{"id":81339,"date":"2022-05-12T15:47:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T22:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=81339"},"modified":"2025-04-15T16:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T23:00:32","slug":"sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-a32rv97-46fb9649d502f568b77fae7b11488b08\">\n.avia-section.av-a32rv97-46fb9649d502f568b77fae7b11488b08{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='SOU English Stories - Blog Roll Template - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-a32rv97-46fb9649d502f568b77fae7b11488b08 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-81339'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9mu477f-8c44e59b3035ca6dafab99360ef60a39\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-9mu477f-8c44e59b3035ca6dafab99360ef60a39{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:36px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-9mu477f-8c44e59b3035ca6dafab99360ef60a39 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-9mu477f-8c44e59b3035ca6dafab99360ef60a39 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:36px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-9mu477f-8c44e59b3035ca6dafab99360ef60a39 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-9mu477f-8c44e59b3035ca6dafab99360ef60a39 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-9mu477f-8c44e59b3035ca6dafab99360ef60a39 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-9mu477f-8c44e59b3035ca6dafab99360ef60a39 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >English Stories<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><div id='sub_menu1'  class='av-submenu-container av-8w35pdn-ed39d98003f5b12261cf1fd7f42602c0 alternate_color  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  goofy-foot no-border av-sticky-submenu submenu-not-first container_wrap fullsize' style='z-index:301' ><div class='container av-menu-mobile-disabled av-submenu-pos-center'><ul id=\"menu-english\" class=\"av-subnav-menu\" role=\"menu\"><li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-61578\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">English<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-61581\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/programs\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Programs<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-75932\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/stories\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Stories<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-93739\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/careers-for-english-majors\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Careers<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-93947\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/teaching-english-faq\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Teaching English FAQ<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-94248\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/oregon-writing-project\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Oregon Writing Project<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-61585\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/about\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">About<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-61579\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/faculty\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Faculty<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-61580\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/contact\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Contact<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class='sticky_placeholder'><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_2' aria-label='SOU English Stories - Blog Roll Template - Blog Section' class='avia-section av-7hzcpwb-303dcb73c83990ba901ba8e7eb02e93a main_color avia-section-default avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-81339'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-76x1q6z-f529fcab0db389e06c06beffc0c28230\">\n.flex_column.av-76x1q6z-f529fcab0db389e06c06beffc0c28230{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-76x1q6z-f529fcab0db389e06c06beffc0c28230 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6vlmsxn-b90d39516a091bbc20089e42ec4eb041\">\n.flex_column.av-6vlmsxn-b90d39516a091bbc20089e42ec4eb041{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-6vlmsxn-b90d39516a091bbc20089e42ec4eb041 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l33hermm-fc0ad600cf7eebc6d46550c4031e00d2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-l33hermm-fc0ad600cf7eebc6d46550c4031e00d2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-l33hermm-fc0ad600cf7eebc6d46550c4031e00d2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-l33hermm-fc0ad600cf7eebc6d46550c4031e00d2 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences.webp 1200w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-300x129.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-1030x441.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-768x329.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-705x302.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences.jpg\" height=\"514\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-1030x441.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-705x302.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-81341 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-81341 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6bsjxp7-a7e20a977a90ba24fafb5c603deaaa2f\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-6bsjxp7-a7e20a977a90ba24fafb5c603deaaa2f{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:28px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-6bsjxp7-a7e20a977a90ba24fafb5c603deaaa2f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-6bsjxp7-a7e20a977a90ba24fafb5c603deaaa2f .