The International Theodore Dreiser Society was formed by Miriam S. Gogol and Frederic E. Rusch at the second annual American Literature Association Conference in Washington, D.C., on 25 May 1991. A growing organization of scholars, teachers, and Dreiser enthusiasts, the Society promotes interest in the life and works of Theodore Dreiser and those associated with him. Annual membership in the society includes two issues of the society's journal, Studies in American Naturalism.

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Heard in the Corridors

CFP: Two Dreiser Panels, ALA, Boston, May 2015  
  • Panel One: Open Topic: Papers are invited on any topic concerning Dreiser. 

  • Panel Two: Dreiser and Gender: Papers are invited on topics concerning gender and sexuality in Dreiser’s life and work.  Over the past two decades, gender and sexuality have become particularly crucial issues in Dreiser studies. We welcome papers that contribute to the complex, provocative dialogue about these issues.

Presentations will be limited to 20 minutes. Panelists are not required to be members of the International Theodore Dreiser Society.
Please email an abstract (250-350 words) for either of the two panels, as well as a brief curriculum vita, to the program chair by 15 January 2015.  

Program chair:
Linda Kornasky
Department of English and Modern Languages
Angelo State University
San Angelo, TX 76909
Linda.Kornasky@angelo.edu

Conference details may be found at the American Literature Association web site: http://alaconf.org/
Dreiser Society Officers 2014-2016
International Advisory Board
  • Nadjia Amrane, University of Algiers
  • Renate von Bardeleben, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz
  • Ratan Bhattacharjee, Dum Dum Motijheel College
  • Yoshinobu Hakutani, Kent State University
  •  Lawrence E. Hussman, Wright State University
  •  Kiyohiko Murayama, Tokyo Metropolitan University
  •  Thomas P. Riggio, University of Connecticut
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Contact: dreisersociety@gmail.com