We are very proud this year to host two keynote speakers at the conference, one from each participating department.

Our speakers are:

Professor Shelley Fisher Fishkin

(Stanford)

“Art & Artifice/Originals & Imitations: The Question of Value in Mark Twain”

Professor Fishkin's page at the Stanford Dept of English: Click Here


Professor Dan Blanton

(Berkeley)

“What Words Hide: Cryptography and Counter-Tradition”

Professor Blanton's page at the Berkeley Dept. of English: Click Here