1974: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha

A selection of the essays presented at this year’s conference was published in Volume 14 of Studies in English (1976).

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Schedule
1974
Sunday, August 4th
3:00 PM

Registration

Conference Attendees

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

3:00 PM

5:30 PM

Reception

Conference Attendees

Rowan Oak

5:30 PM

8:00 PM

Film Screening: Intruder in the Dust

William Faulkner
Clarence Brown

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

8:00 PM

Monday, August 5th
9:30 AM

Welcome

Porter L. Fortune Jr., University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

9:30 AM

10:00 AM

Coffee

Conference Attendees

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

History of Northern Mississippi

David Sansing, University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

10:30 AM

1:30 PM

Faulkner's Discovery of Yoknapatawpha

Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

Seminars for Small Groups (1 of 4)

Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan
Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin
James W. Webb, University of Mississippi
Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

2:30 PM

4:00 PM

Guided Hike Through Bailey's Woods

Conference Attendees

Bailey's Woods

4:00 PM

8:00 PM

Film Screening: Faulkner's Mississippi: Land into Legend

Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan
Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin
Evans Harrington, University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

8:00 PM

Tuesday, August 6th
9:30 AM

Guided Tour of Oxford and Lafayette County

Conference Attendees

Various Locations

9:30 AM

8:00 PM

Keynote Address: The Faulkners and the Fictional Families

Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

8:00 PM

Wednesday, August 7th
9:30 AM

Evolution of Yoknapatawpha

Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

Coffee

Conference Attendees

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

10:30 AM

11:00 AM

Seminars for Small Groups (2 of 4)

Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan
Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin
James W. Webb, University of Mississippi
Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

11:00 AM

1:00 PM

Film Screening: William Faulkner's Mississippi

M. C. Falkner
J. M. Faulkner
William Lamb
Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin
Gerald Walton, University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

1:00 PM

3:30 PM

Tour of Mississippi Room

Conference Attendees

University of Mississippi Library

3:30 PM

5:00 PM

Picnic at Rowan Oak

Conference Attendees

Rowan Oak

5:00 PM

8:00 PM

Keynote Address: Isaac McCaslin and the Heritage of Yoknapatawpha

Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

8:00 PM

Thursday, August 8th
9:30 AM

Panel of Local Townspeople

James W. Webb, University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

Coffee

Conference Attendees

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

10:30 AM

11:00 AM

Seminars for Small Groups (3 of 4)

Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan
Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin
James W. Webb, University of Mississippi
Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

11:00 AM

1:30 PM

Tour of New Albany, Ripley, and Falkner, Mississippi

Conference Attendees

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

1:30 PM

8:00 PM

Drama: That Evening Sun

Thomas Farrington
Donald McBryde, University of Mississippi
Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan
Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Evans Harrington, University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

8:00 PM

Friday, August 9th
9:30 AM

The Snopses

John Pilkington, University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

Coffee

Conference Attendees

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

10:30 AM

11:00 AM

Dilsey and the Negroes

Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

11:00 AM

1:30 PM

Seminars for Small Groups (4 of 4)

Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan
Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin
James W. Webb, University of Mississippi
Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

Coffee

Conference Attendees

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

2:30 PM

3:00 PM

Panel Discussion: The Riches of Yoknapatawpha

Conference Staff

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

3:00 PM

8:00 PM

Keynote Address: The Sole Owner and Proprietor

Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

8:00 PM

9:30 PM

Party

Conference Attendees

University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study

9:30 PM

Saturday, August 10th
3:00 PM

News segment: 1974 Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference

Claude Locke

3:00 PM