Conferences
Martens, M. and Murray, D. (2012, January). Consuming “Pretty Little Liars:” Postfeminist Pop Tarts in a Transmedia text. Paper accepted at the Food Networks: Gender and Foodways Conference, University of Notre Dame, 2012.
Martens, M. (2011, July). Interlacing text, image, and interactivity: Multiplatform books and technologies of production. Presented paper at the annual conference of the Society of the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP), Washington, DC.
Martens, M. (2011, February). Team Edward or Team Jacob? How user-generated content is transforming young adult literature. Poster and short paper accepted at the iSchools Conference, Seattle, WA.
Martens, M. (2011, January). Removing the gatekeepers: How multiplatform books, user-generated content, and peer-to-peer reviewing are transforming young adult literature. Poster accepted at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) annual conference, San Diego, CA.
Martens, M. (2011, January). The Librarian Lion: Constructing children’s literature through connections, capital, and criticism. Presented ALISE/LMC Award-winning paper at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) annual conference, San Diego, CA. Martens, M. (2010, November). Author girls: Transmedia literature and user-generated content. Presented paper as part of a “paper” panel entitled “Gender, agency, and technology” at the National Communication Association’s (NCA) 96th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Martens, M. (2010, June). Virtual Sweatshops: Creating and Evaluating Young Adult Literature from the Library to the Digital Realm. Paper accepted to doctoral forum at Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science 7 (CoLIS 7): Unity in Diversity, London, England.
Martens, M. (2009, October). Joys and Challenges of Bringing International Books to the US. Chaired panel with editor Arthur Levine at the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Regional Conference, St. Charles, IL.
Martens, M. (2009, April). Where’s Waldo? Helped organize panels, guest speakers, and storytellers related to the Guinness World Record Breaking Event at Rutgers University, and related book drive for schools and libraries in New Brunswick, NJ.
