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Rhetoric and Democracy in the Age of the Internet |
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PROGRAM
We have posted
here the full conference program. Please go to Abstracts
for summaries of the presentations. And go to Speakers
for short biographies of our featured plenary speakers and panelists.
OVERVIEW OF
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday, June 22, 2001
Hastings Hotel
3:00 PM On-site Registration Check-in Begins at the Hastings Hotel
5:00 Welcome Reception: Refreshments and Cash Bar, Chamberlain Gallery
6:00-7:15 Opening Remarks: Dean Miller Brown and Beverly WallFirst Plenary Speaker, Amphitheater B
Peter Elbow, "Doubting and Believing as Rhetorical Practices"
Saturday, June 23, 2001
Trinity College Campus: (Shuttle service from Hastings to campus 8:15-8:50 AM.)
8:30 AM Coffee and Refreshments, McCook Hall
9:00-10:00 Second Plenary Speaker, McCook AuditoriumKim Alexander, "Advancing Democracy in the 21st Century"
10:00-10:30 Break: Refreshments at Gallows Hill Bookstore
10:30-11:45 Concurrent Sessions--First Round, McCook Hall
11:45-1:15 Lunch in Mather Hall, Terrace Rooms, 2nd Floor1:15-2:30 PM Concurrent Sessions--Second Round, McCook Hall
2:30-3:00 Break: Refreshments at McCook Auditorium Lobby
3:00-4:00 Discussion Forums, Part I, McCook Hall
4:15-5:15 Third Plenary Speaker, McCook Auditorium
Paul Lauter, "Technology, Power, Democracy"
(Shuttle service from Mather Hall back to the Hastings 5:15-6:15 PM.)
Hastings Hotel in the Evening:
7:00 PM Banquet, Mountain Laurel Room
8:00-9:30 Featured Panel: "eDemocracy: Friend, Foe, or Fizzle?"Carl Bernstein, Justin Dangel, Ben Todd, Don McLagan (Chair)
Sunday, June 24, 2001
Hastings Hotel:
8:30-9:45 AM Concurrent Sessions--Third Round, Colt Rooms
10:00-11:00 Discussion Forums, Part II, Colt Rooms
11:15-12:15 Concluding Plenary Speaker, Capitol Room
Michael Cornfield, "Online Politics in America: What It Is. What
Democracy Needs.
Where Things Stand."
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Panels have been organized as thematic threads and scheduled so that you can
follow a thread that interests you without running into conflicting time
slots. We have tried to identify the central emphasis or contribution of each
presentation to this new and complex interdisciplinary conversation, but you
will find some overlap, of course, in presenters' aims and subjects among the
various threads.
THEMATIC THREADS:
CIVIL AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY: Panels 1, 6,
RHETORIC, THEORY, AND THE INTERNET: Panels 2, 7, 11
POLITICS, POWER, AND THE INTERNET: Panels 3, 8, 12
"COMMUNITY" ON AND OFF THE INTERNET: Panels 4, 13
THE INTERNET, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE CLASSROOM: Panels 5, 9, 14
INFORMATION AND THE INTERNET: Panel 10
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DISCUSSION FORUMS
We have assigned conference speakers and participants to discussion forums that will offer an unusual opportunity for conversations across academic disciplines and professional roles. There are five discussion forums, and each forum will meet twice: once Saturday afternoon on Trinity’s campus and once Sunday morning at the Hastings Hotel. Each forum will have a facilitator to help members of the group discuss their views and process what they are hearing at the conference.
