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Doris Lessing Society: 2009 MLA in Philadelphia
401. Doris Lessing and War10:15–11:30 a.m., Philadelphia Marriott
Program arranged by the Doris Lessing Society
Presiding: Terry Reilly, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks
1. “Doris Lessing and the War for Africa: The Zimbabwean Liberation Struggle in The Children of Violence,” Robin E. Visel, Furman Univ.
2. “Representations of War in Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook,” Earl G. Ingersoll, State Univ. of New York, Brockport
3. “The Isolationist Text: War and Genre in Doris Lessing’s Alfred and Emily,” Molly Pulda, Graduate Center, City Univ. of New York
Wednesday, 30 December
704. Doris Lessing’s Short Stories
12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., Philadelphia Marriott
Program arranged by the Doris Lessing Society
Presiding: Virginia Tiger, Rutgers Univ., Newark
1. “Unwelcome Guests: ‘The Old Chief Mshlanga,’” Sukanya Senapati, Abraham Baldwin Coll.
2. “The Heap of Silence: ‘The Antheap,’” John Gallagher, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
3. “Focused on Relationships in ‘London Observed’ and ‘The Grandmothers,’” Sandra Singer, Univ. of Guelph
4. “Realist and Speculative Landscapes Still: ‘In the National Gallery’ and ‘The Reason for It,’” Virginia Tiger