ASA Program Book
ASA Officers and Committees
Officers
President: Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
President-elect: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, University of Southern California
Past President: Philip J. Deloria, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, American Studies Association
Editor of American Quarterly: Curtis Marez, ex officio, University of California, San Diego
Editor of Encyclopedia of American Studies Online: Miles Orvell, ex officio, Temple University
Executive Committee
President: Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
President-elect: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, University of Southern California
Past President: Philip J. Deloria, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Council Member: Carolyn T. de la Peña, University of California, Davis
Council Member: Alvina Quintana, University of Delaware
Council Member: Henry Yu, University of British Columbia
Council
Rodolfo Aguilar, student member of council, University of Minnesota (June 2011)
Ernesto Chávez, University of Texas, El Paso (June 2012)
Maria Cotera, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (June 2011)
Carolyn T. de la Peña, University of California, Davis (June 2010)
Philip J. Deloria, past president, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (June 2010)
Gina Dent, University of California, Santa Cruz (June 2011)
Isabel Duran, international council member, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain (June 2011)
David Eng, University of Pennsylvania (June 2011)
Roderick Ferguson, University of Minnesota (June 2010)
Kevin Gaines, president, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (June 2011)
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, president-elect, University of Southern California (June 2012)
Laura G. Gutiérrez, University of Arizona (June 2012)
Curtis Marez, ex officio, University of California, San Diego, Editor of American Quarterly
Michele Mitchell, New York University (June 2012)
Miles Orvell, ex officio, Temple University, Editor of Encyclopedia of American Stu dies Online
Alvina Quintana, University of Delaware (June 2010)
John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association, Executive Director
Barbara Tischler, secondary schools council member, Horace Mann School, New York (June 2011)
Priscilla Wald, Duke University (June 2012)
Robert Warrior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (June 2012)
Carisa Worden, student council member, New York University (June 2010)
Henry Yu, University of British Columbia (June 2010)
Rafia Zafar, Washington University, Saint Louis (June 2011)
Delegate To American Council of Learned Societies
Gary Y. Okihiro, Columbia University (December 2010)
Office of The executive Director
John F. Stephens, executive director and newsletter editor
Barry McCarron, Georgetown University, research coordinator
Zackary Gardner, Georgetown University, publications coordinator
Gabriel Peoples, University of Maryland, convention coordinator
Board of Trustees Trust and DeveLopment Fund
Chair: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, University of Southern California (June 2014)
Philip J. Deloria, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (June 2012)
Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (June 2013)
Karen Halttunen, University of Southern California (June 2010)
Vicki L. Ruiz, University of California, Irvine (June 2011)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Finance Committee
Chair: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, University of Southern California
Council Member: C arolyn T. de la Peña, University of California, Davis
Council Member: Alvina Quintana, University of Delaware
Council Member: Henry Yu, University of British Columbia
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Nominating Committee
Chair: María Josefina Saldaña-Portillo, New York University (June 2010)
John Howard, King's College, University of London (June 2010)
John D. Márquez, Northwestern University (June 2012)
Micki McElya, University of Connecticut (June 2011)
Gail M. Nomura, University of Washington (June 2012)
Marcia Ochoa, University of California, Santa Cruz (June 2011)
Committee On American Studies Programs and Centers
Chair: Lee Ann Lands, Kennesaw State University (June 2010)
Jay Garcia, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (June 2010)
Liam Kennedy, University College Dublin, Ireland (June 2011)
Kim Marra, University of Iowa (June 2012)
Bryant Simon, Temple University (June 2012)
Julie Sze, University of California, Davis (June 2011)
