University of Chicago to Host Jersey Shore Conference

By Rob Christopher in Arts & Entertainment on Sep 16, 2011 6:40PM

The Cloister Club is the largest space in Ida Noyes Hall at the University of Chicago, easily accommodating 250 people. On October 28 it will host the UChicago Conference on Jersey Shore Studies. The three sessions of the Conference will feature numerous panels and presentations, all dissecting and analyzing one of America's most inexplicably popular reality shows.

Topics of discussion include "The Construction of Guido Identity," “GTL (Gym,Tan,Labor): Reproducing Labor-Power on the Shore,” “‘SHOTS!’ An Analysis of Italian, American, and Italian-American Beverage Consumption in Jersey Shore," and our personal favorite “Foucault’s Going to the Jersey Shore, Bitch!”

Organized by David Showalter, a U of C student, the Conference has their own Twitter feed and, as far as we can tell, registration is free and open to the public. Drop him a line if you want more info on registering.