Call for Papers
Dreiser at ALA
American Literature Association Conference
27-30 May 2010
San Francisco, CA
The International Theodore Dreiser
Society will sponsor two sessions at the American Literature Association
Conference in San Francisco on May 27-30, 2010.
1. Theodore Dreiser’s Other Careers
Dreiser is best known as a novelist, but
this panel seeks papers that consider Dreiser’s other careers, loosely
defined: his work as an editor, as a journalist, as a poet, as a
dramatist, as a travel writer, as a public intellectual, and so forth.
Also encouraged are papers that compare and contrast Dreiser’s early
and late writings.
2. Open topic. Papers may be submitted
on any topic concerning Dreiser or his work.
Presentations will be limited to 20
minutes.
Please send brief proposals (1-2 pages) by email to the program chair by
10 January 2010:
Donna Campbell
Department of English
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5020
campbelld@wsu.edu
Conference details may be found at the American Literature Association
web site:
http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/english/ala2/index.html
The Robert H. Elias Essay Prize
The Robert H. Elias Essay Prize, named after the pioneering Dreiser scholar, is sponsored by the International Theodore Dreiser Society and is awarded annually to the graduate student or untenured faculty member who submits the best previously unpublished essay on the topic of naturalism or on the work of a naturalist author. Elias, professor emeritus at Cornell University, knew Dreiser and wrote the first official biography, Theodore Dreiser,
Apostle of Nature (1949), and his groundbreaking three-volume edition of Dreiser's letters (1959) was the standard collection of the novelist's general correspondence for fifty years.
Applicants may submit essays that consider any aspect of naturalism, broadly conceived. We are especially interested in essays that push the boundaries of conventional conceptions of naturalism and those that make a case for extending traditional interpretations to later writers or that establish connections to other literary movements. In addition to a cash award of $250, the winning essay will appear in Studies in American Naturalism, a peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the Society. Other worthy essays besides the winner will be considered for publication as well.
Electronic submissions are encouraged, either as Word or PDF files. Please identify yourself on a cover page and not on the manuscript itself, and include a postal mailing address and telephone number.
Deadline: May 1, 2010
Manuscripts should be sent to:
Stephen Brennan
Studies in American Naturalism
Department of English
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Shreveport, LA 71115
stephencbrennan@bellsouth.net
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