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-6bsjxp7-a7e20a977a90ba24fafb5c603deaaa2f .av-subheading{\nfont-size:18px;\ncolor:#404040;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-6bsjxp7-a7e20a977a90ba24fafb5c603deaaa2f .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-6bsjxp7-a7e20a977a90ba24fafb5c603deaaa2f .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-6bsjxp7-a7e20a977a90ba24fafb5c603deaaa2f av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  top-30 av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>English Major Spotlight:<\/p>\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5wj79tn-3a285a99a0872b234a37aa4580335b95 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>May 12, 2022<br \/>\nBy Sophia Lorusso (she\/her), Junior English Major.<br \/>\nPictured above: SOU English majors left to right: Blake Jordan, Curtis Tedrow-Harder and Hannah Lombard at NUCL.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l33m05es-16edc3fce85ca79ffc1c26867fa2400c\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l33m05es-16edc3fce85ca79ffc1c26867fa2400c .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l33m05es-16edc3fce85ca79ffc1c26867fa2400c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>English majors and minors are excellent candidates to submit their literary essays to different conferences and research symposiums. The Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature (NUCL) is open to all undergraduates for literary research essays and creative writing pieces. This year, the conference was held in person at the University of Portland. Students have 18 minutes to read their papers as part of a panel and are eligible to receive awards. This is a great opportunity for students to polish their writing skills upon submission and their presentation skills at the conference.<\/p>\n<p>SOU English majors Curtis Tedrow-Harder, Blake Jordan and Hannah Lombard were encouraged by professor Dr. Alma Rosa Alvarez to submit their papers which were accepted by NUCL. Dr. Alvarez assisted the students in the revision process, helped them practice presentations, and even gave them hypothetical questions that might be asked during the Q&amp;A session.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis and Blake both presented essays that were originally crafted in ENG 301 &#8220;Intro to Lit Analysis and Theory&#8221; with Dr. Alvarez. Both of their papers analyze different aspects of the novella <em>Maggie: A Girl of the Streets<\/em> by Stephen Crane.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-494m8vv-b66264563e11860d4aa5d9e25dcf67c7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-494m8vv-b66264563e11860d4aa5d9e25dcf67c7 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-494m8vv-b66264563e11860d4aa5d9e25dcf67c7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-494m8vv-b66264563e11860d4aa5d9e25dcf67c7 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Curtis-Tedrow-Harder-SOU-English-Major.webp 1200w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Curtis-Tedrow-Harder-SOU-English-Major-300x168.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Curtis-Tedrow-Harder-SOU-English-Major-1030x578.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Curtis-Tedrow-Harder-SOU-English-Major-768x431.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Curtis-Tedrow-Harder-SOU-English-Major-705x395.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Curtis-Tedrow-Harder-SOU-English-Major.jpg\" height=\"673\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Curtis-Tedrow-Harder-SOU-English-Major.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Curtis-Tedrow-Harder-SOU-English-Major-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Curtis-Tedrow-Harder-SOU-English-Major-1030x578.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Curtis-Tedrow-Harder-SOU-English-Major-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Curtis-Tedrow-Harder-SOU-English-Major-705x395.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-81346 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-81346 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3q65257-307dcc2163cd2843385e707d011766f5\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-3q65257-307dcc2163cd2843385e707d011766f5 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3q65257-307dcc2163cd2843385e707d011766f5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curtis Tedrow-Harder.<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4wlowxn-f5a6204f7e7e80d3d11b689fa73616f5\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-4wlowxn-f5a6204f7e7e80d3d11b689fa73616f5 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-4wlowxn-f5a6204f7e7e80d3d11b689fa73616f5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Curtis&#8217; paper, &#8220;The Downfall of <em>Maggie a Girl of the Streets<\/em>,&#8221; explores the intersections of class, gender roles, and the perspective of virginity in 19th century America. Curtis analyzed how these aspects contributed to the protagonist&#8217;s downfall.<\/p>\n<p>Blake looked at the novella through a lens of liberal and patriarchal bargains in his essay, &#8220;Liberal and Patriarchal Bargaining in <em>Maggie: A Girl of the Streets<\/em>.&#8221; He used these two concepts to demonstrate how the protagonist is stripped of her agency and must make bargains to survive in an unbalanced society.<\/p>\n<p>Hannah&#8217;s essay originated in ENG 382 &#8220;Realism&#8221; with Dr. Alvarez. Her paper, &#8220;Girl in Red: Edna Pontellier in <em>The Awakening<\/em>,&#8221; argues that the protagonist in <em>The Awakening<\/em> by Kate Chopin is a lesbian as opposed to a heterosexual woman as others have claimed. Hannah observed various gender norms that the protagonist broke in order to further prove that she is not a metaphorical lesbian, as some critics have claimed, but a true lesbian.