Elmira 2001: The Fourth International Conference On the State of Mark Twain Studies August 16 - 18, 2001 Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies Schedule of Events THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2001 8:30 - 5:00 P.M. REGISTRATION - Gannett-Tripp Library 10:00 - 11:30 A.M. Opening Panel: Mark Twain and the Body Panel Chair - Peter Stoneley, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland 1:00 - 2:30 P.M. Panel: Mark Twain in Pieces Panel Chair - Peter Messent, University of Nottingham, U.K. 2:30 - 4:00 P.M. Panel: Mark Twain: Friends and Enemies Panel Chair - Lawrence Berkove, University of Michigan-Dearborn 4:30-6:30 P.M Mark Twain Movie Poster Exhibit from the Collection of Nick Karanovich 7:00 P.M. Opening Night Welcome Banquet FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2001 8:30 - 10:00 A.M. Panel: Mark Twain: Narrative Strategies Panel Chair - John Bird, Winthrop University 10:15 - 11:45 A.M. Concurrent Sessions: Session #1: Wandering Mark Twain Panel Chair - Shelley Fisher Fishkin, University of Texas, Austin Session #2: Physical Mark Twain Panel Chair - Miriam Shillingsburg, Indiana University South Bend 1:00 - 2:30 P.M. Panel: Mark Twain and the Nation Panel Chair - Henry Wonham, University of Oregon 2:45 - 3:45 P.M. Discussion Groups: Teaching The Prince and the Pauper Discussion Leader - Linda Morris, University of California, Davis Teaching The Gilded Age Discussion Leader - Wesley Britton, Harrisburg Area Community College Teaching Roughing It Discussion Leader - Jeffrey Steinbrink, Franklin and Marshall College Teaching the Censored Twain Discussion Leader - Jocelyn Chadwick-Joshua, Harvard University Teaching the Extreme Twain Discussion Leader - Alan Gribben, Auburn University at Montgomery Teaching the Illustrated Twain Discussion Leader - Beverly David, Western Michigan University 4:00 - 5:30 P.M. Panel: Mark Twain and Status Panel Chair: Horst H. Kruse, University of Münster, Münster, Germany 8:15 P.M. A Preview of Excerpts from the Ken Burns' film Mark Twain Saturday, August 18, 2001 8:30 - 10:00 A.M. Panel: Mark Twain: 1900-1910 Panel Chair - Laura Skandera-Trombley, Coe College 10:15 - 11:45 A.M. Panel: Mark Twain and Visual Representations Panel Chair - Bruce Michelson, University of Illinois 11:30 - 1:00 P.M. Luncheon with the Directors - Campus Center Dining Hall Gretchen E. Sharlow, Director of the Center for Mark Twain Studies John V. Boyer, Executive Director of the Mark Twain House Robert H. Hirst, General Editor, Mark Twain Project, Bancroft Library John Huffmann, Historic Site Administrator of the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site William H. Loos, Curator of Rare Book Room Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Henry H. Sweets, Director of the Boyhood Home Foundation 1:30 - 2:30 P.M. Concurrent Session: Session #3: Associating with Mark Twain Panel Chair - Michael J. Kiskis, Elmira College Session #4: Questioning Mark Twain Panel Chair - Victor Doyno, State University of New York at Buffalo Session #5: Patriotic Mark Twain Panel Chair - W. Carey McWilliams, Rutgers University 2:45 - 4:15 P.M. Panel: Mark Twain at His Funniest Panel Chair - Joseph McCullough, University of Nevada Las Vegas 4:30 - 5:30 P.M. The Future of Mark Twain Studies: A Round Table Discussion - Discussion Leader - Susan K. Harris, Pennsylvania State University at University Park Victor A. Doyno, State University of New York at Buffalo Shelley Fisher Fishkin, University of Texas, Austin Thomas V. Quirk, University of Missouri-Columbia Gregg Camfield, University of the Pacific 6:30 P.M. Celebration in honor of Louis J. Budd's Birthday Those attending Elmira 2001 will enjoy additional social interludes and special events. For addional information for the cost and the registration form visit our web site: http://www.elmira.edu/MarkTwain/twainhom.htm.