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HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTERpresentsJOHN STEINBECK’S AMERICASA CENTENNIAL CONFERENCEThursday, Friday, SaturdayMarch 21, 22, 23, 2002Registration ProgramCooperating Institutions:Center for Steinbeck Studies at San José State UniversityJohn Steinbeck Society of JapanHEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK 11549
PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT7 p.m.WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2002Student Center TheaterNorth CampusROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION: “Reassessing Steinbeck in the 21st Century”Robert J. DeMottOhio UniversityBrian E. RailsbackWestern Carolina UniversityWarren G. FrenchTallahassee, FloridaKathleen HicksArizona State UniversityMimi GladsteinThe University of Texas at El PasoLouis OwensUniversity of California-DavisPhotograph by Hans Namuth, courtesy of the estate of Hans Namuth.Conference DirectorsSusan ShillinglawProfessor of English andDirector of the Center for Steinbeck StudiesSan José State UniversityRuth PrigozyProfessor of EnglishHofstra UniversityConference CoordinatorNatalie DatlofExecutive DirectorHofstra Cultural CenterHofstra Cultural Center gratefully acknowledges the support ofHofstra University BookstoreA service ofBARNES & NOBLE2
Thursday, March 21, 20029 a.m.-5 p.m.CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONStudent Center Theater LobbyNorth Campus10-11 a.m.OPENING CEREMONYWelcomeRuth PrigozyProfessor of EnglishHofstra UniversitySusan ShillinglawProfessor of English andDirector of the Center for Steinbeck StudiesSan José State UniversityGreetingsStuart RabinowitzPresident andAndrew M. Boas and Mark L. ClasterDistinguished Professor of LawHofstra UniversityKeynote AddressMorris DicksteinDistinguished Professor of EnglishQueens College/CUNYandThe Graduate Center/CUNY“Steinbeck and the Great Depression”11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONSPANEL I-A: STEINBECK ANDAMERICA AT WARMimi GladsteinThe University of Texas at El Paso“Two John Steinbecks Go to War”Lt. Col. James H. MeredithUnited States Air Force Academy“Steinbeck and the Tragedy of theVietnam War”12:15-1:45 p.m.PANEL I-B: CHARACTER STUDIESWarren G. FrenchTallahassee, FL“John Steinbeck’s ‘Self-characters’ onLong Island”Jun KanekoAkita National College of TechnologyAkita, Japan“Ricketts-like Characters and WiseOld Man in Myth”BUFFET LUNCH and BIOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES IInterviews with Budd Schulberg and Jackson Benson(See page 14 for registration form.)3
Thursday, March 21, 20021:45-3:15 p.m.CONCURRENT SESSIONSPANEL II-A: THE MONTEREYNOVELSPANEL II-B: ENVIRONMENTALPERSPECTIVES INina AllenSuffolk University“Tortilla Flat and the Death of Tradition”Robert J. DeMottOhio University“New Wine/Old Bottles:Notes Toward The Grapes of Wrathas Ecological Text”Leland S. PersonUniversity of Cincinnati“The Monterey Trilogy: Steinbeck,Thoreau and the Ecology of Male Friendship”P. BalaswamyPondicherry UniversityPondicherry, India“A Rabelaisian World in Monterey:The Carnivalesque Vision inSteinbeck’s Cannery Row Novels”Reinaldo SilvaUniversidade de AveiroAveiro, Portugal“At the Crossroads of Naturalism andRacial Prejudice: John Steinbeck’s Imagingof Portuguese-Americans in Tortilla Flat”3:30-4:45 p.m.Mark RankinOhio State University“To a God Unknown as a Bioregional Novel”Lisa Schroot-MitchumOhio University“Inter-Textual Dimensions ofSea of Cortez”CONCURRENT SESSIONSPANEL III-A: STEINBECK’S SENSEOF PLACEPANEL III-B: THE GRAPES OF WRATH I:CONTEXTUALIZING THE NOVELKatharine