Papers will be presented as part of the German III section of the South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA) Conference with the theme, "Cultural Confluences" held at the Radisson Hotel in New Orleans from Oct. 28-30, 2004. The panel explores the cultural discourses surrounding authorship in Germanophone cultures from 1890 to the present. Topics might include, but are not limited to, the examination of German language authorship as it relates to national identity, gender, "Literaturbetrieb," or canon formation.