Nov. 13 – In Many Voices: annual CFLLC Student Research Symposium: Opening remarks by Prof. Nicholas Goodbody, 9:15, Panel I, 9:30 – 10:30, Panel II, 10:45 – 11:45. Students in foreign languages, classics and comparative literature will present their research on a variety of topics. Come hear the details of work by Ceyhun Arslan, Sarah Bender, Robert Gearity, Kirsten Johnson, Woo Chan Lee, Teresa McHugh, and Thammika Songkaeo.
Schedule is as follows:
Schapiro Hall 129
9:15 Prof. Goodbody, Introduction
9:30 – 10:30 Panel I, Prof. Vargas, Moderator
“The Lonely Center: Isolation and Communication through Kleist, Friedrich, and Beethoven,” Woo Chan Lee
“Eugene Ionesco: The Absurdly Existential,” Teresa McHugh
“Festive Orgies: Binge and Moral Adulteration in ‘L’Assommoir’ and ‘Le Ventre de Paris’,” Thammika Songkaeo
Coffee break with breakfast treats
10:45 – 11:45 Panel II, Prof. Wilcox, Moderator
“God-sexual? An Investigation of Sexualities in Rumi’s ‘Mathnawi’,” Ceyhun Arslan
“Girl Meets Boy: the Female Adolescent in Young Adult Literatures,” Sarah Bender
“Engendering a Greek God,” Robert Gearity
“Translation and Analysis of Short Stories by Shen Congwen, Kirsten Johnson