Eyes of the Beholders: A Roundtable Discussion on the Monstrous

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Monsters: The Experimental Association for the Research of Cryptozoology through Scholarly Theory and Practical Application (MEARCSTAPA)

Organizer Name

Asa Simon Mittman, Renee M. Ward

Organizer Affiliation

California State Univ.-Chico, Wilfrid Laurier Univ.

Presider Name

Larissa Tracy

Presider Affiliation

Longwood Univ.

Paper Title 1

Us and Them: Cultural Relativism in the Middle French Secrets de l'histoire naturelle

Presenter 1 Name

John Block Friedman

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Paper Title 2

Monsters in Dante's Hell: Cultural Implications and Unorthodox Religion

Presenter 2 Name

Eric Morningstar

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Michigan-Flint

Paper Title 3

Monsters, A Definition

Presenter 3 Name

Marcus Hensel

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Oregon

Paper Title 4

Dogs, Devils, and the Rhetoric of Total Audibility

Presenter 4 Name

Jeannie Miller

Presenter 4 Affiliation

New York Univ.

Start Date

10-5-2012 3:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1360