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30th Annual American Literature Association

May 23-26, 2019

Boston, MA

The Evelyn Scott Society invites abstracts of 1-2 pages on the American writer Evelyn Scott

(1893-1963). Papers may focus on any of her works (novels, memoir, poetry, young adult

literature), and they may take any contemporary critical approach. We are especially

interested in papers that investigate the process of canonicity, the literary networks to which

Scott belonged, or the role of disability in her career, but all topics will be considered. Scott

participated in various and major literary currents during her writing life, including Imagism,

Humanities & The Future Symposium: Humanities and Democracy

The Missouri Humanities Council

Friday, March 22, 2019

CFP Submission deadline: Friday, December 7.

How do the Humanities help us to understand Democracy? The Missouri Humanities Council will be holding its second annual Midwest “Humanities & The Future” Symposium to explore this question. Symposium events will take place at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri on Friday, March 22 & Saturday, March 23. All panels will take place on Friday, March 22.

New Directions in Rebecca Harding Davis Scholarship

The Society for the Study of Rebecca Harding Davis and Her World welcomes proposals for two sessions at the next meeting of the American Literature Association. The conference will be held May 23-26, 2019 in Boston, MA.

We are interested in proposals that engage in any aspect of Davis’s work. We welcome new readings of her most well-known work, “Life in the Iron-Mills,” as well as analyses of her numerous other neglected writings.

A Cowboy in Repose: Memorializing Sam Shepard

ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education) Conference

August 7-11, 2019

Orlando, Florida USA

Abstracts Due: October 31st at 11pm (Central Standard)

Short Forms and Adolescencehttp://blog.univ-angers.fr/shortformsandadolescence/ CFP for a three-day conference at the University of Angers, France
Organizers: François Hugonnier and Karima Thomas
June 19-21, 2019 Guest speaker: Michael Cart (USA)