Newsletter of the
Society
Volume 6; May 1999
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Inside...Porter SymposiumBibliography Porter Activities Perspective In Memoriam ALA 1998 KAP House KAP School Other short articles
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Katherine Anne Porter Society Activities at American Literature Association Conference in San DiegoWill Brantley, professor at Middle Tennessee State University, chaired the Katherine Anne Porter Society's session held in San Diego on Sunday, May 31, 1998. The session consisted of three papers. The first, "The Subtle Politics of 'He,'" was read by Beth Alvarez, Curator of Literary Manuscripts at the University of Maryland Libraries. Trent Masiki, graduate student at Texas A & M University, presented "Issues of Black Self-Determination in 'The Circus' and 'The Old Order.'" "Xochitl, the Virgin of Guadalupe, and Katherine Anne Among the Indians," was the subject of the paper of Robin Cohen, instructor at Southwest Texas State University who is a Ph.D. candidate at Texas A & M University. The Society held a short business meeting on Friday, May 29. President Beth Alvarez reported that the balance in the Society's account in 1997 was $246.46. Revenue for 1998 was $210.00. As there were no expenses during 1998, the balance in the Society's account at the time of the meeting was $456.46. Alvarez announced that the Executive Committee will revise the Society's by-laws this year and will distribute the proposed changes to the membership by mail. Voting on the proposed changes will also be conducted by mail. Members were encouraged to contribute articles for the newsletter and to submit proposals for the Society's paper session in Baltimore in May 1999. |