April 13, 2012, Moyer Hall
(Muhlenberg College)
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Mendham Gallery
9:30 – 10:40 a.m. RESEARCH SESSION I
PANEL ONE: Framing Discourses of Popular Media: Gender and Sexuality
[Moderator: Kate Richmond, Muhlenberg College]
- Melissa Pieller, Muhlenberg College, “Youth Media Education: Steps Towards Building Critical and Active Adolescents to Combat Messages of Sexuality in Music and Music Videos.”
- Matthew Herbertz, DeSales University, “The Struggle to Grow Up: Male Representations in Hollywood Comedy.”
- Kaitie Burger, Muhlenberg College, “‘America’s Favorite Lesbian: The Impact of Ellen DeGeneres on Prime Time Television.”
- Tess Forestieri, Muhlenberg College, “The Marginalization of Women in Teen Mom 2.”
PANEL TWO: When Our Environment and Our Bodies are Impacted by Industrial and Government (In)Actions
[Moderator: Susan Averett, Lafayette College]
- Clarissa Brown, Lafayette College, “Factors that Contribute to a Child’s BMI: The Role of the National School Lunch Program. “
- Mackenzie Raub, Muhlenberg College, “Your Friendly Neighborhood Natural Gas Company: A Case Study of the American Oil Industry’s Advertising Campaign in the Marcellus Shale Region.”
- Margaret DeOliveira, Moravian College, “Inequality Studies in Health Care Access: A Look at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.”
- Melanie Cybriwsky, Lafayette College, “The Effects Industrial Agriculture Has on Our Daily Lives.”
PANEL THREE: Discursive Approaches to Law and War
[Moderator: Sharon Albert, Muhlenberg College]
- Jenn Dum, Kutztown University, “The War on Drugs: A Case of Social Injustice.”
- Naiomi Gonzalez, Moravian College, “The Impracticality of Just War Theory.”
- Michael Hamory, Muhlenberg College, “Religious Participation and Rehabilitation/Radicalization within United States Prisons.”
- Anna Appleton, Kutztown University, “Multiple Intelligences and Its Implications: The Legal System, Prisoner Treatment and Rehabilitation.”
10:50 – 12:00 p.m. RESEARCH SESSION II
[Moderator: Robert Spicer, DeSales University]
- Amanda Gilmore, DeSales University, “Global Sex Commodities: A Product of Globalization.”
- Emily Pyle, Lafayette College, “Domestic Violence and the Criminal Justice System: A Comprehensive and Exhaustive Evaluation.”
- Jennifer Alecci, Muhlenberg College, “Violence, Intimacy and Gender Stereotypes on Reality Televison.”
PANEL FIVE: Historical and Contemporary Forms of Mobilization: Feet on the Ground, Eyes on the Media
[Moderator: Debra Wetcher-Hendricks, Moravian College]
- Suzanne Moyer, Moravian College, “Media Mobilization”
- Sarah Naramore, Lafayette College, “Religion, Collaboration, and Resistance: The Role of Religious Organizations and Individuals in Resisting Anti-Semitism and the ‘Final Solution’ in France, 1940-1944.”
- Beth Rader and Shelby Smith, Muhlenberg College, “Motivation or Malaise: Media’s Effects on Muhlenberg College Students.”
- Jennifer Melis, Muhlenberg College, “The Limits and Possibilities of Democratic Politics: Lessons from the Egyptian Uprising.”
PANEL SIX: Us vs. Them: Theories of Discrimination vs. Practices of Cooperation
[Moderator: Jennifer Schlegel, Kutztown University]
- Chelsea Williams, Kutztown University, “Hate as an Evolutionary Trap: The Cultural Manipulation of Biology.”
- Samantha Golden and Dominic J. Packer, Lehigh University, “Reducing Discriminatory In-Group Biases with Cooperation-Enhancing Mechanisms.”
- Robyn Henderek, Lafayette College, “One Brotherhood at a Time.”
PANEL SEVEN: The Praxis of Social Justice: Four Local Perspectives
[Moderator: Kim Gallon, Muhlenberg College]
- Alexander Brotman and Christina Cellante, Muhlenberg College, “Social Justice: Defining a Perspective on Muhlenberg College.”
