2009 National Conference Program - PCA/ACA

THURSDAY
10:00 – 11:30 A.M.
"Presidential Fashion: From Powered Wigs to Pin Stripes: 220 Years of Executive
Style"
Jean-Paul Benowitz, Lebanon Valley College
"Billy Carter's Wardrobe Revealed"
José Blanco, University of Georgia
"Expressions of Cultural Meanings through the Modifications of Converse All-Star
Chuck Taylor's"
Cassandra Rayburn, University of Georgia
Katalin Medvedev, University of Georgia
"Putting on the Leathers: The Identity of the Black Leather Jacket"
Kelly M. Gage, University of Minnesota
Marilyn Delong
Balcony N (4th Floor)
2057 Music VI: Neglected Issues and New Interpretations
Chair: Garth Alper, University of Louisiana--Lafayette
"Introducing the Incomparable Hildegarde: The Sexuality, Style, and Image of a
Forgotten Cultural Icon"
Monica S. Gallamore, Marquette University
"Same Package, Different Bow: The Portrayal of Women in Contemporary Country
Music"
Ellie Peaks, Clemson University
"More than the ‘Jewish Elvis’: Neil Diamond’s Glory Road"
Janna Knittel, Ordway Center
"’Ruby Baby’: A Doo Wop Composition’s Journey through Numerous Pop Genres"
Garth Alper
Preservation Hall Studio 3 (2nd Floor)
2058 Travel & Tourism II: Popular Travel Narratives
Chair: Jesse Gipko, Duquesne University
"’The High Country of the Mind’: Philosophy and Mental Illness as Social and
Cultural Critique in Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
"
Jesse Gipko
"Cinematic Travel and Film-Motivated Tourism: Out of the Armchair, Into the
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