Call for Papers at the 34th annual American Literature Association

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 34th 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.