2022 BSA Conference - The Beat Studies Association
Beat Studies Association Conference:
The Jack Kerouac Centenary
November 3-4, 2022
Harper College
Palatine, IL
Keynote Speaker: Ann Charters
Special Presentations by:
Holly George-Warren
Tim Hunt
Paul Marion
Dennis McNally
Jim Sampas
John Suiter
Matt Theado
Regina Weinreich
The Beat Studies Association is excited to announce its upcoming conference (November 3-4, 2022): The Jack Kerouac Centenary. Please join us for what is sure to be an exciting event with a stellar line-up of Kerouac scholars!
Call for Papers:
We invite presentation proposals on any aspect of Kerouac’s life or work, with particular interest in “new directions” for Kerouac studies. The BSA welcomes submissions from graduate students!
Submission Instructions:
Please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words and a short (100 word) bio by July 1st, 2022. Conference presentations should be no more than 20 minutes, and the BSA will group papers into panels as appropriate. Please indicate in your proposal whether you will require special audio/visual equipment.
Send all proposals and your bio as a single Word attachment to Kurt Hemmer:
khemmer@harpercollege.edu
Accepted proposals will be announced by August 1st, 2022.
While you do not have to be a member of the Beat Studies Association to submit a proposal, you must be a member to register and present at (or attend) the conference.
Conference Registration
Full-Time Instructors: $90
Graduate Students/Part Time Instructors: $50
Conference Hotel
Holiday Inn Chicago—Schaumberg
If you have any questions, please direct them to Kurt Hemmer our Conference Coordinator:
Conference Coordinator:
Kurt Hemmer, Harper College
Beat Studies Association Board
President — Matt Theado, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
Vice President — Hassan Melehy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Treasurer — Steven Belletto, Lafayette College
Secretary – Kurt Hemmer, Harper College
At-large Board Member — Mary Paniccia Carden, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
At-large Board Member — Deborah Geis, DePauw University
Communications Manager — John Whalen-Bridge, National University of Singapore
2022 Beat Studies Association Conference Sponsored by:
