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April 23, 2010

Three 网曝门 English grad students present at local conference

Three graduate students in the University of Louisiana at Monroe鈥檚 English department presented research papers at the 12th annual 网曝门/Tech Collaborative Graduate Conference April 15 at the Thomas Assembly Center at Louisiana Tech University.

Paper presentations included 鈥淭he Southern Belle and the American Dream: Breeding Delusion and Disappointment in Tennessee Williams' 鈥楾he Glass Menagerie鈥� and 鈥楢 Streetcar Named Desire,鈥欌�� by Maure Kyser of Monroe; 鈥溾�榃hat thing it is that wommen moost desiren:鈥� Sovereignty and the Influence of the Wife of Bath in Thomas Deloney's 鈥楯ack of Newberry,鈥欌�� by Meghan Maxwell of Calhoun, and 鈥溾��...what the New World hath finally wrought:鈥� Exploring the Significance and Definition of Assimilation in Wole Soyinka's 鈥楾he Strong Breed鈥� and Lorraine Hansberry's 鈥楢 Raisin in the Sun,鈥欌�� by Vanelis Rivera of Christiansted, Virgin Islands.

Maxwell won the $100 prize for Best 网曝门 Paper. She said the experience not only helped with her thesis, but will also benefit her in the future.

鈥淎fter participating in the 网曝门/Tech Graduate Conference for two years, I feel that I am prepared to present at larger conferences where I can showcase my work and establish my identity as a scholar," she said. 鈥淧resenting my work before an audience of professors and knowledgeable peers has increased my confidence in my skills as a writer and a scholar.鈥�

The conference, now in its 12th year, provides an outlet for students at both universities to showcase their research.
鈥淭he conference demonstrates the commitment of the graduate faculty at both institutions to preparing our students to move confidently into the world of academic research,鈥� said Dr. LaRue Love Sloan, L.M. McKneely Endowed Professor of English Literature and graduate coordinator.

鈥淲e鈥檙e proud of our students' commitment to undertake challenging and intellectually edgy research as well.鈥�

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