You will find a colored sticker on your nametag that indicates your assigned forum. Please go to the corresponding rooms as listed:
Discussion Forums, Part I: Saturday, June 23, 3:00-4:00 PM, Trinity Campus
Red: McCook 102
Blue: McCook 106
Yellow: McCook 225
Green: McCook 307
Black: McCook 311
Discussion Forums, Part II: Sunday, June 24, 10:00-11:00 AM, Hastings Hote
Red: Colt Room A
Blue: Colt Room B
Yellow: Colt Room C
Green: Colt Room E
Black: Colt Room F
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DETAILED CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2001
Hastings Hotel:
3:00 PM On-site Registration
Check-in Begins at the Hastings Hotel
5:00 Welcome Reception: Refreshments and Cash Bar, Chamberlain Gallery
6:00-7:15 Opening Remarks: Dean Miller Brown and Beverly Wall, Amphitheater B
First Plenary Speaker, Amphitheater B
PETER ELBOW, "Doubting and Believing as Rhetorical Practices"
SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2001
Trinity College Campus:
(Shuttle service
leaves from the front door of the Hastings Hotel beginning at 8:15 AM, with
the last shuttle leaving for campus at 8:50 AM.)
8:30 AM Coffee and
Refreshments, McCook Hall
9:00-10:00 Second
Plenary Speaker, McCook Auditorium
KIM ALEXANDER, "Advancing Democracy in the 21st Century"
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10:00-10:30 Break: Refreshments at Gallows Hill Bookstore (next door to McCook)
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS--FIRST ROUND
Saturday, June 23, 10:30-11:45 AM
Panel 1: YOUTH, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND THE INTERNET
McCook 102
Amy Aidman, Center for Media Education, Washington, D.C., aaidman@cme.org
Panel 2: RHETORIC, THEORY, AND THE INTERNET (A)
McCook 106
"Rhetorical policy analysis and collective voice as a political economy
of signs"
Ann Z. Li, Department of Communication, Eastern Connecticut State University,
lia@easternct.edu
"The (Im?)Possibility of Democracy: Social-Epistemic Rhetoric, Computers,
and the College Writing Class"
David Nentwick, Department of English, SUNY Albany, phydeau@global2000.net
Panel 3: POLITICS, POWER, AND THE INTERNET (A)
McCook 225
"Paz Para Vieques: Challenging the US Navy and Democracy via the
Web"
Camille Krawiec Martinez, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, camillem@comm.umass.edu
"Paul Celan and the
Language of Exile"
Mary Leonard, Faculty Associate, Institute for Writing and Thinking, Bard
College,
maje@ulster.net
Panel 4: DEFINING DEMOCRACY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: COMMUNITY BUILDING AND
POLITICAL POWER McCook 307
"The Intercollegiate Electronic Democracy Project: Building for Other
Communities"
Phil Burns, Department of English, Worcester State College, pburns@worcester.edu
"The Work of Community in the Age of Post-Industrial Production: Stories
From the Shop
Floor"
Corey Dolgon, Department of Sociology, Worcester State College, cdolgon@worcester.edu
"Living and Dying On-Line: Marking Identity and Community on the Panama-L
listserve"
Leda Cooks, Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
leda@comm.umass.edu
Panel 5: THE INTERNET,
HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE CLASSROOM (A)
McCook 311
"In Search of a Theoretical Frame for Public Deliberation on the
Internet: Suggestions from
the Intercollegiate Electronic Democracy Project"
Linda K. Shamoon, College Writing Program, English Department, University of
Rhode Island,
shamoon@uri.edu
"Constructing Cybersubjectivities: The Responsible Rhetor in The Online
Public Commons"
Kevin Eric De Pew, English Department, Purdue University, pepepew@purdue.edu
"Regional Audiences, Regional Identities: Ideological Differences in
Students' Online Civic
Discourse"
Heidi McKee, Department of English, University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
heidimckee@hotmail.com
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11:45 AM-1:15 PM Lunch in Mather Hall, Terrace Rooms, 2nd Floor
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS--SECOND
ROUND
Saturday, June 23, 1:15-2:30 PM
Panel 6: CIVIL AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY McCook 102
"Public character and citizen agency: Promoting civil society (or not) in
political rhetoric"
Stephen A. Klien, College of Communication, Boston University, sklien@bu.edu
"Face to face with Participatory Democracy: Lessons from the Forum
Movement, 1920-1940"
William Keith, Speech Communication, Oregon State University, keithw@ucs.orst.edu
"Journalism, the Internet, and the Rhetoric of Snideness"
Vivian B. Martin, English/Journalism, Central Connecticut State University;
op-ed columnist,
The Hartford Courant, VBMARTIN@aol.com
Panel 7: RHETORIC, THEORY, AND THE INTERNET (B)
McCook 106
"Electronic Literacies and the Crisis of Legitimacy"
Christopher Schroeder, Department of English, Long Island University,
Christopher.Schroeder@liu.edu
"Conversation, Anyone?"