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5f7wkm3-e884c0a78a6c071be690f8b581284c6e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-5f7wkm3-e884c0a78a6c071be690f8b581284c6e .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:26px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5f7wkm3-e884c0a78a6c071be690f8b581284c6e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock rising-quote av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p class=\"dig-4\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&#8220;\u2026if you never <span class=\"amaze-ultra madrone\">put your work out there,<\/span> you&#8217;ll never know how people will receive it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-8\" style=\"font-size: 0.6em; text-align: right;\">\u2014 Blake Jordan<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l33ksf51-0c51691c4c543a2e7c1c1ac41ecdfbee\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l33ksf51-0c51691c4c543a2e7c1c1ac41ecdfbee .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l33ksf51-0c51691c4c543a2e7c1c1ac41ecdfbee '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Curtis, Blake, and Hannah all faced challenges while preparing for their presentations. In the revision process, Hannah had to read through her paper multiple times and eliminate things that she would have stumbled over when reading it out-loud. While Curtis planned for his presentation, he originally wanted to do a PowerPoint, but he had to scrap the entire idea when it proved to be too complicated for the time limit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"heavy-man dig-4\">Blake experienced confidence issues when submitting and presenting; he encourages:<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-4 heavy-man grow-bro\" style=\"padding-left: 5%;\"><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s super easy to get in your head about the worth of your paper in the grand scheme of things or its quality, but if you never put your work out there, you&#8217;ll never know how people will receive it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Although these three students were pushed out of their comfort zone, thanks to the support of Dr. Alma Rosa Alvarez they were able to confidently present their ideas at NUCL.<\/p>\n<p>Another opportunity for English majors is the <a href=\"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/macksey-symposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johns Hopkins University Richard Macksey Undergraduate Research Symposium<\/a>. This research symposium is open to humanities students who are interested in publishing their literary analysis papers. At this symposium, around 1,000 students present their papers in ten minutes on Zoom (due to the pandemic). Their papers will then be published in the next volume of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/mackseyjournal.scholasticahq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Macksey Journal<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l33k8oss-54d83e71ec1309510ddcdc6415d71431\">\n.avia-image-container.av-l33k8oss-54d83e71ec1309510ddcdc6415d71431 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-l33k8oss-54d83e71ec1309510ddcdc6415d71431 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-l33k8oss-54d83e71ec1309510ddcdc6415d71431 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Mekenzie-Brock-SOU-English-Major.webp 1200w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Mekenzie-Brock-SOU-English-Major-300x200.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Mekenzie-Brock-SOU-English-Major-1030x687.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Mekenzie-Brock-SOU-English-Major-768x512.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Mekenzie-Brock-SOU-English-Major-705x470.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Mekenzie-Brock-SOU-English-Major.jpg\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Mekenzie-Brock-SOU-English-Major.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Mekenzie-Brock-SOU-English-Major-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Mekenzie-Brock-SOU-English-Major-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Mekenzie-Brock-SOU-English-Major-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/Mekenzie-Brock-SOU-English-Major-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-81348 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-81348 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Mekenzie Brock SOU English Major\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l33kvxxb-a9bf525b62181c3370de8f88d44d1555\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l33kvxxb-a9bf525b62181c3370de8f88d44d1555 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l33kvxxb-a9bf525b62181c3370de8f88d44d1555 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mekenzie Brock on presentation day.<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3c6e77f-7702bb4b3ed3ad00557dc071cd995266\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-3c6e77f-7702bb4b3ed3ad00557dc071cd995266 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3c6e77f-7702bb4b3ed3ad00557dc071cd995266 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Mekenzie Brock participated in the Richard Macksey Symposium <a href=\"\/academics\/english-major-spotlight-students-scholarship-recognized-by-the-national-symposium\/\">once before in 2020<\/a> and this year she returned to present her paper, &#8220;Revolution and Rebellion: Leading the Way to a Trans Utopia in Jordy Rosenberg&#8217;s <em>Confessions of the Fox<\/em>.&#8221; Her paper explores the novel <em>Confessions of the Fox<\/em> by Jordy Rosenberg through Althusser&#8217;s concepts of ideological state apparatuses (ISAs) and repressive state apparatuses (RSAs). Mekenzie shows how the protagonists of this novel rebel against such ISAs and RSAs and ultimately lead a revolution towards a trans utopia.