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Ralph Waldo Emerson Fellowship
for the Study of Emerson and His Circle Houghton Library, home to the papers of Emerson and his family, annually awards 17 Visiting Fellowships to support research in its collections, including one devoted to Emerson and his circle. Application deadline is typically in mid-January. Learn More
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Emerson Society Panels ALA 2023
The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society will sponsor two panels at the 34th Annual Conference of the American Literature Association, to be held May 25–28, 2023, at the Westin Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. Both panels will honor the contributions of the late professor Joel Myerson. “Editing Emerson” The Society welcomes…
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RWES panel for TAG 2023
The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society will sponsor a panel at the 82nd Annual Gathering of the Thoreau Society (July12-16, 2023) exploring the themes of Thoreau, politics, and extinction. “Fates, Fortunes, and Resources in the Postbellum Republic” In his 1863 lecture “Fortune of the Republic,” and at the peak of his lecture…
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RWES Panels 2023 ALA
American Literature Association Annual ConferenceMay 25-27th, Boston, MA FRIDAY, May 26, 11:30-12:50 – Session 10-J Emerson in Conversation I: Poetry Organized by the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society Chair: Bonnie O’Neill, Mississippi State University 1. “Audre Lorde is Emerson’s Poet, Fully Realized,” Christina Katopodis, City University of New York 2. “‘Cool Starry Nights’…
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2014 Distinguished Achievement Award Goes to Dr. Robert Habich
Dr. Robert Habich is the recipient of this year’s RWES Distinguished Achievement Award. Each year the Society presents the award to an outstanding scholar and leader in Emerson studies. Bob is a professor at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Professor Habich receives his Award from RWES President Sue Dunston…
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Call for Emerson Society Program Committee Members
“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”—Emerson, “Friendship” (1841) The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society seeks two persons to serve on the Emerson Society Program Committee, beginning in January 2023. This committee annually organizes panels for ALA (the American Literature Association) and TAG…
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2022 CFPs
ALA call for Proposals The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society will sponsor two panels at the 33rd Annual Conference of the American Literature Association, to be held May 26–29, 2022, at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. “Emersonian Economies” The Society welcomes proposals concerning Emerson’s thinking and writing…
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Virtual Emerson Society Panels, 2021
In lieu of meeting at ALA in Boston, the Society will be pre-recording two virtual panel sessions on Saturday, June 5th, at 10:00 a.m. EST. We invite all members of the Society and other interested Emersonians to attend virtually. Each session will include a Q&A session. To register email: emerson.society.webmaster@gmail.com…
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Awards Announcements 2021
The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society announces two awards for projects that foster appreciation for Emerson *Research Grant* Provides $1,000 to support scholarly work on Emerson. Preference given to junior scholars and graduate students. Submit a confidential letter of recommendation, and a carefully crafted 1-2-page single-spaced project proposal, including a description…
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Emerson Society at the ALA May 2021
The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society will sponsor two panels at the 32nd Annual Conference of the American Literature Association, to be held July 7-11, 2021, Westin Copley Place, 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02116. “Emerson and Health”* The Emerson Society invites proposals on the topic of ‘Emerson and Health.” Papers…
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