College of Humanities and Fine Arts

Conference Presentation

Rocky Mountain MLA Conference

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dr. Fritz gave a presentation titled, "The Occult Political Epistemology of Anthropogenic Climate Change in Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo’s Historia general y natural de las Indias." at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 13-15, 2022. His presentation examined previously unexamined aspects of the epistemological outlook of 16th-century Spanish colonial chronicler Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, with a specific emphasis on how the occult (i.e., hidden) sciences informed his understanding of humankind's ability to intervene in the natural processes that govern climatic conditions.

Publications

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Sexuality & Culture, vol. 26

Dr. Jordan published the article "Using theory to guide exploratory network analyses" in the Journal of Clinical Psychology in August 2022.

In September 2022, he published "Generation OnlyFans: Examining the effects of 'raunch culture' on depression via social media use and social comparisons," in Sexuality & Culture. The article is first-authored by one of Dr. Jordan's student mentees, Grace Sinclair.

Conference Presentation

Barcelona Conference of Arts, Media & Culture

The University of Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Gao presented “Women and Modernity: Female Images in Chinese Cigarette Cards,” at the Barcelona Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (BAMC2022) in September. This interdisciplinary conference was organized by the University of Barcelona and the International Academic Forum. Dr. Gao also served as a member of the Review Committee for BAMC2022.

Presentation

Irish Museum of Modern Art

Dublin, Ireland

In October, Dr. Nititham delivered a methods workshop for PhD and masters students in a Critical Race & Decolonial Theory course at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The workshop, "Rethinking Diasporic Intimacies, Reworking Methodologies," is part of her research sabbatical fellowship with the Race, Migration & Decolonial Studies program in the School of Sociology at University College Dublin.

Performances

Silvermine School of Music

American Liszt Society Festival

Dr. Park performed as part of the Silvermine Artists Series for the Silvermine School of Music in Norwalk, Connecticut, and at the 2022 American Liszt Society Festival, held in Bloomington, Indiana.

Conference Presentation

XXXI CILH (Virtual)

In October, Dr. Romero-Gonzalez presented her work titled "El surrealismo y lo gótico en 'El sur' de García Morales" ("Surrealism and the gothic in 'The South' by García Morales.") at the Congreso International de Literatura y Estudios Hispánicos. In her presentation, Dr. Romero-Gonzalez demonstrates how aesthetic elements connected to gothic literature and surrealism have connections to the historical complexities of the fiction produced after the Spanish civil war.

​Conference Presentation

KAEA Fall Conference

Northern Kentucky University

Dr. Williams presented "Explore a Cyanotypes and Embroidery Unit​" ​with senior Art Education major Paige Small​ at the 2022 Kentucky Art Education Association Fall Conference at Northern Kentucky University​ on October 21st. In this hands-on session, ​attendees first ​learned how to ​draw ​create ​their own cyanotypes ​while Dr. Williams and Ms. Small modeled highly engaging and personally relevant pedagogical practices. ​​While ​attendees prints dr​ied​, ​they gave an overview of the remainder of the unit which introduce​d​ the work of Hillary Waters Fayle​,​ provide​d​ guiding questions for discussion​s, and ​guided students through adding patterns​ ​represent​ing​ personal connections to nature on the cyanotypes​ with embroidery techniques​. Attendees ​were able to walk away with ​new skills and ​all the resources they needed to implement this unit in their own classrooms.​ The unit plan was developed in the Spring of 2021 by students in ART 341.​

Guest Conductor

KMEA Honor Choir Districts 1 & 2

Dr. Almquist served as guest conductor for the KMEA District 1 Honor Choir at McCracken County High School, and guest conductor for the District 2 Honor Choir at Daviess County High School in September 2022.

Presentation

Kentucky Choral Directors Association

Dr. Almquist gave a presentation on Children's Choir Literature for the Kentucky Choral Directors Association.

Performance

Maltz Performing Arts Center

Cleveland, OH

Dr. Field performed the lead role of Rosa Stein in the opera, The Sparks Fly Upward, performed at the Maltz Performing Arts Center in Cleveland, Ohio in June 2022. The opera traced three families, two Christian, and one Jewish, through the Holocaust in Berlin. Dr. Field's character, Rosa Stein, was a fictional Jewish woman whose husband and eldest son were ripped from their beds on Kristallnacht. Rosa was ultimately arrested herself and sent to Auschwitz, but her youngest children were hidden by her Christian neighbors.

Association Appointment

NATS Intern Program

Dr. Field served as Literature Coordinator and Publisher's Liaison for the National Association of Teacher's of Singing Intern Program at Georgia Southern University in May 2022. During the program, she gave two presentations on new vocal repertoire and vocal music publications for studio teaching.

• Dr. Field's entries were mistakenly left out of the first issue of the RCA newsletter. I apologize for the error! ~C. Jerrell

Performances

Silvermine School of Music

American Liszt Society Festival

Dr. Gianforte performed as part of the Silvermine Artists Series for the Silvermine School of Music in Norwalk, Connecticut, and at the 2022 American Liszt Society Festival, held in Bloomington, Indiana.

Editorial Appointment

TESOL Journal

In August 2022, Dr. Song was named Associate Editor of TESOL Journal (TJ), a double-blind peer-reviewed, practitioner-oriented electronic journal that publishes articles based on current theory and research in the field of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). TJ is a forum for second and foreign language educators at all levels to engage in the ways that research and theory can inform, shape, and ground teaching practices and perspectives. TJ enable an active and vibrant professional dialogue about research- and theory-based practices as well as practice-oriented theorizing and research.

Publications

Pedagogy 22.3

QED 9.1

Dr. Walker's article "The Inaudacity of Hope" was published in the October 2022 issue of Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture. The article offers an alternative perspective on failure in writing assessment and social justice by illustrating how relying on rhetoric as a hope and means for positive change can undermine aims of social justice and a critical education.

Dr. Walker also published a review essay on the 2014 film Frank in QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking.

Published on a quarterly basis, the Research & Creative Activity (RCA) newsletter highlights accomplishments of CHFA faculty. The third issue of this academic year will include accomplishments published or occurring in the months of November & December 2022, and January 2023. Find more information and submit your accomplishments here. The submission deadline is Tuesday, January 31, 2023.