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The Third Annual UMA Undergraduate English Conference

 

Tuesday, April 9th

The conference offers the opportunity to exchange ideas in a variety of formats, showcase the work of students of English, and to engage in lively discussion. Participating in the conference provides a chance to share work with an audience of fellow English students, professors, and other members of the UMA community. This annual event is organized by English department faculty and students in the ENG 499 Senior Seminar and funded partly by a Presidential mini-grant.

 

Starting at 9:00am in Jewett 289, there will be an array of student papers.

 

9-10:30am

Welcome and opening remarks

Panel 1: Power and Resistance in the 20th Century

 

10:45-11:45

Panel 2: Children's and Young Adult Literature

 

Lunch will be served in Jewett Hall 289 at 11:45 and will feature a 10-minute student play.

 

We will then decamp to Jewett 295

1-2:00pm

Panel 3: Approaches to World Literature

 

2:15-3:15

Panel 4: Creative Writing: Works from Jane Ellingwood's Creative Writing Class

 

We are honored to present Ruth Ozeki as our keynote speaker.

 

Please join us in the Randall Student Center Fireside Lounge at 4pm for her talk:

"Tales for the Time Being."

 

A Q&A session and book signing will follow.