All persons attending the convention must register. To be eligible for the pre-registration fee reduction, your registration form must be postmarked by or on OCTOBER 31, 2001. ASA members and program participants will have received a complete program book prior to the start of the fall semester. Others who pre-register for the convention will receive a copy with their badges and tickets. Additional copies of the book may be purchased at the registration desk for $5.00.
Complete the registration form found in this book. Mail it with your check or money order, payable to the American Studies Association:
American Studies Association
c/o WALCOM--Registration Services
6780 Heverlo Road
Sunbury, OH 43074
Or fax registration form toll-free to:
1-877-848-4123
Please note that this is not a correspondence address. Use it only to remit payments. Please do not send hotel registration forms or room payments to this post office box.
The pre-registration form must be postmarked on or before October 31, 2001. Forms arriving late risk not being processed, and you will be required to pay again at the convention. If there is a duplicate payment, the larger amount will be refunded after the convention. If you are unable to mail your form by October 31, bring it with you to the convention, where you may register at the on-site rate.
The registration desk will be on the Ballroom Level of the Renaissance Hotel. The desk will be open the following hours:
Thursday, November 8
Friday, November 9
Saturday, November 10
Sunday, November 118:00 AM - 5:00 PM
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Session chairs and participants arriving on the day of their scheduled session must check in at the registration desk 30 minutes prior to the session in order to receive registration materials, including the Pocket Program, which will list the session's room assignment.
The 2001 Convention Headquarters Hotel is the Renaissance Washington,
DC Hotel, 999 9th Street, N.W., Washington, DC, 20001; phone:
(202) 898-9000 or fax (202) 789-4213; www.renaissancehotels.com
Please send the hotel reservation form, found in the pages of this book, and your first night's room deposit, directly to the hotel:
ATTN: RESERVATIONS MANAGER
RENAISSANCE WASHINGTON, DC HOTEL
999 9TH STREET N.W.
WASHINGTON, DC 20001
TOLL FREE RESERVATIONS 1-800-HOTELS-1 (1-800-468-3571)
HOTEL REGISTRATION FORM
Pre-Registration Fee (postmarked on or before October 12, 2001)
ASA Member/International Affiliate*
ASA Student--Member
ASA Member--Household Income
Under $15,000/year
Non-Members
Non-Member--Household Income
Under $15,000/year
Non-Member--Student$65.00
$20.00
$45.00
$85.00
$65.00
$35.00
Registration Fee (on-site)
ASA Member/International Affiliate*
ASA Student--Member
ASA Member--Household Income
Under $15,000/year
Non-Members
Non-Member--Household Income
Under $15,000/year
Non-Member--Student$80.00
$35.00
$60.00
$100.00
$80.00
$50.00
*Members of affiliated overseas societies may register at the ASA member's rate.
A Registration form may be found among the pages of this book.
NO REFUNDS OF REGISTRATION OR TICKET FEES WILL BE GRANTED. PREREGISTRATION IS NONTRANSFERABLE AND MATERIALS CAN ONLY BE PICKED UP BY THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE MATERIALS WERE PREPARED.
Badges must be presented for admission to all sessions, receptions, and the book exhibit. Badges are obtained through the payment of registration fees and should be picked up on site at the conference registration desk.
The Pocket Program, which lists the locations of all sessions and functions, along with any ammendations to the program, will be available upon registration at the Renaissance Hotel. Only one Pocket Program will be distributed to each registered attendee. Safeguard your Pocket Program--lost or missing ones cannot be replaced. Preregistration is nontransferable and materials can only be picked up by the person for whom the materials were prepared.
The program will be available online in August, at http://asa.press.jhu.edu/program01/
The 2001 Program Committee has encouraged presenters to try different formats beside the traditional reading of papers--online, exhibit, performance, and "talk" formats. We hope that such experiments will bring variety to the program and give us all more opportunities for conversation and sharing ideas. Sessions in which one or more papers will be presented in these formats are indicated in the program by a parenthetical description following the sessions title. For example: Cyberculture Studies as American Studies: Locating Design, Discourse, and Diversity in Cyberspace (ONLINE)
To be explain what we mean by each alternate format, we offer broad definitions.
Online format means that:
Exhibit format means that a paper is either replaced by, or coupled with, an exhibit.
