The Revolution(ary) South

Across its history, the South, broadly conceived, has been the site for numerous revolutions and revolutionary ideas. These moments have been classified under many headings, including but not limited to: rebellion, insurrection, and protest. This panel invites papers that interrogate these revolution(ary) Souths as…[Read more]

From Texas to Florida, the Dirty Coast shifts, contains, nurtures, kills. Abstracts and brief bio on the ecologies, economies, or peoples making this coast dirty and beautiful, alluring and disgusting. All media. By 10 March 2015. To Sharon O’Dair, sodair@ua.edu.

Southern United States Forum (formerly the Southern Literature Discussion Group) at MLA 2016

Sounds of the South

When we listen to the South, what do we hear?

Taking advantage of the MLA Convention’s 2016 visit to Austin, the live music capital of the world, the Southern United States Forum is organizing a panel that aims to bring together…[Read more]

Southern United States Forum (formerly the Southern Literature Discussion Group) at MLA 2016

Sounds of the South

When we listen to the South, what do we hear?

Taking advantage of the MLA Convention’s 2016 visit to Austin, the live music capital of the world, the Southern United States Forum is organizing a panel that aims to bring together…[Read more]

MLA 2015 in Vancouver, January 8-11

Region and its (Dis)Contents

Participants sought for a roundtable assessing the meaning, value, and/or limitations of region as a framework for U.S. literary and cultural studies. What is “region”? How have notions of region been deployed in literary or other histories? How have the meanings of region or…[Read more]