Larry--

The deadline has passed, I see. So I'm writing to see if your MLA
conference session is full up. I'm looking into a possibility regarding
Paine's role with Twain, a kind of successor to Livy in temperament and in
editorial authority, but I won't pursue it further if you're set.

Thanks.

Terry

On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 10:33 PM, Larry Howe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> All-
>
> The Mark Twain Circle seeks proposals for our panel at MLA 2019, Chicago
> January 3-6.
> Mark Twain and Gender
>
> Although Mark Twain's writing shows a partiality toward masculine
> experiences and perspectives, critical scholarship in the last 20 years or
> so has chipped away at the masculine critical bias. The Mark Twain Circle
> seeks proposals for papers that pursue these gender investigations further,
> re-interpreting representations of masculinity, femininity, or
> cross-dressing in the writings of Mark Twain or the influence of gendered
> social conventions on the life of Samuel Clemens.
>
> We welcome research perspectives that highlight the ways in which gender
> intersects with race and class. MLA requires that all presenters be members
> of MLA at the time of the panel's submission to the program.  Membership in
> the Mark Twain Circle is desirable but not mandatory. We especially
> encourage submissions from emerging scholars and members of
> underrepresented groups.
>
> Send proposals to Larry Howe, Vice-president of the Mark Twain Circle:
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>
> New Deadline:  March 8, 2018
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Larry Howe?
>
>
> Larry Howe
> Professor of English & Film Studies
> Department of Literature and Languages
> Roosevelt University
> Editor, Studies in American Humor (2018)
> Vice-president, Mark Twain Circle of America
>