Program of Events
Saturday, September 29, GMU Arlington Campus, Original Building Room 329
9:30 Registration with coffee and breakfast
10:00 – 11:20 Burning Man, NASCAR, & The Olympics
- Zane Norsworthy, "Gifting in Black Rock City: Examining the Paradoxical Nature of the Gift at the annual Burning Man Festival"
- Wanda L. Fenimore, "NASCAR Racing as Ritual Communication"
- Perry Cohen, "Beyond the Femininity Card: Transgender Athletes in the Olympic Games"
11:30 – 1:15 Public Spectacles: Building Culture in the City
- Chiara Bernasconi, "The role of art in the 'White Night' events and the success of a new global format"
- Katrina Enros, "The culture and cultural policy of Quebec: Building tension at the Place des Arts"
- Fan Yang, "The Duel Spectacle of the West Kowloon Cultural District – Space, Landmark, and Culture in Hong Kong: 1998-2005"
- Jeffrey Gower, "Resurrecting Cultural Heritage Using Public Funds to Promote Tourism: A Case Study of Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D. Martin House Complex in Buffalo, NY"
1:20 Lunch
2:00 - 3:15 Programming Art, Faith, and Politics in the Museum
- Seth Feman, "The Museum of Modern Art as Late Christian Ritual: Alfred Barr, Faith, and the Cold War"
- Perry Price, "New on View: Contemporary Artists and the Reinterpretation of Cultural Institutions"
- Kimberly Williams, "After the Cold War? The International Spy Museum and the US Security State"
3:30 - 5:15 Plenary panel
- Dr. Sue Taylor, Anthropology, American University
- Matthew Borlik, Editor of the City Lights section of the Washington City Paper
- Edgar Endress, MFA, Professor of Digital Arts, George Mason University
- Dr. Alison Landsberg, History and Art History, George Mason University
5:15 - 6:00 Wrap up and refreshments
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