Trouble Begins in Hartford: “A Delicate Balance: Work and Play in Mark Twain’s Creative Process”
In-person and hybrid event takes place on Wednesday, October 4 at 7:00pm
Tag: Kerry Driscoll
2022 Mark Twain Circle Awards Presented at Elmira Conference
Congrats to this year’s recipients!
Talking Mark Twain Among The Indians with Kerry Driscoll
Second episode in special podcast series focused on Kerry Driscoll’s “Mark Twain And The Indians” features conversation with the author.
Reviewing Mark Twain Among The Indians with John Bird, Susan K. Harris, & Ann Ryan
New American Vandal Podcast series centers on Kerry Driscoll’s groundbreaking book, “Mark Twain Among The Indians & Other Indigenous Peoples.”
A Music Box, Minstrel Songs, & Mark Twain’s Emo Playlist
Mark Twain’s complicated relationship with music reveals much about his writing process, personality, politics, and family relationships.
Hartford House Hosts Conversation with Kerry Driscoll, Mark Twain Scholar; New Conversation Scheduled for Thursday
Next virtual conversation is this Thursday at 5:30pm
Mark Twain Forum Reviews: Mark Twain Among The Indians & Other Indigenous Peoples by Kerry Driscoll
Editor’s Note: CMTS is proud to partner with the Mark Twain Forum, which has long been a leading venue for reviews of new publications in Mark Twain Studies. Visit their extensive archive. Follow the link at the bottom of the page to read the complete review. A portion of Amazon purchases made via links from Mark Twain Forum Book Reviews is donated to the Mark Twain Project. Professor Driscoll has given a number of lectures […]
Kerry Driscoll Discusses The Inspiration For Her New Book, Based On Research That Began At Elmira College In 1986
The seed of what eventually became Mark Twain among the Indians and Other Indigenous Peoples, published last month by the University of California Press, was planted—quite by coincidence—long ago in Elmira. The year was 1986 and I was a freshly-minted Ph.D. (with a specialization in modern American poetry), hired on as an assistant professor at Elmira College. One day, out of the blue, I got a phone call from Dr. […]
Kerry Driscoll lectures on her new book, concludes 2018 Park Church Lecture Series
The 2018 Park Church Lecture Series, hosted by the Center for Mark Twain Studies, concludes Wednesday, July 11 in the historic and cultural landmark, The Park Church, 208 W. Gray Street, Elmira. The lecture begins at 7:00 p.m., and is free and open to the public. “Mark Twain and The Native Other” Kerry Driscoll, University of St. Joseph In his 1899 essay “Concerning the Jews,” Twain states: I am quite sure that […]
2018 Park Church Summer Lectures
The 2018 Park Church Summer Lecture Series Previous “Park Church” and “Trouble Begins” lectures can be found and downloaded in the “Trouble Begins” Archives” or by clicking here. Wednesday, June 13 at the Park Church 7 p.m. “Fingerprints and Microbe Time: Mark Twain and Scientific Skepticism” James W. Leonard, The Citadel It is well known that Twain took contemporary social, political, and particularly racial beliefs to task through an incisive […]