Symposium Thursday, March 7 / 10 am-5 pm
HOnors Coffee Forum,
Lampasas 407
All events are free and open to the public.
Morning Session:
10-10:10 am
Zoom Link Passcode: 814092 (morning session 10-12am)
Opening Remarks by Heather Galloway, Dean of the Honors College
10:10-10:45 am
Opening Lecture: Mary Beltrán, Professor of Media Studies, University of Texas at Austin, on “Latina Stardom/American Stardom: From Rita Moreno to Jenny Ortega,” moderated by Michelle Sotolongo, Coordinator of TXST Monarch Center
10:45-11:20 am
Lisa Haegele, Associate Professor of German, and Joey Prather in “A Conversation on Fangirls and Cannibalism,” moderated by Madison Woodrow, TXST History MA candidate
11:20 am-12:40 pm
Hybrid Presentation & Discussion on Celebrity in Film and Advertising with Sonia Touz, Responsable Pédagogique, students from CIREFE, Université Rennes 2, and from Texas State University, moderated by Carole Martin, Professor of French, Centennial 220 Zoom Link Passcode 028769
11:20 am-1:50 pm Luncheon, Honors Multicultural Lounge, Lampasas 500
12:20-1:00 pm
Student Discussion Group on Celebrity & Harry Styles, Lampasas 407 A
1:00-1:40 pm
Student Discussion Group on Marie Antoinette & the Invention of Celebrity, moderated by Soren Jespersen, Lampasas 407 B
Afternoon Session: Honors Coffee Forum, Lampasas 407
2:00-2:10 pm
Remarks by Yasmine Beale-Rosano-Rivaya, Chair of the Department of World Languages and Literatures
2:10-2:35 pm
Sonia Touz, Rennes 2 Université, in dialogue with Carole Martin on “ ‘But where’s the stage, you wonder, is it outside or is it within?’ : Celebrity between Reality and Representation in The Canyons by Paul Schrader (2013), Annette by Leos Carax (2021), and France by Bruno Dumont (2021)”
2:35-3:00 pm
Jennifer Forrest, Professor of French, in dialogue with Louie Valencia, Associate Professor of Digital History, on “Celebrity and Character in Early Silent French Comic Series”
Zoom Link Passcode 666989
3:15-4:00 pm
Zoom Link Passcode:695986 (afternoon session 3-5pm)
Guest Lecture: Olivia Florek, Associate Professor of Art History, Delaware County Community College, on “Sisi, Jackie, Vicky: Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Celebrity Identity,” moderated by Ewa Siwak, Senior Lecturer of German
4:05-4:45 pm
Closing Roundtable with Art & Film Moderators and Symposium Speakers
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Louie Dean Valencia via email at LValencia@txstate.edu
February 19 to March 8
Joint Art Exhibition / Flex Gallery, School of Art & Design
“The River is Famous to the Fish”
Works by Silver Castillo, Maria Elena, Silas Garcia, and Laeree Lara
Curated by Joey Fauerso