images“Transsexual and White Slave Fantasies: Henry Darger’s Intertextualization.” Invited Talk. Nathan Lerner Annual Lecture, sponsored by the American Folk Art Museum. New York, NY. February 7, 2010.

“In the Henry Darger Archive: From Rebellious Transsexual Child Slaves in Oz to Korean and Vietnamese Orphans.” Invited Talk. Observatory: a presentation/exhibition space between Proteus Gowanus Gallery and Reading Room, the Cabinet Magazine headquarters, and the Morbid Anatomy Library. Brooklyn, NY. February 5, 2010.

Organizer and Chair, “Japanese ‘Kawaii’/’Cute’ Children’s Culture 1995-Now.” Modern Language Association, panel of the Children’s Literature Division. Chicago, Illinois, December 2007.

“Henry Darger, the Blengiglomenean Serpent: The Queer Artist, The Wizard of Oz, and Cuteness.” Children’s Literature Association. Los Angeles, California, June 2006.

“The Politics of ‘Cute’ in the Art of Aya Takano and Chiho Aoshima.” Graduate Student Council Forum. University of Florida, March 2006.

“Some make-believe must be where women strive’: Michael Field’s Trilogy of Plays The World at Auction, Race of Leaves, and Julia Domna.” North American Victorian Studies Association. Charlottesville, Virginia, September 2005.

“Performing Art and Audience: Fine Artist Takashi Murakami’s First Children’s Picture Book Keba Keba.” Children’s Literature Association. Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 2005.

“’Pornography’ and ‘Cuteness’ as Post War Trauma in ContemporaryJapanese Culture: Fine Artist Takashi Murakami’s First Children’s Picture Book Keba Keba.” English Graduate Organization Conference: Constellations of Youth: Intersecting Adults’ and Children’s Culture. University of Florida, October 2004.

“Why is There No Lesbian Sex in Victorian Literary Criticism?” QGrad: AGraduate Student Conference on Sexuality and Gender. University of California Los Angeles, November 2003.

“Gay and Lesbian Children’s Picture Books.” Children’s Literature Association. El Paso, Texas, June 2003.

“Michael Field: Decadence in Race of Leaves.” Significations: California State University Humanities Graduate Conference. Los Angeles, California, 2004.

“Victor’s Blow-Up Doll: Homoerotic Tragedy in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Significations: California State University Humanities Graduate Conference. Los Angeles, California, 2003.