M. MorsbergerClaremont, CAandRobert E. MorsbergerProfessor Emeritus, California StatePolytechnic University“Deep Focus: History, Heritage, Hope,Realism and Myth in Steinbeck’sSense of Place”Allene M. ParkerEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University“Steinbeck’s California and the CulturalWork of The Grapes of Wrath”Mary BrownIndiana Wesleyan University“John Steinbeck’s Joads andHighway 66”Kozen NakachiUniversity of the RyukyusOkinawa, Japan“Some Aspects of Steinbeck’sNature Writing: A Reading FromThe Log From the Sea of Cortez”4Cornelius BrowneOhio University“Two Views of the Sea:Steinbeck/Ricketts and Rachel Carson”Stephen J. WhitfieldBrandeis University“The Politics of The Grapes of Wrath”Kirk CurnuttTroy State University Montgomery“Talking Tom Joad: Steinbeck, Springsteenand the Problem of Voicing the ‘Vox Populi’”
Thursday, March 21, 20025- 6:15 p.m.CONCURRENT SESSIONSPANEL IV-A: STEINBECK ANDTHE BEATSRosalee StilwellIndiana University of Pennsylvania“Steinbeck’s Epideictic Rhetoric andthe Beat ‘Ethos’”Mark DunphyLindsey Wilson College“On the Road With John Steinbeck:The Beat of the Beats Goes on inTravels With Charley”Mari Miller-LambState University of New Yorkat Old Westbury“Comparing and ContrastingJohn Steinbeck With Jack Kerouac”6:30-9:30 p.m.COCKTAIL RECEPTION and BANQUETGreetingsStuart RabinowitzPresident andAndrew M. Boas and Mark L. ClasterDistinguished Professor of LawHofstra UniversityWelcomeRuth PrigozyProfessor of EnglishHofstra UniversityConference Co-DirectorPANEL IV-B: NEW VOICESChristopher KocelaMcGill University“Magic Materiality in Steinbeck’s The Winter ofOur Discontent”Katharine Anne RodgerSan José State University“Mapping an Expedition: Uncovering Ricketts’Journal From The Sea of Cortez”Kathleen HicksArizona State University“John Steinbeck’s Land Ethic:The Grapes of Wrath”Amanda SouthworthSan José State University“Ruth Comfort Mitchell as California Writer”Susan ShillinglawProfessor of English andDirector of the Center for Steinbeck StudiesSan José State UniversityConference Co-DirectorBanquet SpeakerThom SteinbeckWriterOxnard, CAWorld premiere of jazz rendition of “The Turtle” by Flo Handy CohnKatherine Cartwright, vocalsSan José State University Jazz ProgramEric Doney, piano5
Friday, March 22, 2002REGISTRATIONStudent Center Theater LobbyNorth Campus9-10 a.m.SPECIAL ADDRESSLouis OwensUniversity of California-Davis“Deadly Kids, Stinking Dogs and Heroes:The Best Laid Plans in Of Mice and Men”10-11:30 a.m.CONCURRENT SESSIONSPANEL V-A: REREADING STEINBECKLaura HapkePace University“Steinbeck’s Relation to Labor Themes”Penelope MoraitisUniversity of ThessalyVolos, Greece“Alison Jaggar’s Theory of Alienationand J. Steinbeck’s Female Characters”Eric SkipperAugusta State University“Death in the Hills: The Mountains asa Place of Refuge and Dying forSteinbeck’s Latino Characters”Alec GilmoreWest Sussex, England“Did Steinbeck Have a Suffering Servant?:What Does Isaiah Have to Say About theRelationship Between Steinbeck and Ricketts?”PANEL V-B: STEINBECK’S REPUTATIONABROADNathan M. GreenfieldThe London Times Education SupplementGloucester, Ontario, Canada“Steinbeck in Canada”Kiyoshi NakayamaKansai UniversityOsaka, Japan“Steinbeck: Beyond America”ê ê8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.Danica CerceUniversity of LjubljanaLjubljana, Slovenia“The Perception of Steinbeck’s Work in Slovenia”Kay BosseThe Human Race Theatre CompanyDayton, OH“The Ritual Language of To a God Unknown:In Performance”PANEL V-C: THE WORLDS OF WINTERStephen K. GeorgeBrigham Young University-Idaho“The Contemporary World of Winter”Carolyn Alexander HagenLanghorne, PA“John Steinbeck’s The Winter of OurDiscontent: Structure Gone Haywire orPostmodern Predecessor?”Barbara A. HeavilinTaylor University“Hallow Echoes of Chivalry in Steinbeck’sThe Winter of Our Discontent”6Luchen LiKettering University“The Mystic Oriental ‘Talisman’ in The Winterof Our Discontent”Scott SimkinsAuburn University“Recognizing and Recalibrating AmericanMythology or Holding on to the Talisman”
