
ALA 2025: Panels organized by the Mark Twain Circle of America
Panel 1: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at 150
Chair: Joseph Csicsila, Eastern Michigan University
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“Tom and Becky, Sitting in a Tree Cave: Romance, Love and Sex in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” John Bird, Winthrop University
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“The Necessity of Tom Sawyer in Louise Erdrich’s Fictions of Indigenous Childhood,” Christine Holbo, Arizona State University
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“Tom Sawyer: Comparing Mark Twain’s Novel To His Play,” Don Pellegrino, Independent Scholar
Panel 2: Mark Twain in Contemporary Perspective
Chair: Judith Yaross Lee, Ohio University
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“Jim, Jasper, James, and Django: Mark Twain, White Dread, and the Ghost of Afrofuturism.” Ann M. Ryan, Le Moyne College
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“Twain’s Arthurian Classic Illustrated: Adaptations of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court in the Comics,” Michael A. Torregrossa, Bristol Community College
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“The Clemenses at Tedworth Square: Family Dynamics and Urban Design,” Susan K. Harris, University of Kansas