American Literature Association Conference
Chicago, IL (May 26-29, 2022)
Edith Wharton Society Panels
Panel 1: Friday, May 27, 11.30-12.50
Edith Wharton, Bodies, and Mobility (Salon 7)
Chair: Gary Totten, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1. “Transnationalism and Character Identity in American Novels: Wharton’s The Custom of the Country and The Reef at the Turn of the Century,” Samantha Seto, King’s College, London
2. “Hidden Bodies: Disability, Corporeality, and the Imperial Past in Edith Wharton’s Short Fiction,” Donna Campbell, Washington State University
Panel 2: Friday, May 27, 4.00-5.20
Wharton’s Short Stories (Indiana)
Chair: Myrto Drizou, Boğaziçi University
1. “‘Between myself and my readers’: Edith Wharton’s Ghost Stories and the American Unfinished,” Kacie Fodness, University of South Dakota
2. “Edith Wharton’s ‘Blonde Beasts,’” Maria-Novella Mercuri, University College London, UK
3. “Not that Innocent: Teaching Edith Wharton’s ‘Roman Fever,’” M. M. Dawley, Lesley
University
All Society’s members (and anyone interested in Wharton’s work) are cordially invited to attend our Business Meeting on Friday, May 27, 2.30-3.50 (Salon 9).