Performance means that instead of or in addition to the regular session papers there will be a performance piece included in the line-up.
"Talk" format means that the presenter has written a paper distributed it ahead of time, as is customary, to the chair and commentator, but will "talk" rather than read the paper, and may, if appropriate, engage the audience in different ways.
Saturday, November 10, the Committee on Secondary Schools will present a series of two sessions aimed at both secondary school practitioners of American Studies and collegiate-level American Studies scholars interested in pedagogy and in strengthening ties between the two education levels. These sessions will be cross-over workshops that deal with issues of interest to both secondary school and university faculty, in order to highlight the classroom issues we share, as well as to acknowledge our differences. Focus on Teaching Day offers ASA members substantive discussions and debates about curriculum design and teaching practices. For Focus on Teaching Day Registration Forms and luncheon reservations contact the American Studies Association, 1120 19th Street, NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20036; phone: (202) 467-4783; fax: (202) 467-4786; email: asastaff@theasa.net.
Many of the educators on this panel have been or are actively involved in bridging the gap between high school and the university, particularly with innovative community- and university-based hybrid programs. While there are many ways to approach this subject, we have decided to focus on ways to address race and ethnicity in the high school and college literature and history classrooms in order to empower and expand the horizen of possibilities for first-generation university students and/or students of color. The crux of this approach is a reliance on culturally-rooted interpretations of both literature and history, as well as an expanded notion of race and ethnicity as informing principles in any interpretation of history or fiction. The majority of panelists have interesting experiences working with college and high school students of color, first-generation college students, and with secondary educators who have first-hand experience translating university-based know-how into the real world of the high school classroom. Those who attend our panel will be offered syllabi, bibliographies, assignments, reading lists, and strategy sheets for teaching literature and history from a culturally informed perspective.
This session will focus on the opportunities and challenges of creating new American Studies Programs responsive to the particular institutional, regional, demographic, and curricular configurations of a small college. St. John Fisher College recently lauched its American Studies major in Fall 2000, after two years of running dedicated general-eductioan American Studies courses and three years of offering a minor bringing together related disciplines. The development of this program was responsive to multiple internal and external constituencies in ways more direct and immediate than is usual in the program creation process. There are both advantage and pitfalls to this responsiveness, and discussion of them may be useful to others within the American Studies community, both those at similarly samll institutions and those at universities, given that responsiveness to multiple voices has been constitutive of American Studies programs nation-wide for most of the discipline's history. The panelists will submit an on-line version of their remarks well before the conference, including questions and inviting responses. Whatever repsonses the papers generate prior to the conference will be included as part of the session. During the session itself, the panelists and commentator will take approximately five minutes each to summarize their observations so as not to exclude those who have not had the opportunity to consider the materials beforehand. The remainder of the session will be spent in general discussion.
The Local Arrangements Committee has assembled a list of tours, restaurants, exhibits, and other events of interest. You may find this information online at: http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/AmericanStudiesAssn/annualmeeting/index.htm. Members of the Local Arrangements Committee will also be available at or near the registration desk to assist you with making plans.
The Local Arrangements Committee and American Studies Association members have arranged for bus and walking tours. Buses depart from and return to the Renaissance Hotel at the times listed below. Tour members should arrive at the bus 15 minutes before the stated departure time. All tours will be in English. Tickets may be ordered from the Registration form in this book. Tickets may also be purchased on a space-available basis, at the registration desk on the day of the tour. Tour fees are non-refundable. However, if a tour is cancelled due to insufficient interest, payment will be returned. The description of ASA tours follows.
Sacred Sites: November 10, 1 - 4:00, $16.00 per person (47 Max.). Ken Pribanic, church designer and historian, will lead a guided tour by rented bus to a selected number of the most architecturally distinguished church sites in Northwest Washington. Depending upon interest and resources, the tour will include the National Cathedral, the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, the National Presbyterian cathedral, and the Metropolitan Methodist. Part of the tour will be a drive through of the "sacred corridor" 16th Street, including St. John Lafayette Square, Foundry Methodist, Sacred Heart Church, and the cluster of churches as 16th, Harvard, and Irving. Saturday afternoon.
