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About Donna Campbell

Professor of English, Washington State University. Late nineteenth- and early 20th-century Americanist and digital humanities. https://hub.wsu.edu/campbell and http://donnamcampbell.net

Stephen Crane Panel at ALA 2016

Stephen Crane Society Chair: Paul Sorrentino     “Falling Stories: Disability and Cinematic Naturalism in Stephen Crane’s City Sketches,” Donna Campbell, Washington State University “‘In this awkward situation he was simply perfect’: Awkwardly Unsettling Minstrel Humor and Lynching Apologetics in … Continue reading

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The Black Riders (word cloud)

All the words in The Black Riders. 

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Extended Deadline (1.17.16): Stephen Crane Panels at ALA

CFP: Stephen Crane Society at ALA 2016 (Deadline 1.17.16) The Stephen Crane Society will sponsor two sessions at the American Literature Association Conference at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco in Embarcadero Center on May 26-29, 2016. All topics are welcome. … Continue reading

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CFP: Stephen Crane Society at ALA 2016 (Deadline 1.10.16)

CFP: Stephen Crane Society at ALA 2016 (Deadline 1.10.16) The Stephen Crane Society will sponsor two sessions at the American Literature Association Conference at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco in Embarcadero Center on May 26-29, 2016. All topics are welcome. … Continue reading

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On this day in 1895: PUBLISHERS’ WEEKLY announces publication of THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE

“1895. PUBLISHERS’ WEEKLY announces publication of THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE.”

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ALA Symposium: Frontiers and Borders in American Literature (Deadline 10.15.15)

American Literature Association Symposium Frontiers and Borders in American Literature February 25-27, 2016 Sheraton Gunter HotelS San Antonio, TX Proposals are welcome for papers and panels on a range of topics related to varied conceptions of the frontier and American … Continue reading

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Updated membership costs

Due to rising prices, the Stephen Crane Society is increasing its membership costs, which have remained the same since at least 1995. individual (U.S.) $15 individual (foreign) $20 institution (U.S.) $25 institution (foreign) $30

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New Frank Norris Society Site

The Frank Norris Society has a beautiful new site at http://franknorrissociety.org/, courtesy of Eric Carl Link, Steven Frye, and Hannah Huber.  There you can find a membership form and also the back issues of The American Literary Naturalism Newsletter, which is indexed by … Continue reading

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Stephen Crane Presentations at ALA 2015

Full ALA Program: http://americanliteratureassociation.org/calls/annual-conference/ Saturday May 23, 2015 Session 17-I: 12:40-2:00 A discussion of Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage led by James Nagel, University of Georgia jnagel@uga.edu Friday May 22, 2015 9:40 – 11:00 am Session 8-M Stephen … Continue reading

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February 1, 1895: Stephen Crane Meets Willa Cather

“1895. Crane arrives in Nebraska to cover the destitution and starvation wrought by the previous summer’s drought and the extremely cold winter of 1894-95. In the evening, he meets Willa Cather, who in December had copy edited THE RED BADGE … Continue reading

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