CFP: Edith Wharton Panels at MLA 2008

The Edith Wharton Society will sponsor two sessions at the MLA conference in San Francisco on December 27-30, 2008.

1. WWWD? What Would Wharton Do? Edith Wharton and Politics

What do we know about Edith Wharton’s politics? Her political persuasions? Her views on personal and institutional political responsibility in the modern world? What political concerns did she have? Was her writing ever meant to put forth any political thought, position, or agenda that she might feel important? What were her views on war? On the social problems facing the American public in the 1920s and 1930s? How applicable are her views to the current American scene? Please send abstracts (about 500 words) and short CV's by March 15th to Linda Costanzo Cahir (lcahir@kean.edu or Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave. Willis 103B, Union, NJ 07083).

2. Edith Wharton and the ‘Other Half’

This panel seeks to explore all aspects of Edith Wharton’s relationship to urban poverty. All approaches are welcome, as are papers connecting Wharton to other figures. Please send abstracts of 250-300 words and 1 page cvs to Hildegard Hoeller at hilhllr@aol.com by March 10th. This panel is organized by the Edith Wharton Society.

CFP: Wharton sessions at ALA 2008

CFP, American Literature Association, May 2008

1. Edith Wharton and the Culture of Celebrity.

Wharton’s treatment of literary, musical, and theatrical celebrity; fans, obsessive and otherwise; the meanings of stardom and fame in Wharton’s fiction; being in and out of the spotlight. All approaches welcome; papers on Wharton’s lesser-known works would be especially appreciated. Please send 1-page abstracts and brief c.v.’s to Meredith Goldsmith (mgoldsmith@ursinus.edu) by January 15, 2008.

2. Representations of Wharton in the Mass Media

How has Wharton been represented, both during and after her lifetime, in the mass media (including, but not limited to, reviews, visual images, advertisements, obituaries, fictional texts, architectural and design texts, newspapers, magazines, film, radio, television, tourist and historical site brochures, internet sites, and so forth). What aspects of Wharton’s life, identity, or career are privileged or omitted in these texts and for what purpose? What is the relationship between the persona constructed in these texts and the private and public persona that Wharton herself constructed? What is the relationship between Wharton’s mass media representation and her fiction? All approaches are welcome. Please send a 1-page abstract and brief c.v. to Gary Totten (gary.totten@ndsu.edu) by January 15, 2008.

Calls for Papers on Edith Wharton

Call for Papers
Edith Wharton Conference in Lenox, Massachusetts, June 26-28, 2008 "Edith Wharton and History"
Deadline: 20 January 2008

The broad theme of this conference, organized by the Edith Wharton Society, aims to bring historical, cultural, and literary contexts to Wharton's life and all of her work. Please send abstracts of no more than 1000 words and a one-page cv to Carol Singley [singley@camden.rutgers.edu] by January 20th, 2008.

Possible topics include:

Edith Wharton and women's history and women's studies

Edith Wharton and women's writing
Edith Wharton in the work of others (her influence on others, her appearance in the work of others)
Historicizing aspects of Wharton's work
Edith Wharton and popular culture
Edith Wharton and cultural phenomena and practices
Edith Wharton and illness, addiction, etc.
Edith Wharton and publishing


CFP, American Literature Association, May 2008: Edith Wharton and the Culture of Celebrity.

Wharton’s treatment of literary, musical, and theatrical celebrity; fans, obsessive and otherwise; the meanings of stardom and fame in Wharton’s fiction; being in and out of the spotlight. All approaches welcome; papers on Wharton’s lesser-known works would be especially appreciated. Please send 1-page abstracts and brief c.v.’s to Meredith Goldsmith (mgoldsmith@ursinus.edu) by January 15, 2008.

CFP: Claiming Space in Edith Wharton's Novels; NeMLA April 10-13, 2008 Buffalo, NY

In The House of Mirth, Lily Bart declares "How delicious to have a place like this all to one's self! What a miserable thing it is to be a woman."
Lily speaks to the unwritten rule that women cannot live alone. She speaks to her desire to have a space, whether physical or metaphorical, of her own, a space where she can live her own life. This panel explores physical and metaphorical spaces in Wharton's novels and specifically address Wharton's female characters and how they experience, manipulate, and claim space. Email abstracts of 250-500 words by Sept. 15, 2007 to Miranda
Green-Barteet: mgreen-barteet@tamu.edu.

