Please join us tomorrow, Friday, January 27th for the Comparative Cultures and Politics Student Research Showcase. Student research presentations will be held in the JMC Library and 331 Case Hall between 1:00-5:00pm. A reception with refreshments will follow at 5:15pm in the JMC Library. All are welcome to attend the entire event, individual panels, and/or the closing reception. Find the program schedule below and an event flyer attached.

Comparative Cultures and Politics Student Research Showcase
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012

PANEL ONE: GLOBAL CULTURAL PRODUCTION (JMC Library)
Faculty Discussant: Professor Stephen Rohs
1:00-1:15 - The Hybridity of the Automobile as a Cultural Product in China, Sean Goebel
1:15-1:30 - Graffiti Queens: An Examination of Female Participation and Resistance in the Masculine Subculture of Graffiti, Chelsea Gallagher
1:30-1:45 - Enclosed Within the Island: Afro-Cuban Feminist Activism Through Hip Hop, Becky Mayernick
1:45-2:00 - Authorizing Flow: Hip-Hop Authorizing Muslim Identities, Nehal Amer and Reid Holzbauer
2:00-2:20 - Faculty Comments and Discussion

PANEL TWO: NATION AND IDENTITY POLITICS (331 Case Hall)
Faculty Discussant: Professor Linda Racioppi
1:00-1:15 - Afrikaner Identity and the Reinforcement of Racial Divisions Along Ethnic Lines in South Africa, Meghan McCullough
1:15-1:30 - Women's Status in Iceland: How Misleading the Gender Gap Can Be, Joyce Lee
1:30-1:45 - Mail Order Brides and the American Nation, Caitlin Slicker
1:45-2:00 - "We're Not All Mexican:" Analyzing Self-Identification within the Latin American Community in the US, Katy Hoover
2:00-2:20 - Faculty Comments and Discussion

Intersession Break - 2:20-2:30

PANEL THREE: URBAN POLITICS AND THE CITY (JMC Library)
Faculty Discussant: Professor Louise Jezierski
2:30-2:45 - Debates Among the Ruins: Examining the Discourse of Ruin Photography in Detroit, Michigan, Laura Klinger
2:45-3:00 - Hong Kong vs. Shanghai: Who Will Be The Dragon Head? Cecilia Tang
3:00-3:20 - Faculty Comments and Discussion

PANEL FOUR: MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS (331 Case Hall)
Faculty Discussant: Professor Andaluna Borcila
2:30-2:45 - Murky Waters, Cloudy Skies: The Controversies Surrounding the Production of /Water/ and /The Kite Runner/, Varsha Koduvayur, Seneca McKinzie, Nicole Stancil, and Justine Brunett
2:45-3:00 - Identity Production in Social Movements Performed in a Global Media Age: The Tea Party, Brittany Griffin
3:00-3:15 - The Race Game: An Examination of the Reproduction of Racial Binaries Through Media Representations of the NFL, Selina Paupert
3:15-3:35 - Faculty Comments and Discussion

Intersession Break - 3:35-3:45

PANEL FIVE: POLICY INTERVENTIONS IN CONFLICT (JMC Library)
Faculty Discussant: Professor Yael Aronoff
3:45-4:00 - Rape and the Bosnian War: Using Women as the Battleground of Culture and State-Building, Melissa Graham
4:00-4:15 - Demanding Justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo: The Need for Cooperation and Collaboration, Kate Fitzgerald
4:15-4:30 - The Contingent Policymaker's Case for Engaging the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, Kaavya Ramesh
4:30-4:45 - Ethnic Conflict Between the Chinese Han and Muslim Uighurs, Alex Acton
4:45- 5:05 - Faculty Comments and Discussion

PANEL SIX: SEX AND GENDER POLITICS (331 Case Hall)
Faculty Discussant: Professor Jennifer Goett
3:45-4:00 - Masculinity and Sexual Violence Against Women, Annie Norris and Chelsea Yondo
4:00-4:15 - Domestic Sex Trafficking of Minors in the US: Driving Factors and Implications for Prevention, Leah Steinhauser
4:15-4:30 - Wax and Mirrors: The Socialization of Femininity in Sororities and How it Supports Beauty Ideals, Lauren McCallum
4:30-4:45 - Modern Contraceptive Use and Attitudes Among US College Students: The Search for a More Egalitarian System of Birth Control, Emily Snoek
4:45- 5:05 - Faculty Comments and Discussion

CLOSING AND RECEPTION (JMC LIBRARY) (5:15-6:00)