigan State University Professor. Dr. Hoppenstand holds a Ph.D. in American Culture Studies from BGSU.
On Saturday, March 31st, our conference will conclude with a presentation by Dr. Annette Wannamaker of Eastern Michigan University. A professor of Children's Literature, Dr. Wannamaker is an expert in the fields of gender studies and masculinity in young adult literature and culture. Her book, Boys in Children's Literature and Popular Culture, is forthcoming from Routledge. Dr. Wannamaker earned her Ph.D. in English from BGSU in 1997.
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BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
AMERICAN CULTURE STUDIES PROGRAM
INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE AND SOCIETY
POPULAR
CULTURE ASSOCIATION/
AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION
Battleground
States Conference Presented by
Culture Club: The Cultural Studies Scholars' Association
c/o American Culture Studies, Bowling Green State University, 101 East
Hall, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403