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I would like to attend the conference. What do I need to do for me to be able to do that? - B. Clay Shannon
From: Joseph Lemak <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 8:11 AM
Subject: Deadline for Elmira 2017 is Monday 6 February 2017
*CALL FOR PAPERS*
*8th International State of Mark Twain Studies Conference*
*=E2=80=9CThe Assault of Laughter=E2=80=9D*
*Elmira College*
*Elmira, NY*
*3-6 August 2017*
Established in 1989, the Elmira College =E2=80=9CInternational State of Mar=
k Twain
Studies=E2=80=9D conference is the oldest and largest academic gathering de=
voted to
all things Twain. The 8th quadrennial conference, centered around the
theme, =E2=80=9CThe Assault of Laughter,=E2=80=9D will take place 3-6 Augus=
t 2017. We
invite papers on any aspect of Mark Twain=E2=80=99s work and legacy, but ha=
ve a
particular interest in the topics listed below:
MT and Satire
MT: Insult and Invective
MT and Politics=E2=80=94Then and Now
MT as Cultural Icon: Use and Abuse
MT and Home
MT and the Art of Irreverence
MT and Gender
MT: Friends and Enemies
MT and Talk
MT and Grief
MT, Correspondent: Public and Private
MT and Immigration
MT and Violence
MT and Vernacular
MT and Public Discourse
MT and The Seduction of Laughter
MT and Political (In) Correctness
MT Visions and Revisions
MT and His Demons
MT and the Quaker City Cruise
MT and Economics
=E2=80=9CTwain=E2=80=99s End=E2=80=9D: Reassessments
MT and Education
MT in Theory
The State of MT Biography
MT and Realism
The complete *Autobiography*
Developed abstracts (700 words) should be sent as an electronic attachment
to *[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>* by Monday 6 February
2017. Include a cover letter containing your contact information (name,
mailing address, etc.) in the body of the email. Final papers must be
suitable for 20-minute presentation. Proposals will be reviewed
anonymously by members of the conference planning committee.
Dr. Joseph Lemak
Director of the Center for Mark Twain Studies
Elmira College
The Rose Office, Cowles Hall
(607) 735-1941
Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies
<http://www.marktwainstudies.org>
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