<\/p>\n<p>Mekenzie developed this literary analysis essay in Dr. Diana Maltz&#8217;s ENG 447 Trans Literature course. Professor Maltz aided Mekenzie in revising her abstract and paper. Due to the time constraint for presentations, Mekenzie had to cut out more than half of her paper. While this was a big obstacle to overcome, she did what she needed to all while ensuring that her concepts and ideas were still connected.<\/p>\n<p>Mekenzie&#8217;s paper should be published in <em>The Macksey Journal<\/em> by the fall.<\/p>\n<p>The four English majors received financial support from the English Program for travel expenses and conference fees. The English Program is proud of them all, and congratulates them on their successful presentations.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"top-30\" \/>\n<p>If you are interested in submitting a paper for presentation at a conference or for a publication in a journal, keep an eye out for the English major\/minor weekly newsletter from Margaret Perrow and <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.sou.edu\/course\/view.php?id=59645#section-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check the MoodleEng site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in sharing your story with the English Program blog, or if you know someone whose story we should feature, please contact <a href=\"mailto:lorussos@sou.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lorussos@sou.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like and Follow the English Program page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUEnglishProgram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> for more stories.<\/p>\n<p><em>Interested in the English program at SOU? Learn more about the programs offered below:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/\">English Home Page<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/programs\/english-ba\/\">English BA\/BS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/programs\/english-minor\/\">English Minor<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/english\/programs\/teaching-english-to-speakers-of-other-languages\/\">TESOL Certificate Program<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-30q5ny3-a3ad29bc391519f366a0c531b5f5bf58\">\n#top .hr.av-30q5ny3-a3ad29bc391519f366a0c531b5f5bf58{\nmargin-top:0;\nmargin-bottom:20px;\n}\n.hr.av-30q5ny3-a3ad29bc391519f366a0c531b5f5bf58 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-30q5ny3-a3ad29bc391519f366a0c531b5f5bf58 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2jpzrqz-7e262c5b01ecbd81124c8393b1b6d6ff\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2jpzrqz-7e262c5b01ecbd81124c8393b1b6d6ff{\npadding-bottom:20px;\nfont-size:24px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2jpzrqz-7e262c5b01ecbd81124c8393b1b6d6ff .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2jpzrqz-7e262c5b01ecbd81124c8393b1b6d6ff .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2jpzrqz-7e262c5b01ecbd81124c8393b1b6d6ff .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2jpzrqz-7e262c5b01ecbd81124c8393b1b6d6ff .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2jpzrqz-7e262c5b01ecbd81124c8393b1b6d6ff .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2jpzrqz-7e262c5b01ecbd81124c8393b1b6d6ff av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_button  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Get notified when new English stories are published!<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-26mggmz-730524bb99b813db69365390e0298b90-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_hr '><a href="https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdB-YJRDHj3QYJJkUw4TuSh2eYZGSXo7GW60qGcOGUj2wLAWw\/viewform?vc=0&amp;c=0&amp;w=1&amp;flr=0"  class='avia-button av-26mggmz-730524bb99b813db69365390e0298b90 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE HERE\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >SUBSCRIBE HERE<\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1lbskyj-fbee69f0fe5cf413c5acb7fffcbb0b67\">\n#top .hr.av-1lbskyj-fbee69f0fe5cf413c5acb7fffcbb0b67{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:0;\n}\n.hr.av-1lbskyj-fbee69f0fe5cf413c5acb7fffcbb0b67 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1lbskyj-fbee69f0fe5cf413c5acb7fffcbb0b67 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_button  el_before_av_social_share  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-1b6ev0b-2b37770ed37a4d15cf375e125910e0ce av-social-sharing-box-default  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this entry<\/h5><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href="https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/&#038;t=SOU%20English%20Students%20Present%20at%20Prestigious%20Conferences" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" href="https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=SOU%20English%20Students%20Present%20at%20Prestigious%20Conferences&#038;url=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=81339" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue932' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on X'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on X<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-linkedin' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" href="https:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;title=SOU%20English%20Students%20Present%20at%20Prestigious%20Conferences&#038;url=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on LinkedIn'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail' ><a  aria-label=\"Share by Mail\" href="mailto:?subject=SOU%20English%20Students%20Present%20at%20Prestigious%20Conferences&#038;body=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share by Mail'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share by Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1yf6gr-4f5ac98476c690611566aabbcc55f6f5\">\n.flex_column.av-1yf6gr-4f5ac98476c690611566aabbcc55f6f5{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1yf6gr-4f5ac98476c690611566aabbcc55f6f5 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Spring term 2022 approached, four SOU English majors were invited to present their literary essays at prestigious national and regional conferences. Curtis Tedrow-Harder, Hannah Lombard and Blake Jordan presented their literary essays at the Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature, and Mekenzie Brock presented her paper at the Johns Hopkins University Richard Macksey Undergraduate Research Symposium.