Call for Papers

The Charles W. Chesnutt Association welcomes abstracts of no more than 300 words for presentation at two sessions on the work of Chesnutt at the 2024 ALA:

American Literature Association 35th Annual Conference
May 23-26, 2024
The Palmer House Hilton * 17 East Monroe Street * Chicago, IL 60603

Subjects for submissions are open but may include one of the following:

• Chesnutt and Law/Legal Theory
• Chesnutt and the digital archives—new materials and new approaches
• Chesnutt and humor
• Interdisciplinary approaches to Chesnutt

Please email an abstract (of no more than 300 words) and a brief (1-2 page) CV by January 20, 2024, to program chair, Bill Hardwig, whardwig@utk.edu.