2019 Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference
Friday, March 29, 2019
Schedule of Events
The Historic New Orleans Collection
Williams Research Center
410 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA
Robert Bray, Conference Director
9:00-9:15
Opening remarks, Robert Bray
9:15-10:30
Hot Off the Press: New Work on Tennessee Williams
Panelists:
Henry Schvey, Washington University
Dirk Gindt, Stockholm University
John Bak, Université de Lorraine
Moderator: Stuart Noel, Georgia State University
10:45-12:00
Holding Tennessee: Exploring the Williams Collections
Panelists:
Dale Stinchcomb, The Harvard Theatre Collection
Eric Colleary, The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
Mark Cave, The Historic New Orleans Collection
Moderator: Jessica Dorman, The Historic New Orleans Collection
1:30-2:45
Film and Southern Identity
Panelists:
Elizabeth Steeby, University of New Orleans
Trimiko Melancon, Loyola University of New Orleans
Allison Graham, University of Memphis
Moderator: Will Brantley, Middle Tennessee State University
3:15-4:30
Arias, Art Songs, and Piano: Music Inspired by Tennessee Williams
Performers:
Armour Ratcliffe, Soloist
Peter Collins, Pianist
Alfred Lemmon, Consultant