Call for Papers at the 34th annual American Literature Association Convention
The Mary McCarthy Society will sponsor a panel at the American Literature
Association Annual Convention in Boston, MA, May 25-28, 2023.
Mary McCarthy: Woman of Letters.
In light of recent developments in the battle for gender equality with the #MeToo
movement and the momentum of the Women’s Marches, this panel will look back at
Mary McCarthy’s contribution as a pioneering woman of letters. All aspects of Mary
McCarthy’s life and works will be considered. These might include Mary McCarthy as a
fiction writer, public intellectual, satirist, feminist, political activist, conservationist, style
icon, collaborator, and friend. Comparative readings of McCarthy in relation to other
writers and literary and cultural movements are welcome.
Conference Information:
The American Literature Association’s 34thd annual conference will meet at the Westin
Copley Place May 25-28, 2023 (Thursday through Sunday of Memorial Day weekend).
For further information or specific questions, please consult the ALA website
at www.americanliteratureassociation.org or contact the conference director, Professor
Olivia Carr Edenfield, at carr@georgiasouthern.edu. or the Executive Director of the
ALA, Professor Alfred Bendixen of Princeton University, at ab23@princeton.edu
Submission Guidelines:
Please send 250 word abstract and brief bio to Sabrina.FuchsAbrams@esc.edu by
January 10, 2023. Abstracts should include a title and your name and affiliation. Please
use subject line “ALA Mary McCarthy Society” in your email.
