This event brings together scholars, mostly in American literatures, to talk about their "second book projects," books that they're in the midst of writing. This fall, we have projects on environmental
humanities, race and print culture, Latinx modernism, and medical humanities. Rather than close readings drawn from a chapter, speakers give preliminary versions of their book introductions,
about 30 minutes each. It's more a public workshop than symposium, and their short statements are followed by a spirited discussion. This event should especially interest faculty at similar stages in their own work and graduate students curious about developing post-dissertation projects.
