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