Jeanne Ekdahl, English Department, California State University, Hayward,
jekdahl@csuhayward.edu
Panel 8: POLITICS, POWER, AND THE INTERNET (B)
McCook 225
"The Political Dot Com Meltdown. Why?"
Christopher M Porter, Blutarsky Media, LLC (www.YourCongress.com), Washington,
D.C.,
chris@yourcongress.com
"ICANN and the Contras: The loss of Constitutional Rights online"
Andy Hasse, Hasse Inc. and Globemedia, LLC, San Francisco, andy@hasse.com
Panel 9: THE INTERNET,
HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE CLASSROOM (B)
McCook 307
"Too Much Information! Web-based Courseware and Classroom
Surveillance"
Mark Mullen, Department of English, George Washington University, ishmael@gwu.edu
"‘A Desire to Foster the
General Welfare’: Technoliteracy and Cybercitizenship"
Clyde Moneyhun, English Department, University of Delaware, moneyhun@udel.edu
"Public Discourse in the Digital Age: Reconfiguring College
Teaching"
Judy Arzt, Department of English, Saint Joseph College, jarzt@sjc.edu
Panel 10: INFORMATION
AND THE INTERNET McCook 311
"Misunderestimating the
Internet: Information and Disinformation on the World Wide Web"
Cindy Butos, Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric, Trinity College,
cynthia.butos@trincoll.edu
Bob Peltier, Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric, Trinity College,
robert.peltier@trincoll.edu
"Searching Online: Impact
of the Accessibility of Information on Internet Users"
Emil Coman, School of Communication, Kent State University, ecoman@kent.edu
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2:30-3:00 Break: Refreshments at McCook Auditorium Lobby
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3:00-4:00 DISCUSSION
FORUMS, PART I
You will find a colored sticker on your nametag that indicates your assigned forum. Please go to the corresponding rooms as listed:
Discussion Forums, Part I: Saturday, June 23, 3:00-4:00 PM, Trinity Campus
Red: McCook 102
Blue: McCook 106
Yellow: McCook 225
Green: McCook 307
Black: McCook 311
4:15-5:15 Third Plenary
Speaker, McCook Auditorium
PAUL LAUTER, "Technology, Power, Democracy"
(Shuttle service back to the Hastings Hotel leaves from Mather Hall beginning at 5:15 PM, with the last shuttle leaving for the hotel at 6:15 PM.)
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Hastings Hotel in the Evening:
7:00 PM Banquet, Mountain Laurel Room
8:00-9:30 Featured
Panel, Mountain Laurel Room
CARL BERNSTEIN, JUSTIN DANGEL, BEN TODD, AND
DON McLAGAN (Chair): "eDemocracy: Friend, Foe, or Fizzle?"
SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2001
Hastings Hotel:
CONCURRENT SESSIONS--THIRD
ROUND
Sunday, June 24, 8:30-9:45 AM
Panel 11: RHETORIC, THEORY, AND THE INTERNET (C)
Colt Room A
"Hypertext Authoring/Internet Culture"
Jeffrey Parker, Department of English, North Carolina A&T State
University, jeff.parker@mindspring.com
"Papier-mache Jeremiah and the New Technophobia"
Mark Kosinski, Liberal Arts Division, Manchester Community College, matmkk@commnet.edu
"Democracy and Technology in Education: Approaching Equity through
Action"
Peter Adamy, University of Rhode Island, adamy@uri.edu
Panel 12: POLITICS, POWER, AND THE INTERNET (C)
Colt Room B
"Can Japan Give Democracy a Second Chance?"
