Crossing Over International Symposium

The Socio-political Application of Arabic in American Movies

Abed Tayyara, Cleveland State University

MC 101

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

Rula Jebreal: A Woman’s Voyage through Parallel Universes

Francesco Melfi, Cleveand State University

MC 101

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

Political Cartooning in The Middle East

Sarah Arth, Cleveland State University

MC 101

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

Simulacrum vs. Coming of Age in Larrain’s No and its Source, El Plebiscito

Irina Dzero, Kent State University

MC 101

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

“Two Kinds of Daughters” in a Cross-Cultural Reconciliation at Amy Tan

Sorina M. Ailiesei, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania

MC 103

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Self-determination, Plural Societies, and Multicultural Governance in New Caledonia

Cadey Korson, Kent State University

MC 103

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

The Influence of the Built Environment on Interactions in Spanish Culture

Terrence Uber, Kent State University
Diane Uber, The College of Wooster

MC 103

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Profile of Hieromonk Grigorije Vasilije, The Scribe of the First South Slavic Copy of Josephus Flavius’ The History of the Jewish War

Zivojin Jakovljevic, Cleveland State University

MC 101

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Islam on the Crossroads of Religion-Cultural Appropriation: Case of Nairuzi (mwaka koga) and Pomeri Chid

Munir Jaria, University of London

MC 101

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

Contact with other cultures leads to cultural impurity and contamination: Taking Swahili East Africa as a case study Can there be a Pure Culture?

Farzana Gilani, India

MC 101

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

(Unmarking) Viewpoint Crossings in Narrative: A Cognitive Linguistic Approach to Wideman’s Homewood Trilogy

Gillian Johns, Oberlin College

MC 103

3:45 PM - 4:05 PM

“Mastify your life”: A Discourse Analysis of A Guide to Crossing into Indian English

Richard Hallett, Northeastern Illinois University

MC 103

4:05 PM - 4:25 PM

Βλάχικα, Vllahisht, Влашки – Writing Aromanian in the Heart of the Balkans

Angelo Constanzo, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

MC 103

4:25 PM - 4:45 PM

Conflict Resolution and the Role of Language Environment in Developing Bilinguals

Wallace Salkauski, Indiana University

MC 101

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

Bilingual Encounters: The Hybrid Voices of Latinos in the U.S

Eugenia Casielles, Wayne State University

MC 101

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

Is Spanish in the US Becoming a Fused Lect?

Roshawnda Derrick, Wayne State University

MC 101

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

Connecting Children's Worlds: Challenging Home/School & Expert/Novice Binaries with Reconceptualized Home Visits

Dinah Volk, Cleveland State University
Rachel Jimenez, Cleveland State University
Shannon Jarjabka, Cleveland State University

MC 103

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM

School Crossing: Negotiating Linguistic Borders in the Classroom

Jill Hallett, University of Illinois

MC 103

11:05 AM - 11:25 AM

Beyond Linguistic Variation: Analysis and (Re)Production of Dialects and Registers

Lucia Osa-Melero, Duquesne University
Rebeca Bataller, Gettysburg College

MC 103

11:25 AM - 11:45 AM

Crossing Self's Boundaries: The Legacy of an Enlightened Prince

Doaa Kandil, Helwan University, Egypt
Hend Mohamed Hamed, Helwan University, Egypt

MC 101

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

More Than Just a Memory: Epistolarity in Montserrat Abumalham’s ¿Te Acuerdas de Shahrazad?

Mahan L. Ellison, Bridgewater College

MC 101

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

Intergenerational Conflicts: Myth or Reality?

Mohammad H. Panahi, Allameh Tabatabaie University, Tehran, Iran

MC 101

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Continuity and Change in Contemporary Muslim literature: A Case Study- Naguib Mahfouz and Sir Muhammad Igbal

Nausheen Dhanani

MC 101

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM

Los ecuatorianos en Italia: Guetización, asimilación, ventajas y desventajas

Francesco Masala, University of Kentucky

MC 101

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM

Cine y espacio urbano en Argentina

Gabriela Copertari, Case Western Reserve University

MC 101

4:10 PM - 4:30 PM

Las tribulaciones del sujeto trans en Venezuela: Cheila, una casa pa’ maita (2010), de Eduardo Barbarena

Wilfredo Hernandez, Allegheny College

MC 101

4:30 PM - 4:50 PM

Metaficción y lo transicional en Missing: Una investigación de AlbertoFuguet

Matias Martinez Abeijon, Cleveland State University

MC 101

4:50 PM - 5:10 PM