4003 - American History and Culture 1: Characters Welcome
Session Chair
Marylynne Lawson
Occurs at
Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 8:30am - 10:00am
Room
Enchantment C
Presentations
| Title | Body | Presenter | Affiliation | Presentation type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouserepresentation: The Food, Tradition, and Cultural Landscapes of Disney's World Showcase |
By comparing World’s Fair traditions of the past with Disney’s version of a permanent fair in... |
Marylynne Lawson | University of Colorado, Denver | Paper |
| Raising the Dead in the Precolonial Southwest; Alvar Nuñez Cabeza De Vaca's Miraculous Walk Across North America, 1528-1537 B.C.E. |
Raising the Dead in the Precolonial Southwest; Alvar Nuñez Cabeza De Vaca's Miraculous... |
Richard De Prospo | Washington College | Paper |
| Iconography, Identity, and the Entrepreneurial Spirit: Traveling Aunt Jemimas and Female African American Economic Realities in the Mid-Twentieth Century |
In the 1940s and early 1950s, economic opportunities for female African Americans were limited.... |
Samantha Schivers | University of Texas, Tyler | Paper |
| Queens, Oil Barons, and Wealth During the Great Depression Era: Texas Rose Festival Queens from 1933-1939 |
Since its beginning in 1933, the Texas Rose Festival continues to present East... |
Landon Trent | University of Texas, Tyler | Paper |