My apologies to posting to the forum a message intended for John. Man am I glad what I wrote was suitable for public consumption. --LH Larry Howe Professor of English Chair, Department of Literature and Languages Roosevelt University Fulbright Distinguished Chair in American Studies, Syddansk Universitet--Odense, 2014-15 ________________________________________ From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Lawrence Howe <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 6:01 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Deadline for ALA Looming John--=0A= =0A= Thanks for the call. I don't think I'll be attending ALA for the first tim= e in a long time (and I'll miss it); I'll be in Denmark through July anyway= , maybe a little longer. =0A= =0A= I think the Mark Twain players is a great idea. We've got a number of pers= onalities among our community who could be great. =0A= =0A= Keep me posted about anything that I can assist with as a member of the Exe= c. Comm. =0A= =0A= Best, =0A= =0A= --LH=0A= =0A= Larry Howe=0A= Professor of English=0A= Chair, Department of Literature and Languages=0A= Roosevelt University=0A= =0A= Fulbright Distinguished Chair in American Studies, Syddansk Universitet--Od= ense, 2014-15=0A= ________________________________________=0A= From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of John Bird <birdj1@PE= OPLEPC.COM>=0A= Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 4:51 PM=0A= To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Deadline for ALA Looming=0A= =0A= The deadline for ALA in Boston, May 21-25, is fast approaching, January =3D= =0A= 15. Please send to me if you have a proposal for the first session or =3D= =0A= want to be a part of the second.=0A= =0A= John Bird=0A= President, Mark Twain Circle of America=0A= [log in to unmask] =0A= Mark Twain and Disability=0A= Mark Twain=3DE2=3D80=3D99s works are filled with characters who are challen= ged =3D=0A= by disability, a theme he explored throughout his career. His constant =3D= =0A= focus on the body yields a rich and interesting set of themes and ideas. = =3D=0A= This session calls for papers that use the emerging field of disability =3D= =0A= studies to examine Twain=3DE2=3D80=3D99s work. Preference will be given to = =3D=0A= works that have a relatively narrow focus rather than broad overviews. =3D= =0A= Papers should have some theoretical connection to disability studies, =3D= =0A= although Twain should be the main focus. Send 250-500 word abstracts by =3D= =0A= January 15, 2015 to John Bird, [log in to unmask] =0A= Returning to the Scene of the =3DE2=3D80=3D9CCrime=3DE2=3D80=3D9D: Mark =3D= =0A= Twain=3DE2=3D80=3D99s =3DE2=3D80=3D9CWhittier Birthday Speech=3DE2=3D80=3D9= D Re-enacted =3D=0A= and Reconsidered=0A= Rather than a session of papers, this session will involve a =3D=0A= re-enactment of Twain=3DE2=3D80=3D99s notorious Whittier Birthday Speech, = =3D=0A= delivered at Boston=3DE2=3D80=3D99s Hotel Brunswick in 1877, with a reading= of =3D=0A= the speech, readings of newspaper accounts, readings from letters =3D=0A= between William Dean Howells and Twain, and readings of reminiscences by = =3D=0A= both Howells and Twain. A discussion will follow. Persons who plan to =3D= =0A= attend the conference and are willing to read parts (and thus join the =3D= =0A= company of The Mark Twain Players) should contact John Bird by January =3D= =0A= 15, 2015. Scripts will be distributed in advance of the conference. Send = =3D=0A= to=0A= [log in to unmask]