Council Member: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, ex officio, University of Southern California (June 2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Committee On Ethnic Studies
Chair: Ricardo Ortiz, Georgetown University (June 2010)
Julius Bailey, University of Redlands (June 2011)
Duchess Harris, Macalester College (June 2010)
Adria Imada, University of California, San Diego (June 2011)
Karen Midori Inouye, Indiana University (June 2012)
Gabriel Melendez, University of New Mexico (June 2010)
Hiram Perez, Princeton University (June 2012)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Committee On Graduate Education
Chair: George J. Sánchez, University of Southern California (June 2010)
Matthew Frye Jacobson, Yale University (June 2011)
Alex Lubin, University of New Mexico (June 2012)
Jean M. O'Brien, University of Minnesota (June 2011)
Suzanne Smith, George Mason University (June 2012)
Susan Smulyan, Brown University (June 2010)
Student Council Member: Carisa Worden, ex officio, New York University (June 2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
International Committee
Chair: Boris Vejdovsky, University of Lausanne, Switzerland (June 2010)
Avital Bloch, University of Colima, Mexico (June 2010)
Birgit Daewes, University of Wuerzburg, Germany (June 2011)
Kate Delaney, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (June 2012)
International Council Member: Isabel Duran, ex officio, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (June 2011)
Udo Hebel, University of Regensburg, Germany (June 2011)
Hsinya Huang, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan (June 2011)
Masumi Izumi, Doshisha University, Japan (June 2011)
Deborah L. Madsen, University of Geneva, Switzerland (June 2012)
Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez, University of California, Merced (June 2012)
Patrick O'Brien, Hokkai Gakuen University, Japan (June 2010)
Jean Pfaelzer, University of Delaware (June 2010)
Derek Vailliant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (June 2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
K–16 Collaboration Committee
Chair: Adam Bush, University of Southern California (June 2011)
Jennifer Betts, Howard School, Georgia (June 2010)
Leslie Fishbein, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (June 2010)
Jade Lee, National Kaohsiung University, Taiwan (June 2010)
Catherine Michna, Boston College (June 2011)
Jane Simonsen, Augustana College (June 2012)
K–12 Council Member: Barbara Tischler, ex officio, Horace Mann School, New York (June 2011)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Minority Scholars' Committee
Chair: Anna-Louise Keating, Texas Women's University (June 2010)
Council Member: Ernesto Chávez, ex officio, University of Texas, El Paso (June 2012)
Cary Cordova, University of Texas at Austin (June 2010)
Denise Cruz, Indiana University (June 2012)
Gabriella Nuñez, University of Louisville (June 2012)
Laura Pulido, University of Southern California (June 2011)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Regional Chapters' Committee
Chair: John Haddad, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg (June 2011)
Anthony Antonucci, New England ASA, University of Connecticut (June 2012)
Patricia Hart, Pacific Northwest ASA, University of Idaho (June 2011)
Mark Helbling, Hawai'i ASA, University of Hawai'i, Manoa (June 2010)
Hildegard Hoeller, Metropolitan New York ASA, College of Staten Island (June 2011)
Kim Marra, Mid-America ASA, University of Iowa (June 2012)
Dennis Moore, Southern ASA, Florida State University (June 2010)
Jo B. Paoletti, Chesapeake ASA, University of Maryland, College Park (June 2010)
Jane E. Schultz, Great Lakes ASA, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (June 2010)
James O'Neil Spady, California ASA, Soka University of America (June 2011)
Michael Trujillo, Rocky Mountain ASA, University of New Mexico (June 2012)
Martha Viehmann, Kentucky-Tennessee ASA, Northern Kentucky University (June 2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Students' Committee
Chair: Sara Rogers, California State University, Fullerton (June 2011)
Chair: Erik Wade, Purdue University (June 2010)
Student Council Member: Rodolfo Aguilar, ex officio, University of Minnesota (June 2011)
Brenda Beza, University of Texas, Austin (June 2010)
Council Member: Carolyn T. de la Peña, ex officio, University of California, Davis (June 2010)
Alison Fields, University of New Mexico (June 2010)
Nathan D. Leahy, Northwestern University (June 2011)
Adam Lewis, University of California, San Diego (June 2011)
Tara L. McLellan, University of Mis sissippi (June 2011)
