Sponsored Sessions at the Centenial AAG Meeting

11 sponsored sessions were held at the Centennial AAG meeting

Philadelphia, March 14-19, 2004

1. COMMUNICATION MEDIA AND PLACE MAKING (paper session organized by Paul Adams)
• Mark Wilson (Michigan State University)
• Michael Longan (Valparaiso University)
• Joy Adams (UT-Austin)
• Jonathan M. Smith (Texas A&M)
• Trushna Parekh (UT-Austin)
2. NEW COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION (paper session organized by Paul Adams)
• Aharon Kellerman (University of Haifa)
• Paul P. Sage (Queen's University of Belfast) and James M. Cooper (Napier University)
• Paul C. Adams (UT-Austin)
• Martin Dodge and Michael Batty (both University College London) and Rob Kitchin (National University of Ireland)
• Kenneth Corey (Michigan State University)
3. CONFLICT, RHETORIC, AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (paper session organized by Paul Adams)
• Clayton Rosati (Syracuse University)
• Mark Monmonier (Syracuse University)
• Yaives Ferland (Centre de recherche et de développement de la Défense du Canada)
• Melanie McCalmont (Baylor University)
• Discussant: J. Nicholas Entrikin (UCLA)
4. COMMUNITY FORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (paper session organized by Paul Adams)
   • Susan R. Brooker-Gross (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Holly J. Meyers-Jones (Bowling Green State University)
   • Billy Terry (Miami University, Oxford, Ohio)
   • Masanao Takeyama (Keio University, Tokyo)
   • Candace Newman (University of Waterloo, Ontario)
   • Discussant: Daniel Sui (Texas A&M University, College Station, TX)
5. HYBRID CITIES I (paper session organized by Mike Crang)
   • Scott Page (University of Pennsylvania), Brian Phillips (Drexel University), and Mathew Davis (Temple University)
   • John Saunders (York University, Toronto)
   • Anna Clua (University of Durham)
   • Merlyna Lim (University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands)
   • Marion Roberts (University of Westminster)
6. HYBRID CITIES II (paper session organized by Mike Crang)
• Mike Crang (University of Durham), Steve Graham (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne), Tracey Crosbie (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne)
• Mathew Davis (Temple University)
• Mark Linder (Syracuse University), McLain Clutter
• Rob Kitchin (National University of Ireland), and Martin Dodge (University College London)
7. CINEMATIC GEOGRAPHIES I: CONSTRUCTING MASCULINITIES (paper session organized by Leo Zonn, Jim Craine, and Chris Lukinbeal)
   • Altha Cravey (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), Leo Zonn (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
   • James Craine (San Diego State University - University of California Santa Barbara)
   • Deborah Dixon (University of Wales, Aberystwyth) John Grimes (Louisiana State University)
   • Discussant: Lawrence Knopp (University of Minnesota, Duluth)
8. CINEMATIC GEOGRAPHIES II: MYTH MAKING ON THE TRAIL: DOCUMENTARY FILMS OF GUATEMALAN MIGRATION TO THE US (panel session organized by Leo Zonn, Jim Craine, and Chris Lukinbeal)
   • Leo Zonn (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
   • Altha Cravey (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
   • April Veness (University of Delaware)
   • Carlos Tovares (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
   • Paul Adams (University of Texas at Austin)
   • Michael Oates (Filmmaker)
9. CINEMATIC GEOGRAPHIES III: FROM HOLLYWOOD TO INDIA & MOROCCO (paper session organized by Leo Zonn, Jim Craine, and Chris Lukinbeal)
   • Christopher Lukinbeal (Arizona State University)
   • Gary Elbow (Texas Tech University)
   • Stefan Zimmermann (University of Mainz, Germany)
   • Anton Escher (University of Mainz, Germany)
   • Florian Taeube (University of Frankfurt, Germany)
10. CINEMATIC GEOGRAPHIES IV: THE FUTURE OF CINEMATIC GEOGRAPHIES (panel session organized by Leo Zonn, Jim Craine, and Chris Lukinbeal)
    • William Bowen (California State University Northridge)
    • Mike Crang (University Of Durham)
    • Tim Cresswell (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
    • Deborah Dixon (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
    • Christopher Lukinbeal (Arizona State University)
11. CINEMATIC GEOGRAPHIES V: EXPLORING THE AMERICAN CINEMATIC LANDSCAPE (paper session organized by Leo Zonn, Jim Craine, and Chris Lukinbeal)
    • Eric Olmanson (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
    • Christine Gorby (Penn State University)
    • Anna Dempsey (James Madison University)
    • Christina Dando (University of Nebraska-Omaha)
    • Discussant: Christopher Lukinbeal (Arizona State University)