This presentation will bring current and former Communication students “Precarious Manhood: Why Men Are Reluctant Outlaws” together to discuss advances in women’s participation in print, broadcast Prof. T. Andrew Caswell (Psychology & Counseling, Gannon and digital media. University) Facilitated by Prof. Karrie Bowen (Communication) Session 2. (11:15-12:05) Session 3: 12:10-1:10PM A. English Alumnae Panel - Gender, Literature and Pop Culture A. Differenced Subjectivities and Gender Roles in Film and (Reed #114) Television (Reed #114) Moderated by Prof. Joshua Shaw (Philosophy) Presented by Prof. Susan Galle-Boyko (Psychology), Austin Kobylinski & Erin Skelly We welcome back former Behrend students in this panel, which will feature their research on gender roles in classical literature (from Andrew In this presentation, our participants will discuss cosplay and other sites Marvell to Ursula LeGuin), Annie Proulx’s famous Westerns, and a cult of gender boundary breaking. Topics include personal vs. societal television show praised for its ability to provoke! expectations, lifespan development, conditioning/desensitization, vs. community-building, and venues that cross gender roles and “American Horror Story’s Liz Taylor: Character or Caricature?” - boundaries. Beth Panko B. “Trans-Formations in Children’s Literature: Locating “Still Coy Mistress? Changes in Female Literary Representation” - Differenced Gendered Subjectivities in Bilingual Children’s Picture Valerie Maye, Books” (Reed #113) In this presentation, Prof. Laurie Urraro (Spanish) and Prof. Ashley “Half Wild Men and Crazy Half-Wits: Annie Proulx’s Grotesque” Sullivan (Education) will discuss their research, which has shown that – Brienna Fleming transgender children rarely appear in picture books written in English, almost never in picture books written in Spanish, and do not figure at all into any bilingual (English-Spanish) children's picture books. They will B. Breaking the Norm- Women in the Forefront of Media (Reed discuss the importance of including differenced gendered subjectivities #113) in order to foment representation of and societal acceptance for trans individuals.
“Precarious Manhood: Why Men Are Reluctant Outlaws” Prof. T. Andrew Caswell (Psychology & Counseling, Gannon University) Session 2. (11:15-12:05) A. English Alumnae Panel - Gender, Literature and Pop Culture (Reed #114) Moderated by Prof. Joshua Shaw (Philosophy) We welcome back former Behrend students in this panel, which will feature their research on gender roles in classical literature (from Andrew Marvell to Ursula LeGuin), Annie Proulx’s famous Westerns, and a cult television show praised for its ability to provoke! “American Horror Story’s Liz Taylor: Character or Caricature?” - Beth Panko “Still Coy Mistress? Changes in Female Literary Representation” - Valerie Maye, “Half Wild Men and Crazy Half-Wits: Annie Proulx’s Grotesque” – Brienna Fleming B. Breaking the Norm- Women in the Forefront of Media (Reed #113) This presentation will bring current and former Communication students together to discuss advances in women’s participation in print, broadcast and digital media. Facilitated by Prof. Karrie Bowen (Communication) Session 3: 12:10-1:10PM A. Differenced Subjectivities and Gender Roles in Film and Television (Reed #114) Presented by Prof. Susan Galle-Boyko (Psychology), Austin Kobylinski & Erin Skelly In this presentation, our participants will discuss cosplay and other sites of gender boundary breaking. Topics include personal vs. societal expectations, lifespan development, conditioning/desensitization, vs. community-building, and venues that cross gender roles and boundaries. B. “Trans-Formations in Children’s Literature: Locating Differenced Gendered Subjectivities in Bilingual Children’s Picture Books” (Reed #113) In this presentation, Prof. Laurie Urraro (Spanish) and Prof. Ashley Sullivan (Education) will discuss their research, which has shown that transgender children rarely appear in picture books written in English, almost never in picture books written in Spanish, and do not figure at all into any bilingual (English-Spanish) children's picture books. They will discuss the importance of including differenced gendered subjectivities in order to foment representation of and societal acceptance for trans individuals.