The 36th Annual Conference of the Thomas Wolfe Society
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
May 23-25, 2014
Schedule of Events
FRIDAY, May 23
Unless otherwise indicated, all sessions and breaks will be held in Chancellor’s East at the Carolina Inn. Saturday evening’s cash bar and banquet will take place in the Chancellor’s Ballroom.
10:30 – 12:00 Registration
12:00 – 12:45 Welcome and Prologue
Welcome ~ George Hovis, President, Thomas Wolfe Society, SUNY-Oneonta
Prologue ~ Anne Zahlan, Eastern Illinois University
Special Introduction ~ “A Wannabe Writer in the Footsteps of Wolfe,” Edwin Yoder
1:00-2:15 Session I
Moderator: Joe Flora, UNC-Chapel Hill
“Ocean Crossing with Thomas Wolfe: The True Life of Imagination,” Igina Tattoni, Sapienza: Universita de Roma
“Wolfe’s Life Selected: A Case Study of Kenneth Raisbeck and Marjorie Fairbanks,” Nami Montgomery, UNC-Pembroke
“Aspects of Wolfe’s Time in the Paris House of Illusion Described in The Web and the Rock,” Amélie Moisy, Université Paris Est-Cretéil
2:15-2:45 Break
2:45-4:00 Session II
Moderator: Steve Rogers, Mount Rainier, Maryland
“Thomas Wolfe’s Cinematic Storytelling,” Sara Flores, Azusa Pacific University
“Look Homeward, Always,” Michael Houck, UNC-Pembroke
“Twisted from the Ordinary: American Literary Naturalism and Look Homeward, Angel,” Jon Dawson, University of Georgia
Dinner on your own
7:30-9:30 Special Event Location: Wilson Library
Poetry Reading by Joseph Bathanti
Introduction by David Madden
~Light reception following ~
SATURDAY, May 24th
8:00-8:30 Refreshments
8:30-10:00 Session III
Moderator: Mark Canada, UNC-Pembroke
“Thomas Wolfe, Transnationalism, and the (Really) Deep South,” Jedediah Evans, University of Sydney
“Thomas Wolfe’s Asheville,” Laura Hope-Gill, Thomas Wolfe Center for Narrative, Lenoir-Rhyne University
“Decoding Wolfe’s Universe: A Modern Understanding of Space, Time, and Dimension in Look Homeward, Angel,” Kerrie Harney, Federal Bureau of Investigation
10:00-10:45 Business Meeting
TWS President George Hovis presiding
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00–12:00 Session IV
Moderator: Paula Eckard, UNC-Charlotte
“Thomas Wolfe’s Expressionism and The Party at Jack’s,” David Radavich, Eastern Illinois University
“Out-Gatsbying Fitzgerald: Thomas Wolfe and The Party at Jack’s,” Joseph Bentz, Azusa Pacific University
12:00-12:15 Closing
Final Words ~ George Hovis
Epilogue ~ Jan Hensley, Greensboro, North Carolina
12:15-2:15 Lunch on your own
2:15 -3:30 UNC Walking Tour, Meet in lobby of Carolina Inn, Led by Matt Karkutt, UNC: Chapel Hill
6:00-7:00 Cash Bar
7:00~9:00 Banquet
Awards Ceremony ~ George Hovis
Keynote Address ~ Bland Simpson, UNC-Chapel Hill