In keeping with the theme of the 2003 American Studies Association meeting
in Hartford--"Violence and Belonging"-- we are seeking paper proposals for
a session on late works by Twain including "To the Person Sitting in
Darkness," "The War Prayer," "The Stupendous Procession," "King Leopold's
Soliloquoy," "The U.S. of Lyncherdom," etc. that address Twain's responses
to violence in a range of contexts. Please email the proposed abstract and
a brief identifying bio paragraph to Hilton Obenzinger and Shelley Fisher
Fishkin ([log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]) by January
5th.

Hilton Obenzinger
Stanford University