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about this story here\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":81356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[296,284],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-featured","post_format-post-format-aside"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As Spring term &#039;22 approached, 4 SOU English majors were invited to present literary essays at prestigious national &amp; regional conferences.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As Spring term 2022 approached, four SOU English majors were invited to present their literary essays at prestigious national and regional conferences. Curtis Tedrow-Harder, Hannah Lombard and Blake Jordan presented their literary essays at the Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature, and Mekenzie Brock presented her paper at the Johns Hopkins University Richard Macksey Undergraduate Research Symposium.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SOU Academic Programs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUAshland\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-12T22:47:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-15T23:00:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-on-Facebook.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sean Glassford\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"As Spring term 2022 approached, four SOU English majors were invited to present their literary essays at prestigious national and regional conferences. Curtis Tedrow-Harder, Hannah Lombard and Blake Jordan presented their literary essays at the Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature, and Mekenzie Brock presented her paper at the Johns Hopkins University Richard Macksey Undergraduate Research Symposium.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-on-Twitter.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@souashland\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@souashland\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sean Glassford\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sean Glassford\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc\"},\"headline\":\"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-12T22:47:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-15T23:00:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/\"},\"wordCount\":2579,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-Learn-More.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"English\",\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/\",\"name\":\"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-Learn-More.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-12T22:47:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-15T23:00:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"As Spring term '22 approached, 4 SOU English majors were invited to present literary essays at prestigious national & regional conferences.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-Learn-More.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-Learn-More.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":439,\"caption\":\"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences Learn More\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/\",\"name\":\"糖心传媒 University Academic Programs\",\"description\":\"SOU Academic Programs\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"SOU Academic Degree Programs\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization\",\"name\":\"糖心传媒 University\",\"alternateName\":\"SOU Ashland\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":621,\"caption\":\"糖心传媒 University\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUAshland\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/souashland\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/souashland\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/southern-oregon-university\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SouthernOregonUniv\"],\"description\":\"糖心传媒 University - SOU - is a Liberal Arts University in Ashland, Oregon. Serving the 糖心传媒 and Northern California regions, SOU provides offers many higher education degree pathways, including: Major degree Undergraduate programs, Masters degree Graduate programs, Minor degrees, Certificate programs, and Micro-credential pathways. 糖心传媒 University also provides Summer Youth Programs for students in the region from K-12, as well as continuing education programs through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). 糖心传媒 University welcomes students from abroad through SOU's International Programs, which also provides current SOU students opportunities to study away across the country and internationally through a multitude of partner universities. The beautiful SOU campus, nestled in the hills of Ashland, OR welcomes the surrounding community to come and enjoy many hosted events, including: sporting events at the SOU Raider Stadium and Lithia Motors Pavilion, theater performances hosted by the SOU Theatre program , musical performances at the SOU Musical Recital Hall, and art exhibitions at the Schneider Museum of Art and other campus art galleries. 糖心传媒 University has many specialized programs which help lower tuition costs, grant in-state tuition, provide accelerated graduation, give opportunities to adult learners, and allow students to graduate with internships leading to job placement.