The 2019 Modern Language Association Convention will be held in Chicago from January 3-6. Registration is now open for both MLA members and nonmembers. Visit the MLA 2019 page to register, check out the Program, or learn more....
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The Thoreau Society Annual Gathering 2019
Engineering Thoreau: Nature, Technology, and the Connected Life
The Thoreau Society is now accepting proposals for papers, presentations, and workshops at the 2019 Annual Gathering. Please use...
The Thoreau Society is pleased to announce the fourth annual Marjorie Harding Memorial Fellowship, generously funded by the Harding family. The fellowship honors the life and legacy of Marjorie Brook Harding, who worked diligently to bring together the Thoreau Society, the Walden Woods Project, and SUNY Geneseo so as to advance Thoreau studies and conservation of Thoreau Country and to keep alive the legacy of Walter Harding, Marjorie’s husband, widely known as the dean of Thoreau studies. The fruits of this labor can be seen in the Digital Thoreau Project, the annual...
by Ernesto Estrella
In the year of his 200th anniversary, Thoreau was celebrated in all possible ways we could expect and desire. Books, articles, symposia, and even a game based on Walden appeared, trying to make his work visible (and audible) in the noisy context of a tumultuous 2017.
Particularly encouraging, given our pressing current challenges, is...
Documentary film by Huey
December 6, 2018, 10 PM, Broadcast Maine Public Television
January 3, 2019, 10PM, Broadcast Maine Public Television
January 5, 2019, 11AM, Broadcast Maine Public Television
January 26, Workshop Presentation of Surveyor of the Soul, Annual Summit, Appalachian Mountain Club, Four Points Sheraton Hotel,...
Author Talk: Robert Thorson
The Guide to Walden Pond: An Exploration of the History, Nature,
Landscape, and Literature of One of America's Most Iconic Places
June 2, 2018: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Thoreau Farm: Birthplace of...
In 2018, the Thoreau Society Bulletin will begin publishing a series of essays on the subject of “Teaching Thoreau.” This new regular feature will focus on strategies for teaching the life and works of Henry David Thoreau while giving educators the opportunity to share their expertise and experiences with an audience of fellow teachers and students of Thoreau. We are currently accepting submissions for next year. We invite educators of all levels and subjects to submit short essays (1,000-1,500 words) on their pedagogical methods both inside and outside of the classroom. The...
Recipient will receive $1,000 for travel and Thoreau-related research in the Greater Boston area, plus free attendance (not required) at the 2018 Thoreau Society Annual Gathering in Concord. Emerging and established scholars, as well as Thoreau enthusiasts, are eligible. While candidates using the Walter Harding or other TS Collections at the Thoreau Institute Library (Lincoln) are preferred, those focused on other area resources are also encouraged to apply. Project quality is essential. (TS Collections are described here:...