Program: Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel (2014 Annual Conference) Friday, November 7, 2014: 12:30 PM-1:45 PM

Kelly Flores* , Suffolk University

Written for my Heroines, Hotties, and Hubris course, “Conspicuous Consumption: The Warning of Dystopian Novels” analyzes threads between the following young adult books: Shipbreaker by Paolo Bacigalupi, Feed by M.T. Anderson, and the Oryx and Crake trilogy by Margaret Atwood.

Katy Lewis* , Longwood University

This project examines the ways in which the definitions of adolescence change when adults view teens solely as commodities in Neil Shusterman's Unwind series. The project will utilize such approaches as Louis Althusser’s theory of interpellation, Thomas Hine’s theory of what he calls the "teen mystique," and ideas of post-humanism.

William Cowles* , Emerson College

In Peter Weir’s film The Truman Show, Truman Burbank slowly discovers that his entire life has been fabricated in service of a reality television program. Using Beaudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulations, this presentation will explore what The Truman Show has to say about reality, illusion, and simulation in our lives.

2014 Annual Conference

November 04 - 09, 2014

Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel Friday, November 7, 2014: 12:30 PM-1:45 PM

Sheraton (Director’s Row H)

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