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 > -- Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College <http://www.elmira.edu/academics/programs/Center_Twain/index.html>