1984: Faulkner and Humor
A selection of the essays presented at this year’s conference is available from the University Press of Mississippi. It is also available from the University of Mississippi Libraries at this call number: PS3511.A86 Z78321118 1986.
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| 1984 | ||
| Sunday, July 29th | ||
| 11:00 AM |
Conference Attendees Ole Miss Union 11:00 AM |
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| 1:00 PM |
Three Southern Photographers: William Eggleston, William Christenberry, and Jane Rule Burdine William Eggleston University Museums 1:00 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Opening of Wynn Faulkner Poetry Collection Display Douglas C. Wynn John Davis Williams Library 2:00 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Reception for Leila and Douglas Wynn Conference Attendees John Davis Williams Library 2:00 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Welcome; Voices from Yoknapatawpha II R. Gerald Turner, University of Mississippi Fulton Chapel 3:00 PM |
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| 5:30 PM |
Conference Attendees Howorth Home / Old Taylor Road 5:30 PM |
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| 8:00 PM |
The Architecture of Yoknapatawpha: The Built Environment of William Faulkner's World Thomas S. Hines, University of California, Los Angeles Lafayette County Courthouse 8:00 PM |
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| 9:30 PM |
Conference Attendees Square Books 9:30 PM |
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| Monday, July 30th | ||
| 9:00 AM |
Humor as Vision in William Faulkner James M. Cox, Dartmouth College Ole Miss Union Ballroom 9:00 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Melville and Faulkner: The Comic Vision of Tragic Writers Hennig Cohen, University of Pennsylvania Ole Miss Union Ballroom 10:30 AM |
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| 1:30 PM |
Faulkner's "Was" and Uncle Adam's Cow Daniel Hoffman, University of Pennsylvania Ole Miss Union Ballroom 1:30 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Louis Daniel Brodsky John Davis Williams Library 3:00 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Howard Duvall Ole Miss Union Room 404 3:00 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
William N. Claxon Jr., University of South Carolina, Aiken Ole Miss Union Room 405 3:00 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
The Nature of Faulkner's Comic Vision Hans Bungert, University of Regensburg Ole Miss Union Ballroom 3:00 PM |
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| 8:00 PM |
J. M. Faulkner Ole Miss Union Ballroom 8:00 PM |
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| Tuesday, July 31st | ||
| 9:00 AM |
Guided Tours of North Mississippi Evans Harrington, University of Mississippi Various Locations 9:00 AM |
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| 5:30 PM |
Conference Attendees Noyes House / 130 Leighton Road 5:30 PM |
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| 8:00 PM |
Faulkner's Humor: A European View Hans Bungert, University of Regensburg Ole Miss Union Ballroom 8:00 PM |
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| Wednesday, August 1st | ||
| 9:00 AM |
Virginia V. Hlavsa, Queens College Ole Miss Union Ballroom 9:00 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Louis Daniel Brodsky John Davis Williams Library 10:30 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Howard Duvall Ole Miss Union Room 404 10:30 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
William N. Claxon Jr., University of South Carolina, Aiken Ole Miss Union Room 405 10:30 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
The Nature of Faulkner's Comic Vision Hans Bungert, University of Regensburg Ole Miss Union Ballroom 10:30 AM |
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| 4:40 PM |
Conference Attendees Bailey's Woods 4:40 PM |
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| 5:30 PM |
Conference Attendees Rowan Oak 5:30 PM |
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| 8:00 PM |
Barry Hannah, University of Mississippi Ole Miss Union Ballroom 8:00 PM |
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| Thursday, August 2nd | ||
| 9:00 AM |
Twain and Faulkner: Miscegenation and the Comic Muse William Bedford Clark, Texas A&M University Ole Miss Union Ballroom 9:00 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
What Faulkner Learned from The Tall Tale Thomas L. McHaney, Georgia State University Ole Miss Union Ballroom 10:30 AM |
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| 1:30 PM |
Black Culture and Humor in the Works of William Faulkner Sister Thea Bowman, Catholic Diocese of Jackson, Miss. Ole Miss Union Ballroom 1:30 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Panel Discussion Ole Miss Union Ballroom 3:00 PM |
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| 8:00 PM |
Fix My Hair, Jack: The Dark Side of Faulkner's Jokes George Garrett, University of Michigan Ole Miss Union Ballroom 8:00 PM |
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| Friday, August 3rd | ||
| 9:00 AM |
Conference Attendees Ole Miss Union Ballroom 9:00 AM |
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