Yukinori Ishikawa, The 21st Public Policy Institute, Tokyo, ishikawa@21ppi.org
"Activism and Protest in the New Palestinian Public Square in the Age of
the Internet"
Orayb Najjar, Dept. of Communication, Northern Illinois University, onajjar@niu.edu
Panel 13: "COMMUNITY" ON AND OFF THE
INTERNET Colt Room C
"Are we a community yet? The formation of community in Community Service
Learning"
Leda Cooks, Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
leda@comm.umass.edu
Erica Scharrer, Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst
Panel 14: THE INTERNET,
HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE CLASSROOM (C)
Colt Room E
"Social Advocacy on the Web: Teaching Students to Participate"
Betsy A. Bowen, Department of English, Fairfield University, bowen@fair1.fairfield.edu
"Teaching Dialogic Democracy in the Classroom"
Beth Browning Jacobs, Departments of English and Philosophy, University of
Illinois at Chicago, bjacob4@uic.edu
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9:45-10:00 Break: Atrium outside Colt Rooms
10:00-11:00 DISCUSSION
FORUMS, PART II
You will find a colored sticker on your nametag that indicates your assigned forum. Please go to the corresponding rooms as listed:
Discussion Forums, Part II: Sunday, June 24, 10:00-11:00 AM, Hastings Hotel
Red: Colt Room A
Blue: Colt Room B
Yellow: Colt Room C
Green: Colt Room E
Black: Colt Room F
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11:15-12:15 Concluding Plenary Speaker, Capitol Room
MICHAEL CORNFIELD, "Online
Politics in America: What It Is. What Democracy
Needs.
Where Things Stand."
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Banquet
We hope you will choose to join us on Saturday evening for our conference banquet. We are catering a $40-per-person dinner and supplementing half the cost, making the extra fee for the banquet only $20. Following the banquet will be our featured panel with Carl Bernstein, Justin Dangel, Ben Todd, and Don McLagan. Tickets are available from Jane Decatur at any time, until sold out.
Bookstore
Gallows Hill Bookstore located next to McCook Hall, will be open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday for you convenience. In addition to the latest books, they have a juice and coffee bar.
Food
Included in the conference cost are morning refreshments for Saturday and Sunday, a buffet lunch on Saturday, and the opening reception on Friday. Friday night dinner is on your own.
Safety
For your personal safety, please do not walk around campus or the neighboring areas alone at night. Please be aware of the emergency call boxes outdoors in the unlikely event a problem should arise.
Emergencies
While on the Trinity College campus, in case of an emergency, please call Campus Safety at ext. 2222 from a campus phone. If you need emergency assistance while outside, use the emergency call boxes located throughout campus.
Parking
If you are planning to drive to campus from the Hastings, please park along Summit St. in any of the available spaces. You may also use the lot next to Seabury Hall, which is also on Summit St.
Shuttle Buses
We will operate a shuttle bus on Saturday from the Hastings to campus and then return to the Hastings at the conclusion of the day on Saturday.
8:15 - 8:50 AM shuttle leaves from the front door of the Hastings. The shuttle will make continuous loops, so if you miss one, your wait will only be a few minutes. The shuttle will drop you by Mather Hall on Summit St. Signs will point you to McCook Hall.
5:15 - 6:15 PM shuttle leaves from outside Mather Hall on Summit St. Again the shuttle will make continuous loops until 6:15 for your convenience.
Taxi
Yellow Cab Co. 666-6666
Transportation for Dormitory Guests
Friday - Staff will be on hand to drive you to the Hastings for the opening activities on Friday night. We will pick you up outside the dormitory on Summit St. at 4:15 or 4:30PM, and return you to campus in the evening.
Saturday - Staff will pick you up at 6:30 or 6:45 to bring you to the Hastings for the banquet and return you to campus at the conclusion of the evening.
Sunday - Staff will pick you up at 8:00 or 8:15 AM to get you over to the Hastings for the Sunday sessions. You may wish to plan to leave directly from the Hastings for your travel home for ease of transportation to the airport or train station.
Contact Beverly Wall for program questions: beverly.wall@trincoll.edu