One of the things I love about this Forum is that it offers some of both
(macro & micro as you put it), from Hamada Kassam trying to capture
something as immense and diffuse as "the vernacular" to Winston Kelly
exploring the peculiar problem of translating what Jim means by calling
Huck "trash." - MS

*Matt Seybold, PhD*
Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies
Scholar-in-Residence, Center for Mark Twain Studies
Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org
Host, The American Vandal Podcast
<https://marktwainstudies.com/the-american-vandal-podcast/>

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On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 10:53 AM Alan Kitty <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Outstanding!
>
> I’ve long been fascinated by cultural differences in audience reception of
> Twain’s humor and satire. My focus has been on perceptions by region, age,
> ethnic identity and economic strata.
>
> We are aware of macro differences (by national language) but is there a
> study of micro differences (by different groups that share a common
> language and conflicting cultural influences)?
>
> Alan Kitty
>
> Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls. It’s your cell phone alarm.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 12, 2022, at 10:19 AM, Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Many thanks to Shelley and the rest of the editors of the Special Forum
> on
> > Global Huck in *The Journal of Transnational American Studies* for
> allowing
> > us to share an excerpt from their introduction. You can also link to all
> 10
> > open access essays from the following page:
> >
> > MarkTwainStudies.com/GlobalHuckForumJTAS
> >
> > Kudos to all involved. This is a fantastic contribution to Twain Studies.
> >
> > *Matt Seybold, PhD*
> > Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies
> > Scholar-in-Residence, Center for Mark Twain Studies
> > Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org
> > Host, The American Vandal Podcast
> > <https://marktwainstudies.com/the-american-vandal-podcast/>
> >
> > Peterson Chapel Vestry, Cowles Hall
> > [log in to unmask]
> > MattSeybold.com
> > <https://www.elmira.edu/>
>