Society member Richard Androne (Albright College) has announced the panel topics for the Society’s offerings at the American Literature Association, May 26-29, 2011, at the Westin Copley Place in Boston.

Updike in Massachusetts. Topics might include, but are not limited to, Updike and Harvard, Updike and Boston, Updike and any aspect of the Ipswich/Beverly/Essex County/North Shore/Salem contexts, Updike and Hawthorne, Updike and the fine arts in Massachusetts.

The Other John Updike. This panel will explore Updike’s work in areas other than prose fiction:  poetry, drama, children’s literature, criticism, reviews, essays, public commentary, and texts in which he assumes the role of man of letters.

If you’re going to be at ALA and wish to submit a proposal, send your abstract directly to Dick via email (randrone@alb.edu) or regular mail (Dept. of English, Albright College, P.O. Box 15234, Reading, PA 19612-5234).

For more information about conference and hotel, click on the left-menu link for the American Literature Association.

Photo: Westin Copley Place (tallest building) and Boston Public Library (right).