
9th IJMS CONFERENCE
Pacific University Oregon
25–28 July, 2019
Details | Program | Schedule | Film Screenings
Keynote Speakers Profiles
The conference will take place in the Taylor Auditorium which is Room 216 in Marsh Hall. C-11 on Campus Map.
THURSDAY, July 25
Check-In/Register |
4:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
Dinner |
7:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. |
FRIDAY, July 26
KEYNOTE / CHRIS PAGE |
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Chris Page is club president of the Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association. He owns 20 bikes, has raced in the US and Europe, and leads track day instruction for the local Ducati dealership, MotoCorsa. In 2014, with several friends, he founded the Portland Motorcycle Film Festival as a fundraiser for purchase and deployment of Air Fence at Portland International Raceway. [Read More]
Break [15 mins] |
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
PANEL #1 |
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Panelists:
1] Misao Dean, ‘The Motorcycle in Tom Swift and his Motorcycle
2] Radoslaw Antonow, ‘Anarchism Café Racer: Freedom and the Machine’
3] Paul Nagy, ‘Authoritarianism and Motorcycling in Hollywood Films, 1950–2015’
Lunch |
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. |
PANEL #2 |
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. |
Panelists:
1] James Butler, ‘Techniques for Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Fibers for Self-Healing Motorcycle Protective Fabric Applications’
2] William Kuskin, ‘Batman’s Motorcycle and the Age of Surveillance Capitalism’
Break [15 mins] |
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Break [90 mins] |
5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
Dinner |
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
SATURDAY, July 27
KEYNOTE / LORYN COLE |
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Loryn doesn’t just ride, she writes about motorcycles on her blog RIDEWELL, teaches beginner motorcycle classes, and recently completed her first custom vintage project. Motorcycles changed Loryn’s life, and she loves exploring the depth of meaning between motorcycles and the people who love them. [Read More]
Break [15 mins] |
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
PANEL #3 |
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Panelists:
1] Lisa Garber, ‘The Motorcycle Dream Scape: Shall I Ride Again?’
2] Sheila Malone, ‘Queer Motorcycles, and the Illustrated Lives of LatinXs’
3] Caryn Simonson, ‘Bucking the Trend through ‘Athleisure’, Luxury Fashion and Motocross Style’
Lunch |
12:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
PANEL #4 |
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Panelists:
1] Liliana Falcon Zertuche, ‘Defending Their Love for Motorcycles’
2] Patrice Gagne and D. Mark Austin, ‘The Culture Industry and Impression Management: A Sociological Perspective of Motorcycling’
3] Sarah Hoiland, ‘Righteous Sisterhood: Constructing a Feminist Biker Identity in a Misogynist Subculture’
Break [15 mins] |
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
DIY PANEL |
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. |
‘The Art and Mechanics of Making a Living’ Panelists:
1] Courtney Eleazer, Torque Wenches
2] Seth Ciferri, 2 Stroke Coffee Company
3] Jenna Stellar, Stellar Moto Brand
4] David Mucci, Moto-Mucci
Break [60 mins] |
5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
Dinner |
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
SUNDAY, July 28
Brunch / Ride |
10:00 a.m. – 12 noon (location TBA) |