Student Conference
May 16-17, 2008
The Ohio State University Campus
Denney Hall, Room 311
View the list of Panel Abstracts
Dr. Alan Govenar's Biography and Keynote Address Abstract
Thursday, May 15th
5:00
"How To Make a Living Doing What You Really Want To Do"
A pre-conference workshop with
Dr. Alan Govenar
Thursday, May 15, 5:00-7:00 PM in Dulles 250
In this workshop, Alan Govenar explores the practical issues related to working as a folklorist and bridging the public and academic realms. Subjects of discussion include the process of starting and funding a non-profit organization, maintaining academic affiliation, acquiring technical skills, and creating a body of work through publications, photographs, films, videos and other media that express the depth of one's personal interests and aspirations.
A pre-conference workshop with
Dr. Alan Govenar
Thursday, May 15, 5:00-7:00 PM in Dulles 250
In this workshop, Alan Govenar explores the practical issues related to working as a folklorist and bridging the public and academic realms. Subjects of discussion include the process of starting and funding a non-profit organization, maintaining academic affiliation, acquiring technical skills, and creating a body of work through publications, photographs, films, videos and other media that express the depth of one's personal interests and aspirations.
Conference Program
Friday, May 16th
8:15
8:45
9:00
10:30
10:45
12:15
1:30
3:00
3:15
8:45
9:00
10:30
10:45
12:15
1:30
3:00
3:15
Registration and Breakfast
Welcome
Who Are You: Defining Identity
Denney 311
"Also Like Life: Learning from Taiwan's 'Little People,'" Clay Caroon and Rebecca ChunHui Chuang
"The Making of a Nigger: How 'Ten Little Niggers' Changed the Consciousness of Race," Tiffany Anderson
"Authenticating Jewish Folk Music: Behind Abraham Zvi Idelsohn's Hava Nagila," Nick Block
"Sing It Like It Is: Ironic Social Commentary in Western and Asian Karaoke," Anne Henochowicz
Discussant: Ray Cashman
Break
Gone but Not Forgotten: Rituals of Memory
Denney 311
"Testimony and Truth after Auschwitz," Sarah Gordon
"Gui Yue: The Ghost Month," YiFan Pai
"The Voice of an Errant Maiden: Analyzing an Estonian Ballad about Infanticide," Elo-Hanna Seljamaa
"Image of Children in Japanese Folk," Joshua Denoncour
Discussant: TBA
Walk the Lines: Applying Theory
Denney 262
"Locating Meaning in the Ballad Genre: A Case Study of Jean Ritchie's Autobiography and Repertoire,"
Cassie Patterson
"Does Native Really Mean Good?: The Complexities of Emic vs. Etic," Arle Lommel
"More than Music: Modeling and Cultural Learning in the Jingju (Beijing Opera) Classroom," Ania Peczalska
"Four Score and Two Centuries Ago: Emancipation in the Shlimil, Shlimazl, and Picaro Literary Tradition,"
Kevin Herzner
Discussant: Margaret Mills
Lunch
Living in a Material World: Preserving Culture
Denney 311
"Consistency and Variability in an Interracial Southern Utility-Quilt Aesthetic," Teri Klassen
"Drum, Art, or Artifact?: Examining the Expectations of Crafting Sound's Stakeholders," Suzanne Ingalsbe
"Had-Gadya: A Variant of a European Folksong, Translated into Old Aramaic and Given Post Hock Jewish
Meaning," Michael Kovnat
Discussant: Jason Baird Jackson
Break
Keynote Address
Denney 311
"From Fieldwork to Interactive Media: A Personal Journey"
Dr. Alan Govenar
Saturday, May 17th
Welcome
Who Are You: Defining Identity
Denney 311
"Also Like Life: Learning from Taiwan's 'Little People,'" Clay Caroon and Rebecca ChunHui Chuang
"The Making of a Nigger: How 'Ten Little Niggers' Changed the Consciousness of Race," Tiffany Anderson
"Authenticating Jewish Folk Music: Behind Abraham Zvi Idelsohn's Hava Nagila," Nick Block
