California Celtic Colloquium #31Celtic Studies Association of North America Annual Meeting12-15 March 2009370/371 Dwinelle HallUniversity of California, BerkeleyTHURSDAY4:00-4:15 Welcome by DeanSession 1:4:30 Aled Jones, "Towards the Genre of Prophecy"5:00 Tina Chance, "A Dream that was Rome: Reading Breuddwyd Maxen Wledig . .."5:30 Antone Minard, "The Waterfowl Wife in Early Irish Literature"6:00 Charles MacQuarrie, "The Nature of Manawydan"6:30-6:45 BREAK6:45 Dorothy Bray, ""The Life of Resurrection: The Trope of Raising the Dead. . ."7:15 Kassandra Conley, "Cid dochuaid mo dalta? Affective Piety and St. Ite"7:45 Cheese & WineFRIDAY8:30 Coffee and Pastries9:00 First Plenary Session: David Howlett, "Dating the Life of St. Samson"10:00 - 10:15 BREAKSession 2:10:15 Eva Guillorel, "History, Memory and Breton Ballads . . ."10:45 Matthieu Boyd, "The Legend of Ys in Comic Books . . ."11:15 Elissa Henken, "The Proverb Legend in Ireland and Wales"11:45-1:30 LUNCH (Local Restaurants)Session 3:1:30 Lenora Timm, "Language Contact . . .in Brittany & England 1100-1500"2:00 Francois Louis, "Is Vannetais dialect of Breton peurunvan compatible?"2:30-2:45 BREAKSession 4:2:45 Barbara Hillers, "Gaelic Ballads? Child 274 in Gaelic Scotland andIreland"3:15 Maggie Harrison, "The Twa Sisters (Child 11) in Scottish Gaelic"3:45 Georgia Henley, "Irish Mirabilia in Gerald of Wales"4:15-4:30 BREAK4:30 Jessica Hemming, "Folk Narrative Names in 4 Branches"5:00 Mabli Agozzino, "Cath out of the bog: Welsh monster cat"5:30- 5:40 BREAK5:40 -6:40 Alan Dundes Memorial Lecture: Diarmuid O'Giollain, "X inFolksomething"6:45-7:30 Wine & Cheese ReceptionSATURDAY8:30-9:00 Coffee & Pastries9:00-9:15 GreetingsSession 59:15 Joseph Nugent, "The Human Snout: Pigs, Priests, and Peasants in the Parlour"9:45 Edgar Slotkin, " Oidheadh Chloinne Uisnigh and the Glenmasan MS."10:15-10:30 BREAK10:30-11:30 CSANA SEMINAR: Breton Folktales of the Sea, from Helias.(Leaders: Anthony Vitt and Myriah Williams)11:30-1:15 LUNCH (Local restaurants)Session 61:30 Robin Chapman Stacey, "Learning Law in Early Ireland"2:00 Sarah Zeiser, "Is scith mo chrob on scribainn and the language ofwriting"2:30 Deborah Hayden, "Anatomical Metaphor . . .in Auraicept na nEces . . ."2:30-2:45 BREAK2:45-3:45 Second Plenary Session: Ruairi O hUiginn, "Dating Some Ulster Tales"3:45-4:00 BREAKSession 74:00 Burrillo & Mozota, "Celtiberian Horse Representations"4:30 Joseph Eska & Rex Wallace, "Script and Language at Voltino"5:00 Mark Hall, "Ironworking Styles in Early Medieval Ireland5:00-5:15 BREAK5:15-6:15 CSANA Business Meeting7:30 Banquet, Anh Hong Restaurant ($25)SUNDAY8:30-9:00 Coffee and Pastries9:00-10:00 Third Plenary Session: Eric Falci "TBA"10-10:15 BREAKSession 810:15 Frederick Suppe, Sizing up 'Sais" in Dyffryn Clwyd . . ."10:45 Stephen Jones, "(Post) Colonial Discourse of Land . . .in Saunders Lewis's Cymru Fydd"11:15 Patricia Malone, "What saist mon? Dialogism and disdain . . ."11:45 Meagan Loftin, "Mapping the Divine, Geographic Anxiety . . .in Chester Mystery Cycle"12:15 Bon VoyageTRANSPORTATION: Oakland Airport (OAK) is closest to the Berkeley campus, but more flights are available via San Francisco (SFO). San Jose and Sacramento airports are an hour or more away. The Bayporter Express Shuttle (door to door) may be taken to Berkeley from either SFO ($37 one way) or the Oakland Airport ($25 one way). To make a reservation call (415) 467-1800, or go to BART rapid transit is available from either airport: www.bart.gov. Other shuttle companies also serve the airports, and taxis are readily available, but at least twice as expensive as the shuttles. Rental cars are available at both airports, but parking on the Berkeley campus is scarce. For parking information and maps see:ACCOMMODATION:BERKELEY HOTELS:For lists of hotels, contact information and reviews see:http://calparents.berkeley.edu/visit/stay.htmlhttp://www.tripadvisor.comhttp://caa.collegehotelsguide.com/-The following are some local hotels in Berkeley. We suggest that youreserve early as some hotels will be booked for competing UC conferences. Prices are current, but not guaranteed. [Notes: the Shattuck Plaza, which appears on many lists of Berkeley hotels is temporarily closed for renovations. Motels on University Ave. and in the Berkeley Marina have easy transportation to campus via the #51 AC Transit Bus.]Bancroft Hotel Bancroft Hotel2680 Bancroft Way, BerkeleyA National Landmarks Hotel, located across the street from campus (noelevator or internet access). Complementary Continental breakfast. 22rooms. All rooms $149 (plus tax).Reservations: (510) 549-1000; (800) 549-1002; FAX: (510) 549-1070. Seehttp://www.bancrofthotel.com/hotel.htmlBeau Sky Hotel2520 Durant Ave., BerkeleyTurn-of-the-century rooming house (2nd and 3rd-story building; no elevator) just off Telegraph and close to campus. Parking available for a fee. Informal Continental breakfast. 20 rooms, $119-169.Reservations (510) 540-7688; FAX (510) 540-8089. Seehttp://beauskyhotel.citysearch.com/Hotel Durant2600 Durant Avenue, Berkeley,Berkeley's only full service, boutique hotel, Hotel Durant, is a unique blend of classic Spanish Mediterranean architecture and modern conveniences. 144 rooms. $154-$305 (lowest rates promotional: AAA/AARP/"Spring Break").Reservations: 510.845.8981, Fax: 510.486.8336. See:http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/durant/Rose Garden Inn Rose Garden Inn2740 Telegraph Ave., BerkeleyBed and Breakfast (price includes a full buffet breakfast). 13 styles of rooms ranging in price from $154 - $219 (call for pricing). Complementary parking on a space available basis. 7 blocks from campus; AC Transit buses, plus taxi service available. See http://www.rosegardeninn.com/Reservations (510) 549-2145Piedmont House2434 Piedmont Ave., BerkeleyA Berkeley hostel that offers affordable daily rentals. It is a "single room short-term occupancy" guest house that is 3 blocks from campus (shared facilities with "bathroom down the hall" and communal kitchen). Rates start at $55.00 per night per room, but ask for their "get acquainted" price with a 10% discount, to $49.50 per night. Reservations: (510) 849-4800 and forinternet reservations, http://www.BerkeleyHostel.com/For additional information, please email Daniel Melia at dmelia@berkeley.edu