Professor William E. Doll, Jr.

February 3, 2001

Peabody Hall

Louisiana State University

9:00 AM

Registration

Peabody 204

9:30 - 10:15 AM

Peabody 214: A Postmodern Environmental Education, Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, York University (Canada).

Peabody 216: The Postmodern Recovery of a Sacred Cosmos and its Ecological Implications:    Emily DeMoor, LSU.

Peabody 218: Ecospiritual Ways of Knowing: An Awakening into Process: Elaine Riley-Taylor, Northern Arizona University.

Peabody 219: Reconceptualization of Curriculum for Cultural Instruction in Korean EFL Context: Seungbin Roh, LSU.

Peabody 225: Curriculum Pushing the Boundaries: Doll's Curriculum Matrix and Complex Emergence: M. Jayne Fleener and Stacy Reeder, University of Oklahoma.

10:15 - 10:30 AM

Break

(Coffee available in Peabody 204)

10:30 - 11:15 AM

Peabody 214: Friday to Monday Chaos Lunches: Al Alcazar, Loyola University of New Orleans.

Peabody 216: Weaving the Social and Aesthetic Themes of African American Artists in New Orleans: Harriet Walker, University of Massachusetts,Boston.

Peabody 218: Autobiographical Mileux: Notes Toward an Ethics of Desire:Brian Casemore, LSU.

Peabody 219: Getting SMART in Oswego: Postmodern Pedagogy in Action: Mary E. Reeves, State University of New York (Oswego).

Peabody 225: Time and Cinema: Cultural Curriculum, Deleuze and Postmodernity: William M Reynolds, Georgia Southern University.

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch(on your own)

1:00 - 1:45 PM

Peabody 214: Postmodernism and the Convivial Classroom: Pamela Autrey, LSU.

Peabody 216: Woman-centered Maternity Nursing Education and the Lived Experience of New Graduates in Maternity Practice: Gloria Giarratano, LSU, Health Sciences Center, New Orleans.

Peabody 218: "Being": Black, Urban, Poor, Students in the United States Today: LaVada Taylor-Brandon, LSU.

Peabody 225: The Post-modern 'White-head': A Personal Journey: Wen-Song Hwu, Brooklyn College (NY).

1:45 - 2:30 PM

Peabody 214: Exploring William Doll's Post-modern Classroom through a

Process Perspective: A Tribute: Janis Pardue Hill, Ouachita Parish School Board, Monroe, Louisiana.

Peabody 216: Marking My Territory: An Emerging Post-Modern's Influences in Be[com]ing an Educator, Jonathan Arendt, Katy Independent School District (Texas).

Peabody 218: Reclaiming Whole Reality: Wilma Longstreet, University of New Orleans.

Peabody 219: "Differences that Make a Difference" and "The Pattern Which Connects" (G. Bateson, 1979): The Beauty of Conversation, Chaos, and Curriculum in Bill Doll's Post-Modern Classroom: Vikki Hillis, LSU.

Peabody 225: The Ontology of Recursion: Sharon Friesen, David Jardine, and Pat Clifford, University of Calgary and the Galileo Educational Network (Canada).

2:30 - 2:45 PM

Break

(Coffee in Peabody 204)

2:45 - 3:30 pm

Peabody 214: In Praise of Postmodern Reason: John St. Julien, University of Delaware.

Peabody 216: Waking up in Bill Doll's Classroom: A Post-modern Tale: Doug McKnight, Missouri Western State College.

Peabody 218: Curriculum of the Carnival: Echoes of Madness, God's Laughter,and the Dance of Life: John Kitchens, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Peabody 219: Dangerous Intersections: (Self) Representation and Research with (Others) on the School Bus: Laura Jewett, LSU.

Peabody 225: Aesthetics and the Postmodern Turn: A Reflection on William Doll's Scholarship: Patrick Slattery, Texas A&M University.

3:30 - 4:00 PM

225 Peabody: The Post-Modern Condition Today: William E. Doll, Jr., Vira Franklin and J.R. Eagles Endowed Professor, Louisiana State University.

6:30-7:30

LSU Faculty Club: Cash Bar and Hors D'oeuvres

7:30-9:00

LSU Faculty Club: Dinner (reservations required)

Welcome: Barbara Fuhrmann, Dean, LSU College of Education.

Invocation: Al Alcazar, Loyola University of New Orleans.

Master of Ceremonies: Robert Lafayette, Chair, Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

Testimonies: Mary Aswell Doll, Will Doll, Bill Pinar, Donna Trueit.

Champagne toast: Petra Munro

Play

Happy Birthday to Us: A Paean of Possibilities or A Song in Many Voices: A Salute to Professor William E. Doll's Classical Roots and Post-Modern Hereticism. Performed by: Al Alcazar, Pam Autrey, Brian Casemore, Nichole Guillory, Peggy McConnell, Tayari kwa Salaam, LaVada Taylor Brandon, Steve Triche, Donna Trueit, Hongyu Wang

9:00-Midnight

LSU Faculty Club: Dancing

Acknowledgments: Many many thanks to Anne Pautz: for organizing conference and dinner registration, for doing conference registration, for taking photographs, for emailing everyone, and for keeping after me regarding details. Special thanks also go to Petra Munro and Donna Trueit for working with me on Faculty Club issues, including menu choices; to Brian Casemore for securing a band (and acting as go-between the band and me), to Emily DeMoor for playing classical guitar during cocktail hour; to Seungbin Roh and Brian Casemore (again) for helping me with the conference organization; to Nicole Guillory and Laura Jewett for helping with the conference and transportation. Thanks to Nina Asher, Claudia Eppert, and Nancy Nelson for helping with transportation and accommodation. Thanks as well to Bob Lafayette, Chair, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and Barbara Fuhrmann, Dean of LSU's College of Education, for supporting and participating in the event. Thanks to all those who participated in the conference and in testimonies and other dinner events (such as the play).Thanks especially to those of you who traveled sometimes considerable distance to be here on this important occasion.

Happy Birthday Bill Doll!

-- Bill Pinar