ASYNCHRONOUS PRESENTATIONS
(available here)
Roudri Bandyopadhyay, “Language: Cause and Cure for Catastrophe”
Isamar Perez Santiago, “Writing as a Healing Tool: Exploring Auto-criticism from Personal Narrative”
THURSDAY, MAY 5 (in person, Klapper Hall 708)
4:00 – 4:15pm Welcome
Profs. Caroline K. Hong and Hillary Miller, Directors of Graduate Studies in English
Prof. Glenn Burger, Chair of the English Department
Aidan M. Mohan, Member of the 2022 Graduate Conference Committee
4:15 – 5:30pm Student Panel – Surviving and Writing Catastrophe
Chair: Prof. Steven Kruger
Claire Balani, “Colonization, Language, and Catastrophe: A Filipina American’s Literacy Narrative”
Mosammat Sultana, “Catastrophe: Community in ‘Good Guys’ in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road”
5:30 – 6:30pm Faculty Roundtable
Prof. Ala Alryyes, “War, Knowledge, and the Novel”
Prof. Miles Grier, “Searching for White Authority in the Etymologies of Race and Blackness”
Prof. Hillary Miller, “Shocked, Dismayed, Disturbed: Institutional Catastrophe in the Archive”
6:30 – 7:00pm Reception (in Klapper Hall 710)
FRIDAY, MAY 6 (on Zoom)
10:30 – 10:45am Welcome again
Profs. Caroline K. Hong and Hillary Miller, Directors of Graduate Studies in English
Queens College President Frank H. Wu
Aidan M. Mohan, Member of the 2022 Graduate Conference Committee
10:45am – 12:00pm Student Panel – Writing Catastrophes and Their Aftermaths
Chair: Prof. Megan Paslawski
Nina Lopez-Ortiz, “Unpacking Fairytales of Genocide: How Authors Process the Cultural, Social and Emotional Trauma of the Holocaust”
Aidan M. Mohan, “Catastrophic Separation: Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy and the Post Colonial Family Unit”
Cole Depuy, “Surreal Scenes: Overcoming the Psychological Barriers to Climate Change”
12:15 – 1:30pm Faculty Roundtable
Prof. Seo-Young Chu, “Beyond the Catastrophic Origins of the Korean DMZ”
Prof. Briallen Hopper, “Rereading Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead”
Prof. Vanessa Pérez-Rosario, “Translating Julia de Burgos, Translating Puerto Rico”
Prof. Veronica Schanoes, “Jewish Representation in the English-Language Fairy-Tale Tradition”
Prof. Nicole Cooley, “Writing Trash: A Book of Poems”
1:30 – 2:00pm Break (check out asynchronous presentations!)
2:00 – 2:15pm Discussion re: asynchronous presentations
2:15 – 3:45pm Student Panel – Reflections on Grieving and Healing
Chair: Prof. Jason Tougaw
Samia Ahmed, “Sometimes When I am Sleeping My Bed Shakes”
Julie Hornberger, “Where Sandy Left Us”
Corinne Shearer, “The Blue of It: An Essay on Grief, Language, and Inheritance”
Aly Tadros, “Therapeutic Arts for Trauma Survivors”
4:00 – 5:15pm Student Panel – Confronting Catastrophic Futures
Chair: Prof. Annmarie Drury
Catherine LaSota, “Building A Writing Community Online”
Victoria Morris, “Reading Klara and the Sun through the Lens of Structural Violence in Our Society”
Elizabeth O’Toole, “The Choice to Have Children in a Post-Apocalyptic World”
5:15 – 5:30pm Closing Remarks/Discussion
WITH GRATITUDE
Special shout-out to the 2022 Graduate Conference Committee who organized this year’s hybrid conference! It would not have been possible without the enthusiasm and hard work of Aidan M. Mohan, Imran Patwary, and Cody Kalina.
Our heartfelt thanks also to QC President Frank H. Wu; Arts and Humanities Dean, Dean Bill McClure; our English Department Chair, Prof. Glenn Burger; our wonderful department staff, Kim Smith, Jamie Arizmendy, and John Rice; all our faculty chairs and presenters; all our student presenters; and the entire QC and English Department community for your support. Thank you for making our eighth annual QC English Grad Conference a success!