Friday, March 22, 200211:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. LUNCHFILM SHOWING: The Forgotten VillageBox Lunch(See page 14 for registration form.)12:30-1:45 p.m.CONCURRENT SESSIONSPANEL VI-A: MEXICO ON FILM:ZAPATA AND THE FORGOTTEN VILLAGE(Film shown during lunch11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)Marcia D. YarmusJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY“John Steinbeck and Mexico:From The Forgotten Village to Viva Zapata”Terrance P. Christenson, Esq.Cooper, Erving, Savage, Nolan & Heller, LLPAlbany, NY“The Legal Battle With the New York StateDivision of Film Review Over Alleged‘Indecent’ and ‘Inhuman’ Scenes Containedin Steinbeck’s 1941 Film The Forgotten Village”Dawn F. ColleyUniversity of Texas at El Paso“A Look at Steinbeck’s Portrayal of Zapataas His Purest Hero”1:45-3:15 p.m.PANEL VI-B: PERSPECTIVES DURINGTHE COLD WAR YEARSJason M. DewIndiana University of Pennsylvania“Cold War Reflections in Travels With Charley:Steinbeck’s Lonely Evaluation ofIntra-Imperialist America”Yuji KamiSoka UniversityTokyo, Japan“Steinbeck’s View of Man and Nature:Centering on Travels With Charley in Searchof America”Satoru TagayaBaika Women’s CollegeOsaka, Japan“Reassessment of Steinbeck’s The Acts ofKing Arthur and His Noble Knights”Kim MorelandThe George Washington University“John Steinbeck of Monterey,American Knight”CONCURRENT SESSIONSPANEL VII-A: BIOGRAPHICALAPPROACHESPANEL VII-B: STEINBECK ASDRAMATIST AND NOVELISTArt RingCampbell, CA“Steinbeck’s Creative Bent”Peter L. HaysUniversity of California-Davis“Steinbeck’s Plays: From Realism to Abstraction”David LawsPortola Valley, CA“A Virtual Tour of Steinbeck Country”Gavin Cologne-BrookesBath CollegeBath, United Kingdom“The Influence/Connections Between Steinbeckand Joyce Carol Oates”John SeelyeUniversity of Florida“Unlikely Transfusion: O’Connor’s Wiseblood Drawson Steinbeck’s Wrathful Vintage to Contrary Ends”5 p.m.CHARTERED BUS TO NEW YORK CITY FOR OKLAHOMA! TICKET HOLDERS(See page 14 for registration form.)7
Saturday, March 23, 20028 a.m.-3 p.m.REGISTRATIONStudent Center Theater LobbyNorth Campus8-9 a.m.CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST9-10 a.m.SPECIAL ADDRESSJohn SeelyeUniversity of Florida“Why Do ‘They’ Read Steinbeck?10:15-11:45 a.m.CONCURRENT SESSIONSPANEL VIII-A: ENVIRONMENTALPERSPECTIVES IIPANEL VIII-B: STEINBECK’S MORAL VISIONRobert R. M. VerchickUniversity of Missouri, Kansas City“Steinbeck, Ecology and Law”Joseph G. AllegrettiSiena College“Why Business Ethics Needs Steinbeck”Rodney P. RiceSouth Dakota School of Mines andTechnology“Circles in the Forest: John Steinbeck andthe Deep Ecology of To a God Unknown”Brian E. RailsbackWestern Carolina University“John Steinbeck’s Attempt at the Impossible:Encompassing ‘ALL’”Derek Edward GladwinCalifornia State University, Chico“Art and Science: The Exploration ofJohn Steinbeck’s Scientific Writing”Patrick DooleySt. Bonaventure University“Human Bias, Judgments of Wasteand the Revolutionary Ecology ofJohn Steinbeck’s The Log From theSea of Cortez”8Toshihiro InoueMie UniversityMie, Japan“The Reciprocal Relationship Between Menand the Land”Michael J. MeyerDePaul University and NortheasternIllinois University“Steinbeck’s Portrayal of Loneliness”
