Submissions are sought for a proposed collection of essays, _Our Sisters'
Keepers: Theories of Poverty Relief in the Work of Nineteenth Century
American Women Writers._
We wish to bring together essays that explore - but are not limited to -
some of the following questions: How do women theorize poverty relief in
their writing, and how do their theories intersect with prevalent models in
practice over the course of the century? What responsibility, if any, do
women feel toward the poor in their society, and to what extent does gender
inform their sense of responsibility? What, if any, power do women derive
from charitable work? What kinds of relationships do women attempt to
forge with the objects of their charity? How do they represent the poor?
How does race or class - or both - complicate these questions? And finally,
why do women write about this topic? Does writing figure as its own form
of benevolence? How has this body of writing been classified in terms of
American literary history? Send 2-page proposals or completed essays by
February 1, 2002, to Jill Bergman, Dept. of English, Univ. of Montana,
Missoula, 59812 (bergman@selway.umt.edu) and Debra Bernardi, Dept. of
Languages and Literature, Carroll College, 1601 N. Benton Ave., Helena, MT
59625 (dbernard@carroll.edu). Informal inquiries are welcome. Please
identify any papers previously published or under consideration elsewhere.
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