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Miranda Green-Barteet
English Department
Texas A&M University
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The Edith Wharton Essay Prize

Call for Submissions

Deadline: October 1, 2007

The Edith Wharton Essay Prize is awarded annually for the best unpublished essay on Edith Wharton by a beginning scholar. Graduate students, independent scholars, and faculty members who have not held a tenure-track or full-time appointment for more than four years are eligible to submit their work.

The winning essay will be published in The Edith Wharton Review, a peer-reviewed journal indexed in the MLA Bibliography , and the writer will receive an award of $250.

All entries will be considered for publication in The Edith Wharton Review as well as for the Edith Wharton Essay Prize. Submissions should be 15-25 pages in length and should follow the new 6 th edition MLA style, using endnotes, not footnotes.

Applicants should not identify themselves on the manuscript but should provide a separate cover page that includes their names, academic status, e-mail address, postal addresses, and the notation “The Edith Wharton Essay Prize.”

To submit an essay for the prize, send three copies by October 1, 2007, to either of the editors of The Edith Wharton Review:

Prof. Carole M. Shaffer-Koros, Editor
Dean, School of Visual and Performing Arts
VE-114A
Kean University
Union, NJ 07083

Prof. Linda Costanzo Cahir, Co-editor
Willis 105K
Kean University
Union, NJ 07083

Wharton Panels at ALA 2007

Edith Wharton Sessions at ALA 2007

Friday, May 25, 2007

5:00 – 6:20 pm

Session 15-H Edith Wharton, Addiction and Compulsion

Organized by The Edith Wharton Society

Chair: Edie Thornton, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

1. "It's better to watch": Compulsive Voyeurism and The Custom of the Country,"

Jessica Schubert McCarthy, Wachington State University

2. From Cigarettes to Chloral: Addiction and Commodity Culture in The House of

Mirth," Meredith Goldsmith, Ursinus College

3. "Edith Wharton, Compulsion and the Unpublished Writings," Laura Rattray,

University of Hull, United Kingdom

Saturday, May 26, 2007

8:00 – 9:20 am

Session 16-A Edith Wharton in the Work of Others

Organized by the Edith Wharton Society

Chair: Hildegard Hoeller, College of Staten Island, City University of New York

1. “Quicksands and Sanctuaries: Edith Wharton and Nella Larsen,” Emily J. Orlando, Tennessee State University

2. “Edith Wharton and Susan Minot: Influences and Innovations,” Carol Singley, Rutgers University, Camden

3. “From Lily Bart to Amaryllis: Mrs. Porter’s Challenge to Mrs. Wharton,” Pamela Knights, Durham University

4. “The Influence of Edith Wharton on Candace Bushnell,” Stephanie Harzewski, University of Pennsylvania

Audio Visual Equipment Required: None

Saturday, May 26, 2007

9:30 – 10:50 am

Session 17-M Business Meeting: Edith Wharton Society

CFP: Wharton Panels at MLA 2007

MLA 2007

The Edith Wharton Society will sponsor two panels at the 2007 MLA in Chicago. Presenters must be members of the Edith Wharton Society; nonmembers submitting proposals may join after their proposal is accepted.

1. Beyond Pro- or Anti-: Toward Edith Wharton’s Racial Politics. Readings sought that grapple with Wharton’s complex racial politics, moving beyond viewing her as either sympathetic or hostile to difference. Regional, national, global approaches welcome. Abstracts and c.v.s to Meredith Goldsmith by March 10. mgoldsmith@ursinus.edu


2. Edith Wharton and Illness
This panel wants to explore the significant role illness (and health) played in Wharton's life, context, and works. All approaches to this topic are welcome. Please send abstracts (about 500 words) and short CV's by March 10th to Hildegard Hoeller (hilhllr@aol.com or at 29 Gail Court, Staten Island NY 10306.