Saturday, March 23, 200210:15-11:45 a.m.PANEL VIII-C: THE GRAPES OF WRATH II:STEINBECK’S VISION OF THE PEOPLEWilliam W. BonneyMississippi State University“Marxist Analytic Categories and the Aesthetics ofThe Grapes of Wrath”Thomas E. BardenThe University of Toledo“‘I’m Looking for Humanistic Stories’: Steinbeck asNarrative Ethnographer”Marilyn WymanSan José State University“Affirming Whiteness: Farm Workers, John Steinbeckand California Agriculture”Noon-1 p.m.LUNCH (on your own)1-2:15 p.m.CONCURRENT SESSIONSPANEL IX-A: STEINBECK ANDMUSICAL THEATERPANEL IX-B: EAST OF EDENRECONSIDEREDRichard Allan DavisonUniversity of Delaware“The Genesis and Transformation ofSteinbeck’s Of Mice and Men FromNovella to Play to Musical”Audry L. LynchSaratoga, CA“John Steinbeck, James Dean and Caleb Traskand How They Came Together in East of Eden”Jackson R. BryerUniversity of Maryland, College Park“Pipe Dream: A ‘Pale andHalf-assed Success’”John DitskyUniversity of WindsorWindsor, Canada“‘Stupid Sons of Fishes’: Shared Valuesin John Steinbeck and the Musical Stage”M. Joan AngelisWoodbury University“Steinbeck’s ‘Folk’ in East of Eden”Wakako KakegawaTokyo University of AgricultureHokkaido, Japan“Steinbeck’s Setting of Adam Trask”9
Saturday, March 23, 20021-2:15 p.m.PANEL IX-C: STEINBECK AND THE OTHER ARTSFrank LewinPrinceton, NJ“John Steinbeck and Walt Whitman Converge in theOpera Burning Bright”Ryder W. MillerSan Francisco, CA“Publish Lifeboat: Steinbeck’s Great UnrecognizedOcean Adventure Recasts His Ocean Writing in a MoreComplete Light”James K. SheridanSandy Hook, CT“Popular Music and Tom Joad”2:30-4 p.m.CONCURRENT SESSIONSPANEL X-A: TEACHING STEINBECKGeorge James BarataChapman University and Gavilan College“Teaching John Steinbeck’s The Grapesof Wrath: Migrant Culture andContemporary Dislocation”Edmund DesmondEast Northport, NY“Teaching Steinbeck to High SchoolStudents”Robert W. GehlCentral Michigan University“John Steinbeck and the Theoryof Ownership”Edward R. ByrneMadison, NJ“John Steinbeck and World War II:Translating This Conflicted Portionof His Life”10PANEL X-B: THE PASTURES OF HEAVENRECONSIDEREDLorelei CederstromBrandon UniversityBrandon, Manitoba, Canada“The ‘Empty Center’: Life on the Wasteland inSteinbeck’s The Pastures of Heaven”James BoobarForest Falls, CA“Voices Over the Land: Steinbeck’s Pasturesof Heaven and Robert Johnson’s Blues”Ralph R. JolyAsbury College“Of Man and of Nature: Community,Conscience and Cosmos in Steinbeck’sThe Pastures of Heaven”
Saturday, March 23, 20024:15-5:45 p.m.CONCURRENT SESSIONSPANEL XI-A: THE GRAPES OF WRATHRECONSIDEREDKevin HearleNotre Dame de Namur University“Is His Realism Real?: Roaming theRoman à Clef With John Steinbeck”Yasuhiro SakaiYonago National College of TechnologyYonago City, Japan“Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath:An Interpretation of Its Irish Elements— Music, Land and Diaspora”PANEL XI-B: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVESWilliam Groneman IIIMalverne, NY“John Steinbeck and the Alamo”Jan WhittUniversity of Colorado“Fact Into Fiction: The Literary Journalismof John Steinbeck”Carol HansenCity College of San Francisco, University ofSan Francisco, and College of San Mateo, CA“The FBI Files of John Steinbeck”Traci FisherUniversity of Colorado at Colorado Springs“Focus on the ‘Fambly’: Christian Cultureand Family Values in Steinbeck’sThe Grapes of Wrath”PANEL XI-C: STEINBECK AS LITERARY ARTISTKiyoshi YamauchiNiimi CollegeNiimi, Japan“John Stern’s The Gifts of Iban — John Was Stern inNew York City”Miyuki MawatariBall State University“John Steinbeck’s Creative Process in ‘The Murder’ inThe Long Valley”Charles L. Etheridge, Jr.McMurry University“Steinbeck’s Anger at America: Storytelling andSocial Criticism”5:45 p.m.DINNER (on your own)8 p.m.SPECIAL CONFERENCE PERFORMANCEPIPE DREAMClosing Reception11
HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTERANDHOFSTRA USA PRODUCTIONSpresenta concert version of the rarely producedPIPE DREAMThe cover of the original release of PIPE DREAM before the artwork and billingwere revised to utilize the show’s poster art.music by Richard Rodgersbook and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein IIbased on the novel Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeckdirected by Bob Spiottomusical direction by Frank DeMonacoFrom the pages of John Steinbeck, the drifters and dropouts along Cannery Row spring to life in this uncommon story oflove and hope. The soulful message of this musical theater gem is simple: “It takes all kinds of people to make a world.”“Tender and entertaining . a beautiful score.” - The New York TimesThursday, March 21, 2002, at 8 p.m.Friday, March 22, 2002, at 8 p.m.Saturday, March 23, 2002, at 8 p.m.Sunday, March 24, 2002, at 2 p.m.Monroe Lecture Center Theater, California Avenue, South CampusTickets: 22 20 senior citizens (over 65) and matriculated non-Hofstra students with IDHofstra students — one FREE ticket with current HofstraCardHofstra faculty/staff — maximum two tickets at 10 each with current HofstraCard(See page 14 for reservation form.)12
CONFERENCE-RELATED EVENTSTUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2002PEN GALAAlice Tully HallLincoln Center for the Performing ArtsBroadway at 65th StreetNew York, NYTickets: 25 ( 18 with student ID)Available by telephone through CenterCharge, (212) 721-6500; online at www.lincolncenter.org(keyword: Great Performers); or in person at Alice Tully Hall box office.For more information, contact PEN American Center, (212) 334-1660, ext. 107,or Harold Augenbraum at The Mercantile Library of New York, (212) 755-6710.FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2002OKLAHOMA!(Chartered bus to New York City at 5 p.m.)When Oklahoma! opened on Broadway on March 31, 1943, the company had one of the first woman stage managersworking backstage: Elaine Steinbeck. This production of Oklahoma! by Trevor Nunn and Susan Stroman opened inLondon in 1998, and finally comes to New York in March 2002 — in time for both Richard Rodgers’ and JohnSteinbeck’s Centennials. “A vibrant smash hit,” wrote Ben Brantley of The New York Times. “Oh, what a beautiful evenin’!,”wrote Clive Barnes for The New York Post. “I fell madly in love with Oklahoma! all over again. A glorious revival of anAmerican treasure,” declared Laurie Winer of The Los Angeles Times.Tickets: 83For reservations, please call the Center for Steinbeck Studies, (408) 924-4588no later than February 8, 2002. Chartered buses will transport ticket holdersround-trip between Hofstra University and the theater.You must make bus reservations with the Hofstra Cultural Center.Bus fee to New York City: 15 round-trip (See registration form.)SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2002Tour of Steinbeck’s Sag Harbor(9 a.m.-4 p.m.)Transportation fee: 10 (subject to full bus)Historical Walking Tour of Steinbeck’s New York City With Joyce Gold(Noon-6 p.m.)Transportation fee: 15 (subject to full bus); Tour: 30(See page 14 for registration form.)13
