The Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies invites you to explore
the legacy of Mark Twain as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of his
death and the 125th anniversary of the publication of Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn.

Michael J. Kiskis, Leonard Tydings Grant Professor of American
Literature at Elmira College, will offer introductory comments and will
moderate two panels featuring Elmira College faculty and noted Twain
scholars. Both panels will explore aspects of Mark Twain's legacy.


Legacy at Large


Huck Finn in Foster Care: Resilience and Regeneration in a Child-at-Risk

Maureen Donohue-Smith Elmira College
Can we better understand Huck by drawing upon the research on maltreated
children growing up in high-risk families?

Mark Twain: Budding Criminologist?
Carol Lenhart Elmira College
How did Mark Twain stand on matters related to the broad field now
referred to as criminal justice?

Can we better understand Huck by drawing upon the research on maltreated
children growing up in high-risk families? How did Mark Twain stand on
matters related to the broad field now referred to as criminal justice?

Traveling with Twain: Examining Twain's Travel Writing and Cultural
Observations from an Anthropological Viewpoint
Robin O'Brian Elmira College
How did Mark Twain's travel descriptions parallel, depart from, and
shape ideas about travel writing and the "other" during the late 19th
Century?


Legacy in Literature


Samuel Clemens, the Beatles, and American Culture: Tracing the Roots of
Mark Twain's Enduring Legacy
Joseph Csicsila Eastern Michigan University
Exactly why has Mark Twain endured as "the" representative American
writer in the 100 years since his death?

A World without Twain
Kerry Driscoll Saint Joseph College
What would the possible configuration of American life, letters, and
culture look like had Samuel Langhorne Clemens never been born?

Herman Melville, Mark Twain, and the Wages of Genius
David L. Smith Williams College
What makes these writers so compelling to us? Is being quintessentially
American a blessing or a curse?

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments available
between panel discussions. The Mark Twain Archive, located on the second
floor of the Library, will be open one hour before and after the event.
Consult http://www.elmira.edu/admissions/visit_campus/campus_map for
location of the Gannett-Tripp Library and for on-street and campus
parking lots.

Seating is limited. Please call the Center for Mark Twain Studies to
reserve your place. (607) 735-1941