Visual and Material Culture Collections Pertaining to Africans, African Americans, Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans: November 9, 1:00 -5:00, Cost of Metro Ticket (40 Max.). The museum collections crawl will take participants behind the scenes to learn about special collections available for researchers interested in visual and material culture pertaining to Africans, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Hispanic-Americans. We will visit three of the following Smithsonian Institution collections (to be firmed up before April 1st): The National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) or the Archives of the National Museum of American History (NMAH), the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, and the Archives of American Art. At each stop, participants will hear curators and/or archivists describe their collections, see an exhibit of special selections, and have the opportunity to ask general or research questions. This is a walking tour with a short subway ride to NMAfA or NMAH, then return by subway to Gallery Place where we will walk to the Victor Building which houses the Archives of American Art and the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. We will conclude with a wine and cheese reception furnished by the Archives of American Art. The tour is limited to 40 and will cost approximately $2.50 in subway fare. Sponsored by the Chesapeake ASA and the Material Culture Caucus. Limited to 40 persons. Cost: approx. $2.50 (subway fare). Friday afternoon, November 9, 1:00 - 5:00pm.
Intellectual Space Tour: November 9, 1:00 - 4:00, $5.00 per person (35 Max.). Ideal for anyone interested in doing research in the nation's capitol. Brandon Schneider, former liaison to Senator Patrick Leahy and current Ph.D. candidate in history at Georgetown will lead the tour by bus around the environs of the Smithsonian, National Archives, and Library of Congress. Participants will get a hands on, close up view of the Library's site and holdings, and Brandon will guide participants through the arcane process of doing research at the Library. Friday Afternoon, November 9, 1:00 - 4:00pm.
Sight-Seeing Tour of Washington: November 10, 3:00 - 5:00, $21.00 per person (Size Limited to 38). Old Town Trolley tours of the city, including Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, Arlington National Cemetery, White House, Kennedy Center, Ford's Theater, and the Smithsonian. Pick up and deposit at hotel. Saturday afternoon.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Tour: Friday, November 9, 4:00 -5:30 PM. The most recent of the memorials erected in the nation's capital, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial consists of a 7.5 acre park, situated between the Tidal Basin and the Potomac River. Lawrence Halprin designed the monument between 1994 and 1997. The tour will consist of walk through the memorial, with a stop at each of the "rooms" that commemorate different phases of FDR's career. The memorial also incorporates the work of American artists Leonard Baskin, Neil Estern, Robert Graham, Thomas Hardy and George Segal. This tour is in conjunction with the panel, "Monuments and Memory in the Nation's Capital" (Friday, 8:00 - 9:45 AM), in which Sally Stein of the University of California, Irvine will speak on the memorial. All panelists will participate in the tour. Please meet outside the Information and Bookstore building of the FDR Memorial at 4:00 PM. Parking is available.
Please note that the Breakfast for Women in American Studies, 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM, Saturday November 10, 2001, requires a ticket. Early reservations are advised because tickets are available in limited quantities. Tickets may be purchased when attendees pre-register, as noted on the pre-registration form, or at the registration desk upon arrival at the Renaissance Hotel. No tickets will be sold after 5:00 PM, Thursday, November 8, 2001.
Breakfast for Women in American Studies (Sponsored by the ASA Women's Committee)
| SPEAKER: |
Hiroko Sato, Executive Director, American Studies
Foundation and Professor of English, Tokyo Woman's Christian
University
A Never-Ending Story--A Japanese Woman's Encounters with the United States |
Meetings, sessions, and events take place almost exclusively at the Marriott Renaissance, Washington, DC.
Graduate students and part-time faculty interested in alternative accommodations or the roommate connection service should consult the Student's Committee web site at http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/interests/student.
The Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, its regulations, and guidelines. So that the Renaissance Hotel can better assist persons with special needs, individuals should indicate their specific needs on the hotel reservation form or in an attached letter and include a telephone number where they can be reached. In addition, they should make their reservations as early as possible, and no later than October 8. If they need additional assistance, they should contact the American Studies Association.
For assistance with child care arrangements, please contact the American Studies Association, 1120 19th St., NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20036; phone: (202) 467-4783; fax: (202) 467-4786; email: asastaff@theasa.net.
Airport Transportation: The newly reconfigured Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is 4 mi/6 km and 15 minutes from downtown. Dulles International Airport is 28 mi/45 km and 45 minutes from downtown; Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) is 35 mi/56 km and 45 minutes. (All times presume normal traffic conditions.)
