“The House of the Seven Gables in Ink, Wood, and Stone: A Roundtable Discussion”

The Nathaniel Hawthorne Society invites proposals for participation on a roundtable to complement the Society’s second annual lecture at the "House of the Seven Gables" in Salem, May 25 at 12 noon. (This years’ speaker, Robert Levine, will present "Haunted Houses: The House of the Seven Gables and Uncle Tom's Cabin.")  This ALA roundtable will feature curators from the “House of Seven Gables” and a variety of scholars in conversation about the book, the house, and the reception of both.  We invite proposals that address topics in material culture, the history of literary tourism and house museums, Hawthorne’s novel, and relations among them.   We hope to foster a lively cross-disciplinary discussion of the “House of Seven Gables” in Ink, Wood, and Stone.  

Submit proposals for a 10 minute presentation and a brief professional biography to Charles Baraw barawc1@southernct.edu and Ariel Silver ariel.silver@svu.edu by Dec 20.