The Monthly Newsletter of Kansas State University’s Department of English
Reading Matters
Vol. 26, No. 3
November 2011
Center.” Midwest Writing Cencolloquy on "Theoryfear."
ter Association Conference.
Blackfriars Conference. Staun Margaret Conrow, "The
Madison, Wisconsin. 21 Oct.
ton, Virginia. 27 Oct. 2011.
Poetry of Edward Dowden,"
2011.
with bibliographic assistance of
Brack, "Tutors 'Shar[ing]
"The Genealogy of Fun: The
Caitlin Palo. The South CaroliMore': Addressing Racism
Early Modern Entertainment
na Review 44.1 (Fall 2011):
from the Center to the
Revolution as a Theoretical
Classroom”
Problem." International Shake146-157.
Dieker, "Generalization is
speare Congress. Prague,
 Cameron Leader-Picone,
Racism: Breaking Down
Czech Republic. 19 July 2011.
Matthew Schneider-Mayerson,
Walls within the Writing
co-editor. Reconstruction:
Center"
 Tanya Gonzalez, "Latina
Studies in Contemporary CulGarzi, "Lessons from Middle
Looks: Beyond the Borders of
ture 11.3 (2011). Special Issue
Schoolers: Creating a ConGood and Evil" and "The Conon “Gender and Popular Fictext for Negotiating Differstruction of Latino Identities
tion.” http://
ences"
from Outside of Latin Amerireconstruction.eserver.org/113/
Sommers: "Ways Writing
ca" (invited talks). Hispanic
contents113.shtml
Centers Prepare Students
Heritage Month Round Table
for the Workplace"
Presentation. Kansas State Uni Lisa Tatonetti, co-editor with
versity. Manhattan, KS. 23
Qwo-Li Driskill, Daniel Heath  Elizabeth Dodd delivered a
Sept. 2011.
Justice, and Deborah Miranda.
talk through the Gwen Frostic
Sovereign Erotics: A CollecLecture Series at Western
"La Cosecha / The Harvest:
tion of Contemporary TwoMichigan University, titled
Children Migrant Workers in
Spirit Literature. Tucson: Uni"Correspondences: Elizabeth
the U.S." (Facilitator and Panel
versity of Arizona P, 2011.
Bishop, BP, and Me." 3 Oct.
Organizer). 5th Annual Mid2011.
west HALO Encuentro. KSU
“Catholics, Carlisle, and CastUnion Ballroom. 11 Oct. 2011.
ing Stones: Richard Henry
 Megan Hadorn, Kelsey
Pratt and the 1890 Ghost
Hixson-Bowles, and Jessica
 A. Abby Knoblauch,
Dance.” Nineteenth-Century
Reyes presented their panel
"Invitational Pedagogy and IsContexts: An Interdisciplinary
“Bridging Disciplines: Expand- sues of Authority in the ColJournal 33.3 (July 2011): 267–
ing the Role of the Writing
lege Writing Classroom." Fem287.
Center to Facilitate Collaborainisms and Rhetorics Confertion Between University Comence. Mankato, MN. 14 Oct.
PRESENTATIONS
munities.” Midwest Writing
2011.
Center Association Confer Jenna Brack, Brohgan Diekence. Madison, Wisconsin. 21  Emily Midkiff, Deborah
er, Caitlin Garzi, and Robin
Oct. 2011.
Murray, Angel Theriot, and
Sommer presented their panel
Christel Woods performed
“Blurring Boundaries: Moving  Don Hedrick, "Creative Theo“Confessions of a Bad Tutor.”
Theory Beyond the Writing
ry" (paper). Also moderated the Midwest Writing Center AssoPUBLICATIONS
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ciation Conference. Madison,
Wisconsin. 21 Oct. 2011.
sity. Columbus, OH. 5 Oct.
2011.
London’s Fight for America’s
Future.” Tichi is the William
R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English at Vanderbilt University.
