The International Theodore Dreiser Society will sponsor two panels at the American Literature Association Conference in San Francisco on May 24-27, 2012.

Panel One: Dreiser and Other Writers

Papers are invited that consider Dreiser’s work in relation to that of other writers, including but not limited to examinations of Dreiser’s work as an influence on or influenced by other writers, Dreiser and his contemporaries, later twentieth- and early twenty-first-century writers’ literary debts to Dreiser, Dreiser’s impact on literary movements and traditions, or the relationship of Dreiser’s work to writing in fields other than literature.

Panel Two: Open Topic

Papers are invited on any topic concerning Dreiser or his work. Given the centennial anniversary in 2012 of the publication of Dreiser’s The Financier, proposals might include (but are not limited to) considerations of money, greed, capitalism, business ethics, market forces, or related issues in this and other Dreiser works.

Presentations will be limited to 20 minutes.

Please send abstracts (250-350 words) for either panel to the program chair by 16 January 2012. Email submissions are preferred.

Gary Totten Department of English, #2320 P.O. Box 6050 North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58108-6050 gary.totten@ndsu.edu

Conference details may be found at the American Literature Association web site: http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/english/ala2/index.html