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All information about Elmira 2017: the Eighth International State of Mark
Twain Studies Conference can be found on our website
www.MarkTwainStudies.org.

Thanks,
Joe Lemak

On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Clay Shannon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I would like to attend the conference. What do I need to do for me to be
> ab=
> le to do that?=C2=A0- 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
>   =20
> *CALL FOR PAPERS*
>
> *8th International State of Mark Twain Studies Conference*
>
> *=3DE2=3D80=3D9CThe Assault of Laughter=3DE2=3D80=3D9D*
>
> *Elmira College*
>
> *Elmira, NY*
>
> *3-6 August 2017*
>
>
>
> Established in 1989, the Elmira College =3DE2=3D80=3D9CInternational State
> =
> of Mar=3D
> k Twain
> Studies=3DE2=3D80=3D9D conference is the oldest and largest academic
> gather=
> ing de=3D
> voted to
> all things Twain.=C2=A0 The 8th quadrennial conference, centered around the
> theme, =3DE2=3D80=3D9CThe Assault of Laughter,=3DE2=3D80=3D9D will take
> pla=
> ce 3-6 Augus=3D
> t 2017.=C2=A0 We
> invite papers on any aspect of Mark Twain=3DE2=3D80=3D99s work and legacy,
> =
> but ha=3D
> ve a
> particular interest in the topics listed below:
>
>
>
> MT and Satire
>
> MT: Insult and Invective
>
> MT and Politics=3DE2=3D80=3D94Then 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
>
> =3DE2=3D80=3D9CTwain=3DE2=3D80=3D99s End=3DE2=3D80=3D9D: 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.=C2=A0 Final papers must be
> suitable for 20-minute presentation.=C2=A0 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>
>
>
>   =20
>



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