Her latest book is Civic Passions: Seven Who Launched
Progressive America (and
What They Teach Us) (2009).
Deborah Murray, Kara
“Recovering the Renaissance:
Northway, Jon Tveite,
Queer Native Literature in the
Rachelle Doan (MA 2011), and 1970s.” Native American and
Shannon Wilson presented
Indigenous Studies Associatheir panel “Widening Our Vition, Sacramento, CA. 19 May
sion: Seeing New Connections
2011.
in our Campus Peripherals.”
 Friday, November 4, 2011,
Midwest Writing Center Asso-  Angel Theriot presented her
Strecker-Nelson Gallery (406
ciation Conference. Madison,
paper, “Exclusive Inclusion:
1/2 Poyntz), 7 pm. Poetry on
Wisconsin. 21 Oct. 2011.
Dangers of De-Emphasizing
Poyntz. In addition to the open
Graduate-Level Work in the
mic event, Kansas Poet Laure Philip Nel, “Keywords for
Writing Center.” Midwest Writ- ate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Children’s Literature” (invited
ing Center Association Confer- will read, along with poets intalk). Co-presented with Lissa
ence. Madison, Wisconsin. 21
cluded in her anthology,
Paul. Cambridge Festival of
Oct. 2011.
BEGIN AGAIN: 150 Kansas
Ideas. Anglia Ruskin UniversiPoems.
ty, Cambridge, UK. 26 Oct.
AWARDS
2011. [Via Skype.]
 Friday, November 11, 2011,
 Philip Nel, 2011 Distinguished
English/Counseling Services
“Re-Imagining America: Jeff
Graduate Faculty Award, KanBuilding 017, 3:30 pm. SponSmith, Herman Melville, and
sas State University.
sored by the Cultural Studies
American Dreamscapes.” CoTrack, the last of three minipresented with Jennifer A.
seminars on Deleuze and GuatNEWS FROM ALUMNI
Hughes. American Studies Astari’s A Thousand Plateaus
sociation Annual Meeting.
 Levi Jost (M.A. 2009) —
(1980).
Baltimore, MD. 23 Oct. 2011.
currently a Ph.D. student at
Southern Illinois University,
 Wednesday, November 30,
 Kara Northway, "Costard’s
Carbondale — presented
2011, Union 213, 3:30 pm.
Revenge: Letters and Their
“Writing Centers as CrossSAGE Department ColloquiMisdelivery in Love’s Laroads: Negotiating Conflict in
um.
bour’s Lost." Southeast Renais- Two-Way Collaborations” at
sance Conference. Raleigh,
the Midwest Writing Center
Reading Matters is a monthly
NC. 22 Oct. 2011.
Association Conference, in
publication of the Department of
Madison, Wisconsin, on 21
English, 108 ECS Building, Kan Lisa Tatonetti, “At the InterOct. 2011.
sas State University, Manhattan,
sections of Queer and IndigeKS 66506-6501. Editors: Philip
nous Studies: Contextualizing
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Nel, Sarah Stueder, and Cindy
the Work of Janice Gould."
Stueder. The deadline for the
American Studies Association
 Wednesday, November 2,
next issue of Reading Matters is
Annual Meeting. Baltimore,
2011, Claflin Books, 5:30 pm.
November 28, 2011 at 5 p.m.
MD. 21 Oct. 2001.
Book Signing: Katy Karlin’s
Central Time. Please send your
Send Me Work.
news to Philip Nel, care of the
“Queer Indigenous Studabove address or via email at
ies” (invited talk). New Direc Friday, November 4, 2011,
<philnel@ksu.edu>. Thank you.
tions in 20th and 21st Century
Union Little Theatre, 4 pm.
English Studies: A Roundtable
Lecture by Cecelia Tichi on “A Reading Matters is on the web at
Discussion. Ohio State Univerhttp://www.ksu.edu/english/
Necessary Revolution: Jack
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