Conference Schedule
Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
*All meals, with the exception of Saturday lunch, are on your own. There are numerous walkable options on campus and nearby main street. Any member of the committee would be happy to suggest a place for lunch and/or dinner. Breakfast will consist of coffee, tea, and patries from Dunkin' Donuts.
Friday, April 6
8:00 am: Registration Table Opens
Second Floor Lobby Outside 206 Bowen-Thompson Student Union
8:00 am-12:00 pm: Breakfast, BTSU 207
donuts and coffee
9:30-10:20 am: Concurrent Panel Session I
10:30-11:20 am: Concurrent Panel Session 2
11:30 am-1:00 pm: Break for Lunch*
1:00-2:30 pm: Opening Remarks and Keynote
Keynote Speaker: Trevor J. Blank, “All Kidding Aside: Memes, Humor, and Backlash in American Celebrity Culture”
3:00-3:50 pm: Concurrent Session Panel 3
4:00-5:30 pm: Welcome Reception and Awards Ceremony, BTSU 201
Saturday, April 7
9:00 am: Registration Table Opens
Second Floor Lobby Outside 206 Bowen-Thompson Student Union
9:00 am- 12:00 pm: Breakfast, BTSU 201
donuts and coffee
9:00-10:20 am: Interactive Workshop: “Letters to Home: Writing from the Borderlands” with Irene Lara, BTSU 208
10:30-11:20 am: Concurrent Panel Session 4
11:30am-12:20 pm: BOXED LUNCH PROVIDED with roundtable panel discussion, BTSU 201
Food Access and Sustainability: Blurring the Borders between Campus and Community
Courtesy of the BGSU Institute for the Study of Culture and Society
Join us for a free boxed lunch and join in the solution-centered discussion between BGSU faculty and students about how we as academics can address issues of food and land access and sustainability, using our knowledge to implement real-world results. Brought to you the BGSU Institute for the Study of Culture and Society.
12:00 pm: 3rd Annual Ray Browne Film Festival begins in the Gish Theatre, Hanna Hall
12:30-1:50 pm: KEYNOTE Irene Lara “Healing in the Borderlands: Knowledge to Breathe Home”, BTSU 206 (Theatre)
2:00-2:50 pm: Concurrent Panel Session 5
3:00-3:50 pm: Concurrent Session Panel 6
4:00-4:50 pm: Concurrent Panel Session 7
4:00- 7:00 pm: 3rd Annual Ray Brown Film Festival Undergraduate Film Competition Screening, the Gish Theatre, Hanna Hall
7:00- 9:30 pm: 3rd Annual Ray Browne Film Festival Screening of Saving Brinton with special presentation by filmmakers, the Gish Theatre, Hanna Hall
7:30-10:00 pm: Informal Get-to-Know-You Reception at Stone’s Throw Pub and Grill
Have a drink, have a snack, and get to know the Ray Browne Conference planning committee!
Sunday, April 8
9:00 am: Registration Tables Open
9:00 am- 12:00 pm: Breakfast, BTSU 207
donuts and coffee
10:00-10:50 am: Concurrent Panel Session 8
11:00-11:50 am: Concurrent Panel Session 9
12:00-12:50 Break for Lunch*
1:00-1:50 pm: Concurrent Panel Session 10
2:00-2:50 pm: Concurrent Panel Session 11
3:00-6:00 pm: Film Screening: World-Making and Borders of the Self, BTSU 206 (Theatre)
Join us in welcoming this year’s film submissions and speaking with filmmakers about their work
Between Worlds: A Personal Journey of Self-Reflection While on the Path of Concocimiento - Edmundo M. Aguilar
Peace Has No Borders - Denis H. Mueller and Deb Ellis
Lupe Under the Sun and Purgatorio (Rosie Pineda)
Updated: 05/27/2021 01:50PM