Annual Convention to be held December 27-30, 2000. Professor Emmett s presentation is titled Hawthorne and Point of View and examines author Nathaniel Hawthorne s use of narrative trickery in his short stories. The MLA provides opportunities for its more than 30,000 members from 100 countries to share their scholarly findings and teaching experiences with colleagues and to discuss trends in the academy.
Members continue to work to strengthen the study and teaching of language and literature.
Dr. Emmett is the author of numerous publications and has been a presenter at many professional conferences. He received his bachelor s and master s degrees from Loyola University in Chicago, his doctorate from the University of Chicago, and also has a master s of science degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has been teaching English at UW-Manitowoc since 1978.