The Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies invites you to explore the legacy of Mark Twain as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of his death and the 125th anniversary of the publication of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Michael J. Kiskis, Leonard Tydings Grant Professor of American Literature at Elmira College, will offer introductory comments and will moderate two panels featuring Elmira College faculty and noted Twain scholars. Both panels will explore aspects of Mark Twain's legacy. Legacy at Large Huck Finn in Foster Care: Resilience and Regeneration in a Child-at-Risk Maureen Donohue-Smith Elmira College Can we better understand Huck by drawing upon the research on maltreated children growing up in high-risk families? Mark Twain: Budding Criminologist? Carol Lenhart Elmira College How did Mark Twain stand on matters related to the broad field now referred to as criminal justice? Can we better understand Huck by drawing upon the research on maltreated children growing up in high-risk families? How did Mark Twain stand on matters related to the broad field now referred to as criminal justice? Traveling with Twain: Examining Twain's Travel Writing and Cultural Observations from an Anthropological Viewpoint Robin O'Brian Elmira College How did Mark Twain's travel descriptions parallel, depart from, and shape ideas about travel writing and the "other" during the late 19th Century? Legacy in Literature Samuel Clemens, the Beatles, and American Culture: Tracing the Roots of Mark Twain's Enduring Legacy Joseph Csicsila Eastern Michigan University Exactly why has Mark Twain endured as "the" representative American writer in the 100 years since his death? A World without Twain Kerry Driscoll Saint Joseph College What would the possible configuration of American life, letters, and culture look like had Samuel Langhorne Clemens never been born? Herman Melville, Mark Twain, and the Wages of Genius David L. Smith Williams College What makes these writers so compelling to us? Is being quintessentially American a blessing or a curse? This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments available between panel discussions. The Mark Twain Archive, located on the second floor of the Library, will be open one hour before and after the event. Consult http://www.elmira.edu/admissions/visit_campus/campus_map for location of the Gannett-Tripp Library and for on-street and campus parking lots. Seating is limited. Please call the Center for Mark Twain Studies to reserve your place. (607) 735-1941