MLA 2007
Chicago, IL
Naming and Identity
Saturday, 29 December, 12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., Addams, Hyatt Regency
Program arranged by the American Name Society
Presiding: Brenda Sue Helt, Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- “‘Hi, My Name Is Tracy Espositowitz’: Proper Names and Ethnic Identities in Stand-Up Comedy,” Stefanie Head, Univ. of Rhode Island
- “Avatar(s) of the Gods: American Racial Identity through Myth in Praisesong for the Widow,” Renee Barlow, Indiana Univ., Bloomington
- “Naming the Author(s) of Hilda Doolittle’s Prose Works: What ‘HD’ Obscures,” Brenda Sue Helt
Naming and Significance
Sunday, 30 December, 1:45–3:00 p.m., Addams, Hyatt Regency
Program arranged by the American Name Society
Presiding: Grant W. Smith, Eastern Washington Univ.
- “‘Her Gart Went Round in Circles’: The Significance of Naming in HD’s HERmione,” Jody R. Rosen, Graduate Center, City Univ. of New York
- “The Declaration of William Wells Brown: Naming Jefferson and Self-Naming in Clotel,” Sarah Elizabeth Ingle, Univ. of Virginia
- “Shakespeare’s Use of Names: A Prolegomenon,” Grant W. Smith