Jasmine Mitchell, University of Minnesota (June 2010)
Paul Saeidi, California State University, Fullerton (June 2010)
Student Council Member: Carisa Worden, ex officio, New York University (June 2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Women's Committee
Chair: M. Alison Kibler, Franklin & Marshall University (June 2010)
Chair: Claudia Sadowski-Smith, Arizona State University (June 2011)
Avery Gordon, University of California, Santa Barbara (June 2011)
Iping Liang, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan (June 2011)
Alison McCracken, DePaul University (June 2012)
Nina Yermakov Morgan, Kennesaw State University (June 2012)
Council Member: Alvina Quintana, ex officio, University of Delaware (June 2010)
Catherine Ramirez, University of California, Santa Cruz (June 2010)
Maureen Reed, Lewis and Clark College (June 2011)
Sarah Robbins, Texas Christian University (June 2010)
Felicity Schaeffer-Grabiel, University of California, Santa Cruz (June 2012)
Jennifer Williams, Michigan State University (June 2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Bode-Pearson Prize Committee For 2009
Chair: Sharon O'Brien, Dickinson College
Sharon Harley, University of Maryland, College Park
Teresa McKenna, University of Southern California
John Hope Franklin Publication Prize Committee For 2009
Chair: Stephen Pitti, Yale University
Janet Davis, University of Texas, Austin
Jake Kosek, University of California, Berkeley
Ralph Henry Gabriel Dissertation Prize Committee For 2009
Chair: Catherine McNicol Stock, Connecticut College
Daniel Ho-Sang, University of Oregon
Anthony J. Stanonis, Queen's University Belfast
Laura Romero First Book Publication Award Committee For 2009
Chair: Wendy Kozol, Oberlin College
Tanya Erzen, Ohio State University
Susan Koshy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Constance Rourke Article Prize Committee For 2009
Chair: Jennifer Devere Brody, Northwestern University
Nicole Fleetwood, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Ari Kelman, University of California, Davis
Yasuo SaKaibara International Scholar Paper Prize Committee For 2009
Chair: Paul Kramer, University of Iowa
Scott Laderman, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Karen Leong, Arizona State University
David Stowe, Michigan State University
Gene Wise-Warren Susman Student Paper Prize Committee For 2009
Chair: Elizabeth Escobedo, University of Denver
Eileen Luhr, California State University, Long Beach
Anna Pegler-Gordon, Michigan State University
Mary C. Turpie Award Committee For 2009
Chair: Michael Steiner, California State University, Fullerton
June Howard, University of Michigan
Bill Mullen, Purdue University
Program Committee For The 2009 Annual Meeting
Co-Chair: Joanna Brooks, San Diego State University
Co-Chair: Melani McAlister, George Washington University
Co- Chair: Barry Shank, Ohio State University
Luis Alvarez, University of California, San Diego
Devon Carbado, University of California, Los Angeles
Angela Dillard, University of Michigan
Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan
Natalia Molina, University of California, San Diego
Kelly Quinn, Miami University of Ohio
Robert Reid-Pharr, City University of New York, Graduate Center
Sarita See, University of Michigan
Robert Vitalis, University of Pennsylvania
American Quarterly Editors
Editor: Curtis Marez, University of California, San Diego (June 2010)
Associate Editor: Roderick Ferguson, University Minnesota (June 2010)
Associate Editor: James Kyung Jin Lee, University of California, Irvine (June 2010)
Associate Editor: Lisa Lowe, University of California, San Diego (June 2010)
Associate Editor: Dylan Rodriguez, University of California, Riverside (June 2010)
Book Review Editor: Glenn Hendler, Fordham University (June 2010)
Exhibition Review Editor: Jennifer Doyle, University of California, Riverside (June 2010)
American Quarterly Board of Advisory Editors
Ned Blackhawk, University of Wisconsin, Madison (June 2010)
Anna Brickhouse, University of Virginia (June 2011)
Daphne A. Brooks, Princeton University (June 2010)
Bruce Burgett, University of Washington, Bothell (June 2010)
Sharon P. Holland, Duke University (June 2012)
Min-Jung Kim, Ewha Woman's University, Korea (June 2011)
George Lipsitz, University of California, Santa Barbara (June 2010)
Melani McAlister, George Washington University (June 2010)
José Muñoz, New York University (June 2010)
Fumiko Nishiszki, Seikei University, Japan (June 2011)
Donald Pease, Dartmouth College (June 2012)
Brenda Gayle Plummer, University of Wisconsin, Madison (June 2011)
Penny Von Eschen, University of Michigan (June 2010)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
