American Name Society Sessions

at

The Modern Language Association

December 2007

Saturday, 29 December

481. Naming and Identity

12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., Addams, Hyatt Regency Chicago

Program arranged by the American Name Society

Presiding: Brenda Sue Helt, Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities

1. “‘Hi, My Name Is Tracy Espositowitz’: Proper Names and Ethnic Identities in Stand-Up Comedy,” Stefanie Head, Univ. of Rhode Island

2. “Avatar(s) of the Gods: American Racial Identity through Myth in Praisesong for the Widow,” Renee Barlow, Indiana Univ., Bloomington

3. “Naming the Author(s) of Hilda Doolittle’s Prose Works: What ‘HD’ Obscures,” Brenda Sue Helt

Sunday, 30 December

778. Naming and Significance

1:45–3:00 p.m., Addams, Hyatt Regency Chicago

Program arranged by the American Name Society

Presiding: Grant W. Smith, Eastern Washington Univ.

1. “‘Her Gart Went Round in Circles’: The Significance of Naming in HD’s HERmione,” Jody R. Rosen, Graduate Center, City Univ. of New York

2. “The Declaration of William Wells Brown: Naming Jefferson and Self-Naming in Clotel,” Sarah Elizabeth Ingle, Univ. of Virginia

3. “Shakespeare’s Use of Names: A Prolegomenon,” Grant W. Smith