Program

Sunday, May 20:
7:00-8:00 p.m.: Registration of participants. School staff will be available at student residence (Le Grand Bleu Guest House, via Flavio Gioia 37, Procida) for payment of dues.

Monday, May 21: Conservatorio delle Orfane a Terra Murata, Procida (Orientale University Conference Center)

9:30 a.m.: Welcome addresses:
Lida Viganoni, Rettore, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”
James Rodriguez, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate General Naples

10:00 a.m.: Plenary 1
Donald E. Pease (Dartmouth College)
“The Permanence of Political Theology Revisited,” or, “Righteous Violence?”
Discussion
11:30 a.m.-12:00 a.m.: coffee break
12:00 a.m.: Plenary 2
Giorgio Mariani (Università di Roma “Sapienza”)
War is Peace ? No, but ... Violence, Non-Violence, Literature
Discussion
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: lunch
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: seminars

Tuesday, May 22: Conservatorio delle Orfane a Terra Murata, Procida (Orientale University Conference Center)

9:30 a.m.: Plenary 3
Alan M. Nadel (University of Kentucky)
Revenge as a Faith-Based Initiative, or What That Snake Is Doing in Mel Gibson’s Kilt
Discussion
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: coffee break
11:30 a.m.: Plenary 4
Donatella Izzo (Università di Napoli “L’Orientale”)
Rogues: The Great Gatsby and Democracy to Come.
Discussion
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: lunch
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: seminars

Wednesday, May 23: Conservatorio delle Orfane a Terra Murata, Procida (Orientale University Conference Center)

9:30 a.m.: Plenary 5
John Carlos Rowe (University of Southern California)
Arabia Fantasia: U.S. Literary Culture and the Middle East
Discussion
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: coffee break
11:30 a.m.: Plenary 6
Paola Boi (Università di Cagliari)
“Nou led, nou là.” Haiti, Danticat and the American Dream
Discussion
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: lunch
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.:
Karen Hartman (Information Resource Officer, U.S. Embassy Rome)
American Studies Research Online
This presentation will outline several free resources for American studies scholars available on the Internet, including eLibraryUSA, a suite of 30 databases available from the U.S. Embassy Information Resource Centers and American Corners around the world.
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: seminars
 

Thursday, May 24: Conservatorio delle Orfane a Terra Murata, Procida (Orientale University Conference Center)

9:30 a.m.: Plenary 7
Susan Andrade (University of Pittsburgh)
James and Conrad in 1904: Imperialism, Consciousness, and the Novel
Discussion
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: coffee break
11:30 a.m.: Plenary 8
Ira Dworkin (The American University in Cairo)
Reading Malcolm X Reading Mark Twain: On the Routes of American Anti-Imperialism
Discussion
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: lunch
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: seminars
 

Friday, May 25: Conservatorio delle Orfane a Terra Murata, Procida (Orientale University Conference Center)

9:30 a.m.: Plenary 9
Stefano Rosso (Università di Bergamo)
Democratic Shoot-outs: The Duel in American Western Fiction
Discussion
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: coffee break
11:30 a.m.: Plenary 10
Jonathan Arac (University of Pittsburgh)
Approaching the Age of the Novel in the United States
Discussion
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: lunch
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: seminars

Saturday, May 26: Conservatorio delle Orfane a Terra Murata, Procida (Orientale University Conference Center)

9:30 a.m.:
Participants’ Response Papers
Discussion
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: coffee break
11:30 a.m.:
Participants’ Response Papers
Discussion
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: lunch
3:00 p.m:
Participants’ Response Papers
Discussion

OASIS is generously supported by the U.S. Embassy in Italy, by the Fulbright Commission and by Università di Napoli “L’Orientale.”