SCHOLARS CONFERENCE – Experimental Williams: Expect the Unexpected

(Included in Scholars Conference Pass, LitPass, and VIP Pass)

9 – 9:15 AM

Welcome and opening remarks from conference codirectors Margit Longbrake, The Historic New Orleans Collection, and Bess Rowen, Villanova University.

9:15 – 10:30 AM

Experimental Williams: Expect the Unexpected
Emerging scholars from the US and France bring fresh perspectives to Williams’s experimental works in discussions of “plastic” acting, the uncanny, and castration as a surprising step toward wholeness in the late plays.
Moderators: Bess Rowen, Villanova University; Matthew P. Smith, Tulane University. Panelists: Matthew Minor, City University of New York, Graduate Center; Jennifer Tsuei, City University of New York, Graduate Center; Anaïs Umano, Université de Lorraine.