Dublin Conference Postponement Lingers On…..

Posted on 29 Oct 2020 by

After the COVID-19 situation forced us to postpone the Dublin conference on McCarthy, Joyce and Irish literature we had planned for this past June, we had hoped to recycle it for June 2021. Unfortunately, the persistence of the illness in Ireland and Britain is now preventing us from rescheduling for next spring as well. To further complicate matters, our point man and coordinator at Trinity College, Stephen Matterson, is on sabbatical this coming year. We’re watching the situation carefully, but it appears as though June 2022 will be our earliest opportunity to re-stage this conference in Dublin as originally planned.

Meanwhile, we are also talking about a domestic conference for next year to take its place, pandemic permitting, possibly in Knoxville, Tennessee, after several conferences in Texas and elsewhere. We will of course keep you posted on all future developments. Society members will also receive updates via our email newsletters when circumstances warrant.

We look forward to getting past this “new normal” and greeting our colleagues, old friends, and new friends once again as soon as our malfunctioning biosphere allows.

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Dublin Conference Registration Opens

Posted on 15 Jan 2020 by

The Cormac McCarthy Society and Trinity College, Dublin, are pleased to announce that the Eighth International Conference on Cormac McCarthy will be held at Trinity on June 16-18, 2020. Click the link for the Call for Papers, as well as information about travel, accommodations, and registration.

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Austin Conference Site is Live

Posted on 17 Jun 2019 by

The registration page for the Austin conference is now up and running smoothly. To take advantage of early registration, you can go here: 

http://jpellegrino.com/CMSC2019/

Looking forward to seeing everybody in Austin at the end of August.

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Fall 2019 McCarthy Conference

Posted on 09 Jan 2019 by

Mark your calendars!  We’re laying the groundwork for our next biennial U.S. Cormac McCarthy Conference, and in Fall 2019 we’ll be back in Austin, Texas, at the downtown Hilton, August 29 through September 1.  More info soon to come on registration, room rates, and a call for papers.  Hope to see you there!

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Monterrey Conference Info Posted

Posted on 25 Mar 2018 by

We’ve just posted the info and registration page on the Monterrey Conference.

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Two New Conference CFPs

Posted on 28 Oct 2017 by

American Literature Association Conference CFP

The Cormac McCarthy Society will sponsor two panels at the 2018 American Literature Association Conference, occurring from May 24-27, 2018, in San Francisco, California. Topics are open.

Send one-page proposals for twenty minute papers/presentations by 15 January 2018 to Steven Frye, California State University, Bakersfield, sfrye@csub.edu. Email proposals only. Please provide contact information including email, address, and academic affiliation.

Southwest PCA/ACA Conference CFP

The Area Chair of the Cormac McCarthy Area of the Southwest PCA/ACA conference is seeking paper proposals on any aspect of the work of Cormac McCarthy, including novels, plays, and television and film scripts and adaptations.  We invite presentations about all facets of McCarthy’s work in forms ranging from critical essays to analyses employing recognized research methodologies. The chair also welcomes pre-formed panels, but will need submissions to be uploaded individually as required by the SWPACA. Paper presentations should be 15 minutes and should present an arguable thesis or develop a compelling question.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • McCarthy and the West
  • McCarthy and apocalypse
  • Narration and historical imaginaries in McCarthy’s work
  • Narrative theory approaches to McCarthy’s writing
  • Gender and sexuality studies approaches to McCarthy’s work
  • McCarthy and Hollywood
  • Issues in film adaptation
  • Neoliberal discourse and/in McCarthy
  • Southern gothic and its meaning now
  • Horror and McCarthy

Extended Deadline for submissions is November 15, 2017.

See also The Southwest PCA/ACA Conference CFP.

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Conference Proceeding as Planned

Posted on 28 Aug 2017 by

Our Cormac McCarthy conference (Aug. 31-Sep. 3) is proceeding as planned.  Our hearts are with our friends on the Texas coast, particularly in Houston.  Austin, however, has had only moderately heavy rain that is forecast to clear by Thursday. If you experience travel delays that affect your presentation time, please be in touch with us and we’ll alter the schedule as needed.  The final program can be found here.

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Draft Schedule for Fall 2017 Cormac McCarthy Conference

Posted on 11 Aug 2017 by

Click here to see the Cormac McCarthy Conference Draft Schedule for the Cormac McCarthy Conference taking place Aug. 31-Sept. 3 in Austin!  You can also register for the conference here, and see general information and hotel information here.

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Registration Reminder and Schedule Information

Posted on 06 Jul 2017 by

Remember to register by July 15 for the 2017 Cormac McCarthy Conference taking place in Austin, Texas!  You can register here.  After July 15, registration rates will increase by $25.

We are busy building the final schedule, which we’ll post soon.  Because of the number of excellent paper proposals we received, we will likely begin on the evening of Thursday, August 31st with a welcome and opening panel.  Panels will then run all day Friday and Saturday and conclude in the mid-afternoon on Sunday, September 3rd.  We’ll have a reception on Friday evening and a catered lunch on Saturday, which will also be the occasion for our keynote address by Don Graham.

Remember, too, to make your hotel reservations! The conference will take place in the downtown Hilton hotel (500 E. 4th St.) in Austin, right in the midst of some of Austin’s best restaurants and coffee shops—not to mention other landmarks like the Alamo Drafthouse theater, the Mexic-Arte Museum, the Elephant Room jazz club, Iron Works BBQ, and Voodoo Doughnut.  The Hilton conference rate for single and double rooms (which is available from Aug. 31 through Sept. 3) is $189/night. When you’re ready to reserve a room, you can call the Hilton at 512-482-8000 and give the group code “CMC,” or you can go to this website:

https://aws.passkey.com/event/16228617/owner/11913/landing

We hope to see you soon!

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Proposal deadline extended for Austin conference

Posted on 13 Apr 2017 by

Due to McCarthy’s recent publication of an essay in the journal Nautilus, as well as by popular demand, we are extending the proposal deadline for the Fall 2017 Cormac McCarthy Conference to May 1.  

To reiterate the conference information:

Fall 2017 Cormac McCarthy Conference, Sept. 1-3, Austin, Texas

Papers on all topics relating to the works of Cormac McCarthy, from all perspectives, are invited, including considerations of theatrical productions or film adaptations of his work, pedagogical approaches, and the relationship of McCarthy’s work to other authors or artists.

Please submit a brief abstract of the proposed paper as a Word doc or PDF by email to the Cormac McCarthy Society at McCarthyConference2017@gmail.com no later than May 1, 2017.

Proposals for complete panels are welcome as well. Please include titles and abstracts for at least three participants.

The conference will take place in the downtown Hilton hotel (500 E. 4th St.) in Austin, right in the midst of some of Austin’s best restaurants and coffee shops—not to mention other landmarks like the Alamo Drafthouse theater, the Mexic-Arte Museum, the Elephant Room jazz club, Iron Works BBQ, and Voodoo Doughnut.  The Hilton conference rate for single and double rooms (which is available from Aug. 31 through Sept. 3) is $189/night. When you’re ready to reserve a room, you can call the Hilton at 512-482-8000 and give the group code “CMC,” or you can go to this website:

https://aws.passkey.com/event/16228617/owner/11913/landing

To register, click here.

We hope to see you in Austin!

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