JOHN STEINBECK’S AMERICAS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORMMail to:John Steinbeck ConferenceHofstra Cultural Center200 Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY 11549-2000Tel: (516) 463-5669Fax: (516) 463-4793Method of Payment: Check payable to John Steinbeck Conference MasterCard* Visa*Make check(s) payable to:John Steinbeck ConferenceCardholder’s SignatureNameFull conference registration includes coffee breaks, continentalbreakfast (Saturday) and closing reception on Saturday. All events(with the exception of meals) are free to Hofstra students, facultyand staff upon presentation of a current HofstraCard.Hofstra University is 100-percent program accessible to personswith disabilities.Cardholder’s NameCard #Exp. Date*Please add a 3 handling fee for credit card x No.Cancellations: A 10 handling fee will be deducted fromregistration refunds; however, written notice must be receivedby March 11, 2002.Returned Checks: A 20 handling fee will be charged forreturned checks.E-mailCONFERENCE FEESREGISTRATION FEENO. OF PERSONSRegular 100Senior Citizens (over 65 with ID) 90Matriculated Non-Hofstra Students(include copy of current ID) 50Buffet Lunch (Thursday, March 21) 15Cocktail Reception and Banquet(Thursday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m.) 45Box Lunch (Friday, March 22) 10Tour to Sag Harbor (Sunday, March 24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.)* 10Tour to New York City (Sunday, March 24, Noon-6 p.m.)* 45*(Subject to full bus — 44 adults)OKLAHOMA! Bus reservations only (Friday, March 22, at 5 p.m.) 15PIPE DREAM (a concert version). Regular:Senior Citizens (over 65) and matriculatednon-Hofstra students with ID 22 20Please make selection from the following: Thurs. (3/21) at 8 p.m. Fri. (3/22) at 8 p.m. Sat. (3/23) at 8 p.m. Sun. (3/24) at 2 p.m.TOTAL14AMOUNT
OFFICIAL CONFERENCE HOTELS:The Quality Hotel and Convention Center in Hempsteadand the Long Island Marriott Hotel and Conference Centerin Uniondale have been designated as the official conferencehotels. Following are the room rates and cutoff dates forroom reservations.QUALITY HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER80 Clinton StreetHempstead, NY 11550Att: Reservations ManagerTel: (516) 486-4100 or (800) 343-7950Fax: (516) 565-0745Room rate: 79 per night, single/double occupancy. Allreservations will be held until 6 p.m. on day of arrivalunless accompanied by the first night’s room deposit orsecured by a major credit card. When making your reservation,please identify yourself as a participant in the John SteinbeckConference. We recommend that reservations be made asearly as possible.Cutoff date: February 20, 2002LONG ISLAND MARRIOTT HOTEL AND CONFERENCECENTER101 James Doolittle Blvd.Uniondale, NY 11553Att: Reservations ManagerTel: (516) 794-3800 or (800) 832-6255Fax: (516) 794-5936Room rate: 155 per night, single/double occupancy. Allreservations will be held until 6 p.m. on day of arrivalunless accompanied by the first night’s room deposit orsecured by a major credit card.Cutoff date: February 25, 2002LOCATION OF HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY:HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY is located in Hempstead, LongIsland, New York, about 25 miles east of New York City, lessthan an hour away by train or automobile.The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has frequent trains tothe Hempstead Station from Pennsylvania Station, located at34th Street and 7th Avenue, New York City, as well as fromthe Flatbush Avenue Station in Brooklyn, New York. Uselocal taxi service to the Hofstra campus.LOCAL TAXI SERVICE:All Island Taxi ServicePub Taxi ServiceHempstead Taxi(516) 481-1111(516) 483-4433(516) 489-4460BY CAR:Travel on the Long Island Expressway, Northern StateParkway or the Southern State