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Program

English Literature & Creative Writing

English Literature & Creative Writing 3 Literary/Critical Assemblage II
01:30 PM to 02:45 PM
Jordan Hall 303
01:30 PM
Living in the Shade of the Video Arcade: Preserving Video Games Bit by Bit
Alexander Jensen Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Andrew Levy Butler University
01:45 PM
Pay-to-Play: The Utopia for Capitalists in Black Mirror's "Fifteen Million Merits"
Jacob Garrett Ball State University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vanessa Rapatz Ball State University
02:00 PM
Terrible Am I, Child?
Camille Arnett Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Ania Spyra Butler University
02:15 PM
Ball State's Digital Literature Review
Leah Heim Ball State University,
Maggie Mayer Ball State University, Fila'Sha Finley Ball State University, Sam Kubiak Ball State University, Kylie Poling Ball State University, Rachel Carmichael Ball State University, Natalie Kuss Ball State University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vanessa Rapatz Ball State University
Oral Presentation

Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies

Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies Poster Session

02:30 PM to 04:00 PM
Irwin Library 2nd Floor
8. Black Women & the “Me Too” Movement
Alexus Hunt Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis,
Marguerite Culbreath Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Susan Hyatt Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Ronda Henry Anthony Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
9. Uplifting and Oppressive: Black Women’s Religious Identities in Corporate America
Toni Dubrovensky Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Patricia Jordan Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Poster Presentation

History

History 1 Circa 1968–History, Politics, and Culture
09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Jordan Hall 278
09:00 AM
"A Change is Gonna Come": The Role of Race and Censorship in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Revolution, 1950-1970
Emily Forrest Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
09:15 AM
Nuclear Blast from the Past: A look at how Fear of Nuclear Annihilation led to the building of Fallout Shelters
Austin Cronin Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
09:30 AM
Redefining Malcolm X: Exposing the Defamation and Deliberate Censorship of a Civil Rights Pioneer
Paige Bragg Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
09:45 AM
“The Largest Rockets in the World”: JFK’s Masculine Reinvention During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Ted Field Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Gregory Shufeldt Butler University
10:00 AM
"War minus the 'Shooting'": The Rise and Fall of Nationalism in Professional Wrestling, 1945-2001
Grant Fry Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
Oral Presentation

History 2 Archives, Methods, and New Histories
09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Jordan Hall 301
09:00 AM
Reitz or Wrong: An Industrial and Environmental Examination of the Impact of Evansville’s “Lumber Baron”
Jarrod Koester Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Bruce Bigelow Butler University
09:15 AM
Untold Stories of Chicago Government: How a City United to Survive the Great Depression
SJ Baker Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Kathy Paulson Gjerde Butler University, Peter Grossman Butler University, Vivian Deno Butler University
09:30 AM
An “Often Formidable Sting”: Chinese-American Female Aviators in the WASP during World War II
Claudia Vinci Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
09:45 AM
"When I Die, Please Don't Bury Me in Kokomo": Ryan White's Contribution to the History of AIDS in the United States
Taylor Dickerson Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
Oral Presentation

History 3 Remembering the War: Legacies, Memories, and Ongoing Battles

10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
Jordan Hall 278
10:30 AM
Two Warrior Queens: Women in War and History
Zoie Coburn Ball State University, Corey McVey Ball State University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Christine Shea Ball State University
10:45 AM
Gridiron Geography: How the Dispute Over the Border between Michigan and Ohio Created a Bitter College Football Rivalry
Rachel Counts Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
11:00 AM
When the Cornfields Ran Red with Blood: Uncovering Indiana’s Role in the War of 1812
Jacob Herr Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
11:15 AM
The Mennonite Response to the American Civil War
Will Shroyer Taylor University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Kevin Johnson Taylor University
11:30 AM
“We Would do it Again, So You Wouldn’t Have to”: Preserving the Stories of Vietnam Veterans of Kokomo, Indiana
Valary Farmer Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
Oral Presentation

History 4 Revisiting the Past: History, Memory, and New Archival Approaches

10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
Jordan Hall 301
10:30 AM
“Ag Triall Siar Connachta” (Going Back to Connacht): The Survival of Irish-Gaelic in the Gaeltacht of County Galway, 1880-1920
Eileen Hogan Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
10:45 AM
The Denial of Desire: Obstacles to the Development of Affirming Theologies for Queer Women in Modern Western Christianity
Nicole Mortland Taylor University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Kevin Johnson Taylor University
11:00 AM
The Cultural Influence of Middle Kingdom Egypt in Byblos
Collen Cramer Taylor University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Kevin Johnson Taylor University
11:15 AM
Hoosier Antifeminism in the 1970s: Why Indiana was the Last State to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
Rachel Wilburn
Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
11:30 AM
Archival of the Fittest: The Role of Archives in Constructing Public Memory of Queer History
Brooks Hosfeld Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Zach Scarlett Butler University
Oral Presentation

History 5 Switching History: From Re-evaluation to Denial
01:30 PM to 02:45 PM
Jordan Hall 276
01:30 PM
(Re) Discovering Laïcité
Ali Touilila Earlham College
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Elana Passman Earlham College
01:45 PM
The Changing Face of Holocaust Denial
Benjamin Kessler Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Rusty Jones Butler University
02:00 PM
Freedom in the Haitian Revolution
Aislinn Baltas Butler University, Joe Zimpfer Butler University, Tristian de la Navarre Butler University, John Wedding Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Robin Turner Butler University
Oral Presentation

History Poster Session

08:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Irwin Library 2nd Floor
5. Depicting Ragnarök
Sarah Maxson Ball State University, Olivia Grounds Ball State University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Brent Blackwell Ball State University
6. History of Urinalysis at Central State Hospital in the Early 1900's
Ashley Titley Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
George Sandusky Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
7. Northern Ireland’s “Forgotten” 1968: An Analysis of the Derry/Londonderry Uprising
Eileen Hogan Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
8. Ragnarok, the End?
Brian Voas Ball State University,
Katie Esarey Ball State University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Brent Blackwell Ball State University
Poster Presentation

History 6 History Mixer
01:30 PM to 02:45 PM
Jordan Hall 278
01:30 PM
Martha Washington: Republican Mother of the United States
John Upchurch Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Anita Morgan Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
01:45 PM
Advertising Feminism: Using Propaganda as an Influence to Exploit Chinese Gender Roles During the 20th Century
Hannah Rademacher Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Zach Scarlett Butler University
02:00 PM
Caught Stealing: The Risky Business of Smuggling Cuban Baseball Players
Aaron Zelenkofske Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
02:15 PM
Let the Games Begin: A Look at North and South Korea's Political Relationship Through the Olympic Games
Sydney Pattison Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
Oral Presentation

History 7 History in the Making: Historians and Contemporary Issues

01:30 PM to 02:45 PM
Jordan Hall 301
01:30 PM
Harris County, Where Justice Goes to Die: An In-Depth Analysis of the Flawed System of Capital Punishment in Texas
Madeline Watterson Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
01:45 PM
Mass Incarceration Across the Globe
Alaina Hanke Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Lee Garver Butler University
02:00 PM
Taylor University's Life Together Covenant and Dancing: The 2013 Change in Dancing Policy and Its Impact
Rachel Knight Taylor University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Kevin Johnson Taylor University
02:15 PM
“Ain’t Hungry No More: The History Behind the Midwest Opioid Epidemic”
Ivan Ross Butler University
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Vivian Deno Butler University
Oral Presentation