Greetings! A reminder to register for the Annual Meeting of the Emily Dickinson International Society before July 1st, when the registration fee increases. Join us in Amherst, 26-28 July 2024. Registration, program, housing information, and more are available here.
In collaboration with Amherst College and the Emily Dickinson Museum, EDIS’s Annual Meeting returns to Amherst! This year’s theme, “Neighbor Dickinson,” celebrates the reopening of Austin and Susan Dickinson’s home The Evergreens, which has been closed to the public since 2019. The meeting will also mark the publication of the first new complete edition of Dickinson’s letters in almost 70 years. Talks and panel presentations will discuss the letters, what it was like to have Dickinson as a neighbor, and what neighborliness meant to her, in the context of her home town, her natural surroundings, and her engagements with thinkers of her time. In addition to showcasing new Dickinson scholarship, the meeting includes open tours of the Dickinson houses, a walking tour of Dickinson’s neighborhood (taking in downtown Amherst and Wildwood Cemetery), and a luncheon in the Museum gardens.
Other events include a marathon reading of Dickinson’s letters and an opportunity to transcribe the manuscripts of nineteenth-century letters written by Dickinson’s neighbors. “Dickinson Communities” will gather to discuss research, pedagogy, translation, and the arts.
Last but not least, EDIS is holding an AUCTION at the annual meeting. We hope to have lots of fun while raising funds to enable emerging scholars to attend our International Conference next year in Taipei, Taiwan. We welcome Dickinson-themed donations! For more information about the auction, please visit our website here: https://www.emilydickinsoninternationalsociety.org/all-updates/publication-is-the-auctionemily-dickinson
Second floor Amherst College dormitory singles with shared bathrooms are available for $50 a night. Please email edismeeting@emilydickinsonmuseum.org if you would like to reserve one.
We hope to see you in Amherst this summer!
Eliza Richards (President, EDIS), with the other members of the Program Committee: Paraic Finnerty, Karen Sanchez-Eppler, and Jane Wald.