American Literature Association
American Literature Association A Coalition of Societies Devoted to the Study of American Authors 20th Annual Conference on American Literature May 21-24, 2009 The Westin Copley Place 10 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02116 (617) 262-9600 Conference Director Alfred Bendixen Registration Desk (Essex Foyer): Wednesday, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm; Thursday, 7:30 am - 5:30 pm; Friday, 7:30 am - 5:00 pm; Saturday, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm; Sunday, 8:00 am - 10:30 am. Book Exhibits (Staffordshire Room): Thursday, 10 am – 5 pm; Friday, 9 am – 5 pm; Saturday, 9 am – 1:00 pm. Readings and Special Events Friday, May 22, 2009, 5:00 – 6:20 pm. A Concert Reading and Discussion of Susan Glaspell’s Inheritors. Adapted and Directed by Cheryl Black, Dept. of Theatre, University of Missouri-Columbia Friday, May 22 at 6:30: Elizabeth Alexander, who will also be receiving the 2009 Stephen Henderson Award from the African American Literature and Culture Society, will be offering a brief poetry reading. A book-signing and reception hosted by the African American Literature and Culture Society, the Toni Morrison Society, the Charles Chesnutt Association, the John Edgar Wideman Society, and the Charles Johnson Society will follow the presentation. Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 5:00: Poetry Reading by Frank Bidart. “A Colloquium on Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell and Frank Bidart”: The Robert Lowell Society and the Elizabeth Bishop Society invite all conference participants to a series of panels celebrating the work and lives of these important American poets. “A Colloquium on Adaptation in Theatre and Drama”: The American Theatre and Drama Society, the Susan Glaspell Society, the Arthur Miller Society, the Eugene O’Neill Society, and the Thornton Wilder Society invite all conference participants to a series of panels and roundtables on the theme of Adaptation.
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