Taxis: Outside baggage claims at all three airports. Fares to downtown: US$8.50-$10 from National, US$40-$45 from Dulles or BWI.
Rental Cars: Alamo, Avis, Budget, Hertz and National.
Shuttles/Buses: SuperShuttle links National, Dulles and BWI with the Downtown Airport Terminal; from there, visitors go by vans to major hotels. US$8 one way, US$14 round trip from National; US$16 one way, US$26 round trip from Dulles; US$21 one way, US$31 round trip from BWI. Call 703-685-1400. Call 800-259-3826 to reserve a nonscheduled trip to the airport from anywhere in the metropolitan area. (http://www.supershuttle.com/was.htm).
A Washington Flyer Express Bus connects Dulles with the West Falls Church Metrorail station (Orange Line): US$8 one way, US$14 round trip. Phone 703-685-1400.
Metro: Reagan Washington National Airport is on Metro's Blue Line and Yellow Line. Covered walkways to the Metro station are on the concourse (middle) level of the new terminal. Fare: US$1.10 (US$1.35 and higher during rush hour). (http://www.wmata.com/)
Driving from the Airports
Other driving instructions may be obtained from the Renaissance Hotel's website at: http://www.renaissancehotels.com/dpp/PropertyPage.asp?MarshaCode=WASRB.
Union Station is the main train station within the DC metro area. Here you may get an Amtrak (http://www.amtrak.com), Maryland Rail Commuter (MARC) (http://www.mtamaryland.com/marc/marc.asp), or Virginia Railway Express (VRE) (http://www.vre.org/).
The Convention Book Exhibit will be in the Marriott Renaissance Hotel Ballroom Level. Admission will be by registration badge only. Hours of the book exhibit are:
Friday, November 9, 2001
Saturday, November 10, 2001
Sunday, November 11, 20018:30 AM - 5:00 PM
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Positions listed with the American Studies Association are now posted on our website: www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/AmericanStudiesAssn/newsletter/o&r/employment.htm " www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/AmericanStudiesAssn/newsletter/o&r/employment.htm . Members can access these listings and contact employers directly to see who will be conducting interviews at our 2001 meeting in Washington, DC. (Please note that not all institutions listed on this site will be conducting interviews at the convention.) The employer representative name, mailing address, phone and fax numbers, and email address are included whenever possible.
JOB LISTINGS ARE NOT POSTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING*
*Employers wishing to reserve interview space at the Washington, DC
meeting, please make your request in writing or electronically by
October 15, 2001.
Out of courtesy to the interviewing employers and candidates, ASA will not provide on-site listings of employers conducting interviews at the meeting.
Employers who are conducting interviews and reserve interview space will be notified prior to the convention of their room location. Should you wish to schedule an interview you must contact those employers directly. There will not be an ASA staff person managing a job registry room during the annual meeting.
All questions regarding appropriate procedures for using our online system to place a position listing or reserve interview space at the meeting should be directed to Convention Manager, (202) 467-4783; or asastaff@theasa.net attn: Convention Manager.
ASA Guidelines for Interviewing: The ASA discourages interview activities in hotel bedrooms. If an interviewer feels it is necessary to use a facility outside a pre-arranged interview room, the ASA strongly advises that a parlor rather than a sleeping room be used and that a third person always be present in the room with the candidate. Interviewers using such facilities bear sole responsibility for establishing an appropriate, professional atmosphere and should take special care to ensure that all interviews are conducted courteously and in a proper manner.
Address correspondence regarding interview space, as well as vitae, to Convention Manager, American Studies Association, 1120 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; asastaff@theasa.net, Attn.: Convention Manager.
The ASA is committed to making arrangements that allow all association members to participate in the conference Therefore, we request that all session organizers and presenters review the information below and take the necessary steps to make their sessions accessible to attendees with permanent or temporary disabilities. These guidelines are designed to provide access to attendees with disabilities, but will benefit all convention participants.
Room Set-up
Papers, Handouts, and Audiovisuals
Communication/Presentation Style
If you have questions, concerns, or comments, please write or call:
Convention Staff
1120 19th Street, NW, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 467-4783; Fax: (202) 467-4786
Email: asastaff@theasa.net