\",\"email\":\"provostsoffice@sou.edu\",\"telephone\":\"541-552-6114\",\"legalName\":\"糖心传媒 University\",\"foundingDate\":\"1872-09-01\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc\",\"name\":\"Sean Glassford\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sean Glassford\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences","description":"As Spring term '22 approached, 4 SOU English majors were invited to present literary essays at prestigious national & regional conferences.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences","og_description":"As Spring term 2022 approached, four SOU English majors were invited to present their literary essays at prestigious national and regional conferences. Curtis Tedrow-Harder, Hannah Lombard and Blake Jordan presented their literary essays at the Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature, and Mekenzie Brock presented her paper at the Johns Hopkins University Richard Macksey Undergraduate Research Symposium.","og_url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/","og_site_name":"SOU Academic Programs","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUAshland\/","article_published_time":"2022-05-12T22:47:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-15T23:00:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-on-Facebook.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Sean Glassford","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_description":"As Spring term 2022 approached, four SOU English majors were invited to present their literary essays at prestigious national and regional conferences. Curtis Tedrow-Harder, Hannah Lombard and Blake Jordan presented their literary essays at the Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature, and Mekenzie Brock presented her paper at the Johns Hopkins University Richard Macksey Undergraduate Research Symposium.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-on-Twitter.jpg","twitter_creator":"@souashland","twitter_site":"@souashland","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sean Glassford","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/"},"author":{"name":"Sean Glassford","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc"},"headline":"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences","datePublished":"2022-05-12T22:47:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-15T23:00:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/"},"wordCount":2579,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-Learn-More.jpg","articleSection":["English","Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/","name":"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-Learn-More.jpg","datePublished":"2022-05-12T22:47:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-15T23:00:32+00:00","description":"As Spring term '22 approached, 4 SOU English majors were invited to present literary essays at prestigious national & regional conferences.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-Learn-More.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/05\/SOU-English-Students-Present-at-Prestigious-Conferences-Learn-More.jpg","width":1024,"height":439,"caption":"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences Learn More"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/sou-english-students-present-at-prestigious-conferences\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SOU English Students Present at Prestigious Conferences"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/","name":"糖心传媒 University Academic Programs","description":"SOU Academic Programs","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization"},"alternateName":"SOU Academic Degree Programs","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization","name":"糖心传媒 University","alternateName":"SOU Ashland","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg","width":2560,"height":621,"caption":"糖心传媒 University"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUAshland\/","https:\/\/x.com\/souashland","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/souashland\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/southern-oregon-university\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SouthernOregonUniv"],"description":"糖心传媒 University - SOU - is a Liberal Arts University in Ashland, Oregon. Serving the 糖心传媒 and Northern California regions, SOU provides offers many higher education degree pathways, including: Major degree Undergraduate programs, Masters degree Graduate programs, Minor degrees, Certificate programs, and Micro-credential pathways. 糖心传媒 University also provides Summer Youth Programs for students in the region from K-12, as well as continuing education programs through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). 糖心传媒 University welcomes students from abroad through SOU's International Programs, which also provides current SOU students opportunities to study away across the country and internationally through a multitude of partner universities. The beautiful SOU campus, nestled in the hills of Ashland, OR welcomes the surrounding community to come and enjoy many hosted events, including: sporting events at the SOU Raider Stadium and Lithia Motors Pavilion, theater performances hosted by the SOU Theatre program , musical performances at the SOU Musical Recital Hall, and art exhibitions at the Schneider Museum of Art and other campus art galleries. 糖心传媒 University has many specialized programs which help lower tuition costs, grant in-state tuition, provide accelerated graduation, give opportunities to adult learners, and allow students to graduate with internships leading to job placement.","email":"provostsoffice@sou.edu","telephone":"541-552-6114","legalName":"糖心传媒 University","foundingDate":"1872-09-01"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc","name":"Sean Glassford","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sean Glassford"}}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}