FRESH STUDENT SYMPOSIUM - TODAY!
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Gilmour Hall 111—Council Chambers
McMaster University
PROGRAM
8:30 Set-up
9:00-4:00 On Display
Erin Baxter, “Briefing Note to Minister of Heritage”
Sasa Djukic, “Je Brule Comme un Pont”
Adam Ferraro, Sasa Djukic, Corey Slavnik, Tamara Gajanovie, Teodora Ilie, “Picture Perfect”
Michael Kretz, “Astrum Tripudio/Conserve Water/Need More Peeps”
Celina Lopes, “The Opera”
Q. Lu “NBA Case Study: Its Philosophy and Crisis Management”
Darren McClure, Parker Martin, Brandon Mina, “Brainstorm”
Nathan Nash, “Create Advocacy”
Rakhee Sapra, “Dawson’s Creek: A Small Step for Teens, a Giant Leap for Stereotypes”
Rachel Sloat, Curtis Winger, Tyler Costigan, Kimberly Ngan, “Legend of Souls”
Daryl Spong, “Photosynth”
Adam Vuylsteke and Chris Crombie, “Multi-Touch Surface”
9:00
Opening Remarks: Adam Ferraro
9:15-10:30
Panel 1: The Nation, Politics, and Media
Panel Moderator: Dr. Christine Quail
Panelists:
Fizza Hussain, “Comparative Analysis of CNN and Al Jazeera”
Donya Abdulhadi, “Framing the Lebanon War of 2006”
Raman Nijjar, “The Impact of YouTube and Facebook on American Politics”
Arun Jacob, Owen Hurst, Natalie Michlewicz, Marie Agnes-Pilon, “Slumdog Orientalism: Focus Group and Content Analysis Research”
10:45-12:00
Panel 2: Time, Place, Memory
Panel Moderator: TBA
Panelists:
Michelle Primrose, “Thesis”
Chrisia Lavides, “Recapture”
Chad Fullerton, “Mind Asylum”
Sam Klass, “Water Leaves”
Joelle Jackson, “Miami Ink: ‘Marking’ a Difference”
12:00-12:45 Lunch Break
12:45-1:15
Special Session: Discussion and Partial Screening of a Documentary Film
“Conflicting Prescriptions—Tales of Intervention in the Lower 9th Ward”
Presenters:
Stephen Svenson (Director)
Production Crew: Ryan Moffat, Evan Taper, Tomasz Wiercioch, Vito
Franco, Eric Gruszewski
1:15-2:45
Panel 3: Identity & Culture
Panel Moderator: TBA
Panelists:
Souzan Mansour, “Potential Transformative Effects of the Haaj”
Michelle Doody, Lena Desmond, Jennifer Rebbetoy, “The Super Secret Supper Club”
Marie Romeo, “Gossip Girl and its Effects on Television Viewers’ Fashion”
Po Ko, “Examining Will & Grace”
Rebecca Sloat, “Among the Trees”
2:45-4:00
Panel 4: Communication and Life Stages
Panel Moderator: TBA
Panelists:
Josh Willard, “Melted”
Amanda Cox, “Fontsters”
Zeina Nsair, “A Meaningful Ceremony for an Emerging Adult”
Olivia Valtas, “The O.C. Television Study”
Paul Kuchar, “Overground”
4:00
Closing Remarks: Dr. Graham Knight
