Call for Papers: American Literature Association Conference 2025
CFP: American Literature Association 36th Annual Conference May 21-24, 2025, The Westin Copley Place 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02116 The Louisa May Alcott Society invites proposals for two panels at the upcoming ALA conference in Boston. A Rose among the Thistles: A Sesquicentennial Consideration of Louisa May Alcott's Eight Cousins Published in 1875, Louisa May Alcott’s Eight Cousins traced the shenanigans of eight cousins, two orphans, a seasoned sea captain or two, meddling aunties, domestic lessons, gender equality, pierced ears, and a little professional animosity (see “optical illusions”). There were fireworks. There were warehouses filled with treasures from the East. There were camping trips and skating lessons and charades. There were commentaries on health, fashion, and temperance. There were kittens. Possible approaches to this novel might consider its serialization history, its response to Alcott’s reviewers and critics, its il...