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FRIDAY, May 28, 2021  
 
     
Manifestations of Power   Abi Fergus, Wildlife Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
9:00am-10:30am CDT   Guillem Rubio-Ramon, PhD Student (Human Geography), University of Edinburgh
Moderator: Professor Clara   Vinisha Singh Basnet, PhD Student (Urban and Regional Planning), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bosak-Schroeder, Classics, UI   Concepción Cortés Zulueta, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Art History), Universidad de Málaga
    Lucero Garcia-Villegas, Graduate Student (Education Policy, Organization and Leadership), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Silvina Pezzetta, Full Time Researcher (Law-Animal Ethics), CONICET-UBA
     
Interspecies Communication    Eva Spiegelhofer, Postgraduate (Cultural Studies), University of Vienna 
11:am-12:30pm CDT   Beth Quick, PhD Student (Christianity and Ecology), Drew Theological School
Moderator: Jesann Gonzalez Cruz, PhD   H. Max Pospisil, PhD Candidate (Environment and Sustainability), University of Saskatchewan
student, Natural Resources and   Clare Thomas-Pino, Adjunct Professor (Animal Behavior and Psychology), University of Maine System & Husson University 
Environmental Sciences, UI   Robin Bisha, Professor (Communication), Texas Lutheran University
    Caitlyn Burkes Antoniuk, PhD Student (Anthropology) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
     
Empathy and Experimental Connections    Alyssa Racco, PhD Candidate (Education), York University 
4:30pm-6:00pm CDT   Miriam Potts, Independent Artist/Researcher (Arts Education), Victoria University 
Moderator: Professor Jenny Davis,    Kayt MacMaster and Sarah Marks Mininsohn, Graduate Students (Dance), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Anthropology and American Indian    Anastasia Marie, Independent Artist, Being Vocal Freedom
Studies, UI   Mona Quilty, Independent Artist, Victorian College of the Arts 
    Lindsey French, Visiting Assistant Professor (Studio Art), University of Pittsburgh
     
Across the Human Gaze   Shelby Brewster, PhD (Performance Studies), University of Pittsburgh
6:00pm-7:30pm CDT   Blair Winter, PhD Student (Art History), University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Moderator: Professor Carolyn Fornoff,   Amanda Althoff, PhD Student (Archaeology), Columbia University 
Spanish & Portuguese, UI   Willy Smart, PhD Student (Cultural Studies), University of California-Davis
    Darren Chang, PhD Student (Sociology and Social Policy), University of Sydney
    Annie Ronan, Assistant Professor (Art History), Virginia Tech
     
SATURDAY, May 29, 2021    
     
Labor and Extraction    Andrew Margenot, Assistant Professor (Soil Science), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
9:00am-10:30am CDT   Owen MacDonald, Graduate Student (History), University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Moderator: Professor Jamie Jones,   Cameron Butler, PhD Student (Anthropology), York University 
English, UI   Jes Hooper, PhD Student (Anthrozoology), University of Exeter
    Neil Humphrey, PhD Candidate (History), Ohio State University
    Rita Bouwens, Graduate Student (Anthropology), Mississippi State University
    Megan Whitney, PhD Student (Human Geography), York University
     
Hauntings and Affects of Grief   Krystiana Krupa, University Administrator, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
11:00am-12:30pm CDT   Sara Kaufman, PhD Candidate (Communication), Purdue University
Moderator: Professor Rebecca Oh,   Ciclón, Experimental Healer, Pratt Institute 
English, UI   Samantha Hurn, Professor (Anthropology), University of Exeter
    Judith Pintar, iSchool Professor (Science and Technology Studies/Sociology), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Rachel Fein-Smolinski, Lecturer (Studio Art), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
     
Beyond Normative Difference   Seven Mattes, Assistant Professor (Cultural Anthropology), Michigan State University
3:00pm-4:30pm CDT   Andrew Kustodowicz, Graduate Worker (History), University of Kansas
Moderator: Austin D. Hoffman, PhD   Laura D. Gelfand, Professor (Art History), Utah State University 
student, Anthropology, UI   Dominic Dongilli, Graduate Student (American Studies; Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies) University of Iowa
    Kathryn Renton, Contract Faculty (History), University of California-Los Angeles
    Rebecca Ring, PhD Candidate (Philosophy), York University
     
Evidence, Advocacy, and the Law   Hira Sheikh, PhD Candidate (Urban Informatics), Queensland University of Technology
5:00pm-6:30pm CDT   Courtney White, PhD Student (Media and Communications), RMIT University
Moderator: Professor Virginia Rosa    Dennis Papadopoulos, PhD Candidate (Philosophy), York University 
Dominguez, Anthropology, UI   Christopher Muhawe, Graduate Student (Law), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Scott Taylor, Independent Researcher, Cetacean Studies Institute 
    Michael Richardson, Senior Research Fellow (Media and Cultural Studies), UNSW Media Futures Hub
    Elizabeth Tavella, Postdoctoral Fellow (Romance Languages and Literatures), University of Chicago