"Sing It Like It Is: Ironic Social Commentary in Western and Asian Karaoke," Anne Henochowicz
Discussant: Ray Cashman
Break
Gone but Not Forgotten: Rituals of Memory
Denney 311
"Testimony and Truth after Auschwitz," Sarah Gordon
"Gui Yue: The Ghost Month," YiFan Pai
"The Voice of an Errant Maiden: Analyzing an Estonian Ballad about Infanticide," Elo-Hanna Seljamaa
"Image of Children in Japanese Folk," Joshua Denoncour
Discussant: TBA
Walk the Lines: Applying Theory
Denney 262
"Locating Meaning in the Ballad Genre: A Case Study of Jean Ritchie's Autobiography and Repertoire,"
Cassie Patterson
"Does Native Really Mean Good?: The Complexities of Emic vs. Etic," Arle Lommel
"More than Music: Modeling and Cultural Learning in the Jingju (Beijing Opera) Classroom," Ania Peczalska
"Four Score and Two Centuries Ago: Emancipation in the Shlimil, Shlimazl, and Picaro Literary Tradition,"
Kevin Herzner
Discussant: Margaret Mills
Lunch
Living in a Material World: Preserving Culture
Denney 311
"Consistency and Variability in an Interracial Southern Utility-Quilt Aesthetic," Teri Klassen
"Drum, Art, or Artifact?: Examining the Expectations of Crafting Sound's Stakeholders," Suzanne Ingalsbe
"Had-Gadya: A Variant of a European Folksong, Translated into Old Aramaic and Given Post Hock Jewish
Meaning," Michael Kovnat
Discussant: Jason Baird Jackson
Break
Keynote Address
Denney 311
"From Fieldwork to Interactive Media: A Personal Journey"
Dr. Alan Govenar
9:00
9:30
10:30
10:45
12:15
1:30
2:30
2:45
4:15
9:30
10:30
10:45
12:15
1:30
2:30
2:45
4:15
Registration and Breakfast
Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better: Performing Gender
Denney 311
"Love and the Girl Detective," Jeremy Stoll
"Beyond the Western Pass: Tracing a Journey Through Song," Levi Gibbs
"Swahili Beauty and Bonding," Nicole Rearick
Discussant: Moira Smith
Break
You're In or You're Out: Drawing Boundaries
Denney 311
"The Ballad of Susanna Cox and the Transformation of Community," Joanna Spanos
"Anatomy of a Town Character," Mary Hoefferle
"Edible Identities," Gillian Richards-Greaves
"Gerbilling, Reconsidered," Christopher Lewis
Discussant: Sandy Dolby
Lunch
Poster Sessions
Denney 311
"Oral history at a Local Historic Site," Jodine Perkins
"Thai Music Notation Project," Siriporn Jinanarong
"Beijing Storytelling: Will It Survive or Disappear in Modern Media?" Mengjun Li
Prize Presentations
Conference Paper Prizes, presented by Margaret Mills
Patrick B. Mullen Prize, presented by Patrick Mullen
Discussion Forum
Leaders: Jason Baird Jackson, Teri Klassen, Amy Shuman, and Kirsi Haenninen
Concluding Remarks
Dorry Noyes
Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better: Performing Gender
Denney 311
"Love and the Girl Detective," Jeremy Stoll
"Beyond the Western Pass: Tracing a Journey Through Song," Levi Gibbs
"Swahili Beauty and Bonding," Nicole Rearick
Discussant: Moira Smith
Break
You're In or You're Out: Drawing Boundaries
Denney 311
"The Ballad of Susanna Cox and the Transformation of Community," Joanna Spanos
"Anatomy of a Town Character," Mary Hoefferle
"Edible Identities," Gillian Richards-Greaves
"Gerbilling, Reconsidered," Christopher Lewis
Discussant: Sandy Dolby
Lunch
Poster Sessions
Denney 311
"Oral history at a Local Historic Site," Jodine Perkins
"Thai Music Notation Project," Siriporn Jinanarong
"Beijing Storytelling: Will It Survive or Disappear in Modern Media?" Mengjun Li
Prize Presentations
Conference Paper Prizes, presented by Margaret Mills
Patrick B. Mullen Prize, presented by Patrick Mullen
Discussion Forum
Leaders: Jason Baird Jackson, Teri Klassen, Amy Shuman, and Kirsi Haenninen
Concluding Remarks
Dorry Noyes