American Quarterly Board of Managing Editors
William Deverell, University of Southern California (June 2011)
Macarena Gomez-Barris, University of Southern California (June 2011)
Judith Halberstam, University of Southern California (June 2012)
Grace Hong, University of California, Los Angeles (June 2010)
Kara Keeling, University of Southern California (June 2011)
Josh Kun, University of Southern California (June 2011)
Tara McPherson, University of Southern California (June 2011)
Laura Pulido, University of Southern California (June 2011)
John Carlos Rowe, University of Southern California (June 2010)
Shelley Streeby, University of California, San Diego (June 2010)
Daniel Widener, University of California, San Diego (June 2012)
Clyde Woods, University of California, Santa Barbara (June 2012)
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
Asa-Jaas Project Advisory Committee
Chair: Stephen H. Sumida, University of Washington
Juri Abe, Rikkyo University, Japan
Philip J. Deloria, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Kevin Gaines, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Masumi Izumi, ASA International Committee, Doshisha University, Japan
Gail Nomura, University of Washington
Gary Okihiro, Columbia University
Nikhil Singh, New York University
Linda Vo, University of California, Irvine
Executive Director: John F. Stephens, ex officio, American Studies Association
California
President: Brett Mizelle, California State University, Long Beach
Vice President: Ann Marie Plane, University of California, Santa Barbara
Secretary: Adam Golub, University of California, Fullerton
Treasurer: Jackie Donath, California State University, Sacramento
Regional Representative: James Spady, Soka University
Chesapeake
President: Vacant
Treasurer: Jo B. Paoletti, University of Maryland
Spring Conference Chair: Paul Smith, George Mason University
Member-at-Large: Randi Gray, George Washington University
Member-at-Large: Patrice McDermott, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Great Lakes
President: Thomas Scanlan, Ohio Univeristy
Vice President: Vacant
Electronics Editor: Judith Yaross Lee, Ohio University
Treasurer: Donna M. Deblasio, Youngstown State University
Hawai'i
President: Vernadette V. Gonzalez, University of Hawai'i, Manoa
Vice President: Vacant
Membership: Vacant
Treasurer: Vacant
Graduate Student Organization Representative: Vacant
Kentucky-Tennessee
President: Susan Myers-Shirk, Middle Tennessee State University
Vice President: Vacant
Executive Director–Treasurer: John Dougan, Middle Tennessee State University
Editors, Border States: Ellen Donovan, Middle Tennessee State University, and Mary Hoffschwelle, Middle Tennessee State University
Mid-America
President: Cheryl Lester, University of Kansas
Secretary: Cynthia McCown, Beloit College
Executive Director: Kathleen Wells Morgan, Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri
Mid-Atlantic
President: Charles Kupfer, Penn State, Harrisburg
Vice President: Catherine Turner, Misericordia College
Secretary-Treasurer: Louise Stevenson, Franklin & Marshall College
Newsletter Editor: John Haddad, Penn State, Harrisburg
New England
President: Mary Battenfield, Wheelock College
Vice President: Mike Miller, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Secretary: Veronica Savory McComb, Boston University
Treasurer: Elif Armbruster, Suffolk University in Boston
Webmaster: Nirmal Trivedi, Boston College
New York Metro
President: Sophie Bell, St. John's University
Vice President–Secretary: Jean Murley, Queens Community College, CUNY
Treasurer: Sarah Chinn, Hunter College, CUNY
Secretary: Krystyna Zamorska, CUNY
Pacific Northwest
President: Brian Donahue, Eastern Washington University
Vice President: John Trombold, Linfield College
Secretary-Treasurer: Tracy McHenry, Eastern Washington University
PNASA Representative to the Regional Chapters Committee, 2008–2011: Patricia Hart, University of Idaho
Rocky Mountains
President: Gabriel Melendez, University of New Mexico
Vice President: Melody Graulich, Utah State University
Treasurer: Eric Sandeen, University of Wyoming
Southern
President: Annette Trefzer, University of Mississippi
Vice President: Eric Anderson, George Mason University
Secretary-Treasurer: Lynne Adrian, University of Alabama
Past President: John Lowe, Louisiana State University
SASA Regional Chapters Link: Dennis Moore, Florida State University
Texas
President: Mark Busby, Texas State University
Vice President: John Wegner, Angelo State University
Secretary-Treasurer: Greg Giddings, Midwestern State University
JASAT Editor: Doug Ferdon, Baylor University