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Worshop Overview<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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The Digital Mark Twain Day by Day Scholars Workshop<\/strong> is part of a larger project to create a new digital version of David Fear\u2019s Mark Twain Day by Day: An Annotated Chronology of the Life of Samuel L. Clemens<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0The digital project, generously supported by the Susan Jaffe Tane<\/a><\/strong>, aims to make Fear more accessible and searchable, and, above all, useful to researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In doing so, we are not only creating a digital version of Fear\u2019s work but also bringing it together with B. Scott Holmes, Twain\u2019s Geography<\/em><\/strong> (https:\/\/twainsgeography.com\/<\/a>), network visualizations, new search capabilities, and a more robust, user-friendly interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scholars’ workshop is central to the vision of the project. We want the project to work well for scholars and students, so your participation, ideas, suggestions, and input are key.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Digital Project Mock-Ups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Get a first look at plans for our new interface and user experience. See more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visualizing Twain’s Networks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As part of the new project, we will be visualizing Twain’s networks through his letters. Learn more here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exploring <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Explore Mark Twain Day by Day: An Annotated Chronology of the Life of Samuel L. Clemens<\/em><\/strong>, To do so, we set up a Mark Twain Wiki. Learn more here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Entries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Samuel Langhorne Clemens lived 27,170 days<\/strong> and David Fear makes a good attempt at a full chronology. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Many people crossed paths with Twain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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687 businesses, institutions, and other entities mentioned<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Twain traveled extensively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Workshop Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Center for Mark Twain Studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CMTS is dedicated to serving an international community of scholars interested in approaching Mark Twain Studies from a variety of different approaches and disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elmira 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Tenth International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Susan Jaffe Tan<\/strong>e<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Elmira 2026 Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Established in 1989, the quadrennial International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies is the oldest and largest gathering of scholars interested in the field of Mark Twain Studies. The host of the event is the Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS). Schedule here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday, July 29:<\/strong> The conference opens with participant arrivals and registration at Elmira College, setting the stage for several days of scholarly exchange focused on Mark Twain and American humor studies.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, July 30:<\/strong> The first full day explores adaptations of Twain, abolition studies, politics, humor, science, and new scholarship on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn through panels, roundtables, and evening social events.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, July 31<\/strong>: Friday\u2019s sessions examine Twain\u2019s global influence, religion, technology, the natural world, gender, death, humor, and digital humanities, culminating in a keynote address and professional networking events.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, August 1<\/strong>: Saturday highlights transnational perspectives, performance, satire, romance, and the contemporary legacy of Twain, concluding with a picnic at Quarry Farm and informal evening gatherings.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, August 2<\/strong>: The conference concludes with participant check-out and transition into the Quarry Farm Graduate Student Workshop for enrolled attendees<\/em><\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Digital Project Mock-Ups Get a first look at plans for our new interface and user experience. See more here. Visualizing Twain’s Networks As part of the new project, we will be visualizing Twain’s networks through his letters. Learn more here. Exploring Explore Mark Twain Day by Day: An Annotated Chronology of the Life of Samuel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marktwain.online\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marktwain.online\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marktwain.online\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marktwain.online\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marktwain.online\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.marktwain.online\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106,"href":"https:\/\/www.marktwain.online\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marktwain.online\/workshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}