Early-American highlights at the 2007
As a special note,
the MLA Division on American Literature to 1800 will present its Distinguished Scholar Award to Professor Pattie Cowell.
Professor Carla Mulford will present the award at the beginning of the “Brave New World” panel on Friday, 28 December, 3:30, in the Hyatt Regency, New Orleans Room.
Sessions sponsored by MLA Division on American Literature to 1800
Friday, 28 December, “The Matter of Things in Early American Writing” 10:15–11:30 a.m., New Orleans, Hyatt Regency
Presiding: Martin C. Brückner, Univ. of Delaware, Newark
1. “Chaos Theory: Objects and Social (Dis)Order in Early American Texts,” Mary McAleer Balkun, Seton Hall Univ.
2. “Republican Interiors and Interiority,” Edward C. Cahill, Fordham Univ., Bronx
3. “Gift Objects: Diplomatic Emblems, Diplomatic Presents,” Martha Elena Rojas, Univ. of Rhode Island
Friday, 28 December, “Brave New World: Digital Scholarship and the Future of Early American Studies” 3:30–4:45 p.m., New Orleans, Hyatt Regency
Presiding: Karen A. Weyler, Univ. of North Carolina, Greensboro
1. “The Occom Project: Creating and Teaching with an Archival Web Site,” Ivy Schweitzer, Dartmouth Coll.
2. “The Charles Brockden Brown Electronic Archive and Scholarly Edition and the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI),” Mark L. Kamrath, Univ. of Central Florida
3. “Teaching Early American Literature with Digital Resources,” Michelle Harper, Readex
Presiding: Kristina Bross, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette
1. “Enter into 1787: The National Constitution Center and the Politics of Reimagining United States National Foundations,” Emily M. Garcia, Grand Valley State Univ.
2. “Jonathan Edwards and Crisis Theology in Contemporary Evangelicalism,” Douglas R. Harrison, Florida Gulf Coast Univ.
3. “And We Will Follow the Steps of Our Forefathers: Canassatego, Sagoyewatha, and Contemporary Six Nations Land Rights Negotiations,” Katherine Young, Univ. of Texas, Austin
Additional Early-American Panels:
Friday, 28 December, “Worthwhile but Not Marketable: Problems in Publishing Early American Women Writers,” 1:45-3:00 p.m., Acapulco, Hyatt Regency Chicago
A special session
Presiding: Mischelle Anthony, Wilkes Univ.
Speakers:
Kate Davies, Univ. of Newcastle;
Sharon M. Harris, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs;
Carla Mulford, Penn State Univ., University Park;
Laura M. Stevens, Univ. of Tulsa;
Angela R. Vietto, Eastern Illinois Univ.