11th Annual English MA Student Conference

We invite you to join us for the 11th Annual MA Student Conference in connection with the course MA-Seminar: Graduate Student Conference (ENS113F). Students from the Faculty of Languages and Culture will present their individual research from the fall semester of 2025, featuring three panels and a range of topics that bridge academia and pop culture. 

Where: Oddi 101

When: Tuesday, November 18th, 10:00-14:30

Schedule: 

Panel 1: 10:00-11:00

• “From Popular to Literature” - Egill Örn Sveinbjörnsson

• “Negative Cross-Linguistic Influence in Translation: Cultural Challengers and Practical Insights with Spanish-English Examples” -  Karina Nevárez Torres

[Break]

Panel 2: 11:15-12:15

• “Fear of the Foreign: Disability and the Gothic Other” - Daniella Anands Ásgeirsdóttir

• “From Bogart to Bridges: On the Adaptation of Film Noir's Hardboiled Man in the Coen's The Big Lebowski” - Kristín Hafsteinsdóttir

[Lunch Break]

Panel 3: 13:00-14:30

• “The Glocalization of Korean Soap Operas: Cinderella, Feminism and Snowballing” - Guðrún Saga Jónsdóttir

• “Mules and Women: The Integration of Double Consciousness in Their Eyes Were Watching God” - Margaret Ketchersid
• “Red Sonja: Feminist Icon?” - Guðmundur Árni Þór Guðmundsson