Parkway to theMeadowbrook State Parkway to Exit M4 (HempsteadTurnpike); then proceed west on Hempstead Turnpike tothe Hofstra campus (approximately one mile).TRANSPORTATION FROM AIRPORTS:The campus is located approximately 30 minutes by carfrom either John F. Kennedy International Airport orLaGuardia Airport.Call in advance for reservations:Horizon Transportation ServicePersonalized Transportation Service, (5l6) 538-4891Hempstead Limousine Service CorporationPersonalized Transportation Service, (5l6) 485-4399NOTE: Please make your reservations early, as the numberof rooms is limited. When making your reservations, pleaseidentify yourself as a participant in the Hofstra UniversityJohn Steinbeck Conference.Long Island Airport Limousine Service (LIALS)LIALS may be called upon arrival at either JFK orLaGuardia Airport, by public telephone: 656-7000 (noarea code required). The phones are monitored from 4 a.m.through midnight, seven days a week.Scheduled complimentary transportation will be arrangedbetween the Hofstra University campus, the Quality Hoteland Long Island Marriott. Schedules will be available at theConference Registration Desk and at both hotels.NOTE: Be advised that there are no set fares charged byNew York City yellow cabs between the airports and theHofstra campus. Please confirm with driver before startingyour trip.DINING FACILITIES ON CAMPUS:There are several dining facilities on the Hofstra Universitycampus. Only one dining facility, the Hofstra UniversityClub, requires reservations. You may make reservations forlunch/dinner by calling (5l6) 463-6648. Reservations arelimited.FOR INFORMATION:HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER (HCC)200 Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York 11549-2000Tel: (516) 463-5669Fax: (516) 463-4793E-mail: HOFCULTCTR@Hofstra.eduROOM ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE LISTED IN THE FINAL PROGRAM, WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE CONFERENCEREGISTRATION DESK DURING THE CONFERENCE.Hofstra University continues its commitment to extending equal opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national or ethnic origin, or physical or mental disability in the conduct and operation of its educational programs and activities, including admission and employment. This statement of nondiscrimination is in compliance withTitle IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other federal, state and local laws. The Director of Environmental Safety in the Plant Department (516)463-6622 is the individual designated by the University to coordinate its efforts to comply with Section 504. The Equal Rights and Opportunity Officer is the University's official responsible for coordinatingits adherence to Title IX and other equal opportunity regulations and laws. Questions or concerns regarding Title IX or other aspects of this policy (other than Section 504) should be directed to the EqualRights and Opportunity Officer (516) 463-6976.8808:12/0115
Non-Profit Org.U.S. PostagePAIDHofstra UniversityHOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTERpresentsJOHN STEINBECK’S AMERICASA CENTENNIAL CONFERENCEThursday, Friday, SaturdayMarch 21, 22, 23, 2002Registration ProgramCooperating Institutions:Center for Steinbeck Studies at San José State UniversityJohn Steinbeck Society of Japan
10:15-11:45 a.m. PANEL VIII-C: THE GRAPES OF WRATH II: STEINBECK’S VISION OF THE PEOPLE William W. Bonney Mississippi State University “Marxist Analytic Categories and the Aesthetics of The Grapes of Wrath” Thomas E. Barden The University of Toledo “‘I’m Looking for Humanistic Stories’:
