Proposed panel for the 2000 MLA in Washington DC 27-30 December. This panel will demonstrate and investigate various techniques for using technology in the Renaissance literature classroom. The session will provide an opportunity to examine how technology transforms the teaching and learning of literary texts. Papers and panels illuminating any aspect of this theme are invited to be delivered at the fourth annual conference of Schuylkill, a scholarly organization dedicated to bringing together the best graduate students from a variety of regional institutions and departments. Papers that focus on overlooked events or texts, on understudied writers and artists, or that offer new approaches to canonical works are particularly welcome.
Registration is free as is admission for members of the general public.
American poets publishing in mid-century America, in that, while unquestionably a stylistic innovator, Hayden maintains a strong link with the formal tradition. Essays are sought for a pnael on Hayden's practice and influence. In addition, discussions of style and technique in Hayden's poetry are welcome. Send abstracts of 300- 500 words, or completed essays by April 1, 2000. Others are presenting papers on romantic heroes, book covers, and light and dark imagery in category romances.