- Elena Gambino, Lehigh University, “Paradigm Shift: Performance and the Politics of Development.”
- Joshua Rodriguez and Joseph Kowalsky, Muhlenberg College, “Non-Profit Marketing Class Partners with The Literacy Center.”
- Lauren Epstein, Muhlenberg College, “Oral Histories from the Allentown Farmer’s Market.”
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. BUFFET LUNCH Miller Forum
12:30 – 1:40 p.m. RESEARCH SESSION III
PANEL EIGHT: Media Representations of Race and Religion
[Moderator: Roberta Meek, Temple University & Muhlenberg College]
- Joshua Bohn, Muhlenberg College, “Islam in Academic Discourse Post-9/11”
- Andalisa Lopez, Muhlenberg College, “Do Media Representations of Africans Influence Sterotypes of African Americans?”
PANEL NINE: Intersections of Inequality: Income, Education, and Race
[Moderator: Stefanie Sinno, Muhlenberg College]
- Allison Hourani and John Zeitoun, Muhlenberg College, “Engaging Communities to Promote Successful Student Experiences.”
- Jarred Schlottman, Kutztown University, “America’s Uprising Against Economic Inequality: The Racialization of Poverty and Education.”
- Joshua Silverman, Amanda Butto, and Alexandra Rosenberg, Muhlenberg College, “Are All Schools Equal in the Minds of Children?”
- Hank Miller, DeSales University, “The Widening Income Inequality Gap in the United States.”
- Victoria Herrmann, Lehigh University, “Uranium Mining and Aborigine Communities in Australia”
PANEL TEN: Feminism Through Aesthetics, Philosophy, and Theology
[Moderator: Marcia Morgan, Muhlenberg College]
- Karen Duld, Moravian College, “Daughters of Abraham: Jewish Feminist Theology and the Journey Toward a Gender Balanced Faith.”
- Matthew Dicken, Muhlenberg College, “Arendtian Action in Art: Young Jean Lee’s Theatrical Imagining of a Feminist Utopia.”
- Cynthia DaPra, Moravian College, “Women in the Church.”
PANEL ELEVEN: Controversial Migrations and Movements: Politics, Economics, and Ideologies
[Moderator: Tahereh Alavi Hojjat, DeSales University]
- Christina Colon, DeSales University, “Economic and Social Impact of Illegal Immigration in America.”
- Gabriel Hurtado, Andrew Schlesinger, and Robert Shannon, Muhlenberg College, “An Examination of the Impact of Baseball on Dominican Social Progress.”
- Daniel Hewitt, Muhlenberg College, “Refugees of the Horn.”
- Thomas J. Brinkerhoff, Lafayette College, “A Jacksonian Wrong: How America’s Underlying Racism Infuenced the Trail of Tears.”
1:50 – 3:00 p.m. RESEARCH SESSION IV
PANEL TWELVE: The Social Melodrama: Representations of Race and Gender in Film
[Moderator: Paul McEwan, Muhlenberg College]
- Ethan Parkinson, Muhlenberg College, “Navigating Morality with Violence and Religion in Man on Fire.”
- Sara Schenkel, Muhlenberg College, “Race Issues within the Social Melodrama 8 Mile.”
- Wendy Hirshman, Muhlenberg College, “Gender, Race, and Otherness in the Melodrama Inglourious Basterds.”
PANEL THIRTEEN: Mediating Identities through Facebook, Friends, and Fashion
[Moderator: Elizabeth Ortiz, Cedar Crest College]
- Rena Wallace, Cedar Crest College, “The Portrayal of Femininity in Facebook Profile Photos.”
- Lauren Hawk, DeSales University, “The Successful Sitcom Formula: Friends and How I Met Your Mother.”
- Jenna Minetola, DeSales University, “Fashion as Communication in Everyday Life.”
PANEL FOURTEEN: What Does Social Justice Mean to You?
[Moderator: Robin Riley Casey, Muhlenberg College]
- Meghan Butler, Muhlenberg College
- Luis Garcia, Muhlenberg College
- Sarah Chabolla, Muhlenberg College
- Christina Cellante, Muhlenberg College
- Barry Cleckley, Muhlenberg College
- Hannah Oros, Muhlenberg College