Dear Christopher,
I think it is great that you would be willing to put together a special
session proposal on Stein and science. If you placed a call for papers, I
would send you a proposal.
If you have done such a thing before you probably know, though, that it is a
lot of work for the organizer while special session proposals have a fairly
slim chance of being accepted. At least this has been my experience. I
have submitted three MLA proposals on American Literature and science in the
last three consecutive years, two of which were to feature aspects of my own
and another scholar's work on Stein and science, and all three of them were
rejected, even though we had some very good papers and a few distinguished
scholars to show for (Lisa Ruddick was to be the chair of one of them).
Let me know though if you want to go through with it and I will contribute
as much as I can.
Michaela Giesenkirchen,
doctoral candidate, Washington University
--> From: "Leslie, Christopher" <CLeslie@gc.cuny.edu> > Reply-To: stein-l@ucdavis.edu > Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 11:38:50 -0500 > To: "'Stein-L@ucdavis.edu'" <Stein-L@ucdavis.edu> > Subject: Science and Stein > > Hi everyone, > > Given the recent discussion about Stein and science and my own > research interests, I am wondering if there are people who might be > interested in preparing papers on the topic for a special session next > Modern Language Association conference, to be held in New York in > December. If you are interested you must be a member of the MLA > before the proposal is submitted; other than that there are no other > requirements. > > Too often Stein is considered to be simply a playful writer and her > relationship to the tradition of literature in English and scientific > inquiry in > particular is left unexamined. Skinner in his famous attack reiterated a > popular belief, which is that Stein's writing style resulted from the fact > that she had "very little to say." But certainly her writing comes from > something deeper than that. I think a panel of papers that examined > Stein's relationship to scientific inquiry, especially given her exposure to > > the nascent fields of psychology and social science in college, would be > a fascinating and eye-opening event. > > Any interest from people on this list? If you have any suggestions as to > approach please let me know. I would be happy to coordinate an official > call for papers and handle the necessary paperwork. > > Chris Leslie
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