Center for Mark Twain Studies

The 2024 Park Church Lectures Begin With A Talk Focusing on Mark Twain’s Son

Lecture takes place this Wednesday, July 10 at 7pm in The Park Church. All CMTS lectures are open to the public at no charge

Check out the winners of the 2024 CMTS writing contest based on the fireplace tiles in the Quarry Farm parlor

Snedecor discusses the letters of Olivia Langdon Clemens and her relationship to Elmira College at an EC alumni event

All lectures take place at 7:00pm on a Wednesday in July

Susan Gillman explores the intersection of caste, orientalism, and occultism in FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR

In this free-ranging talk, Chakkalakal explores Twain’s 70th birthday celebration

Susan Gillman (UC, Santa Cruz) will present on Wednesday, May 29 at 7:00pm in the Quarry Farm Barn

Tess Chakkalakal (Bowdoin College) will present on Wednesday, May 22 at 7:00pm in the Quarry Farm Barn

Walker compares Twain and Chesnutt, two authors who wrote fiction demonstrating the arbitrariness of race

Rafael Walker (Baruch College) will deliver his lecture on Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00pm in the Quarry Farm Barn