American Literature Association 2026

ALA Annual Conference
20-23 May 2026
Palmer House
17 East Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60603

Guaranteed Session 1: “Faulkner and Colors”

“Painting Helen: Chromatic Aesthetics and the Handmade Book in Faulkner’s New Orleans,” Sarah Harrell, Georgia State University

“Emily’s Gone Gray: Preserving Faulkner’s ‘Most Select Street,’” Jennie Lightweis-Goff, Independent scholar

“The Double Consciousness of Benjy’s Neurodivergence in The Sound and the Fury,” Kaiyue Hou, University of Bristol, UK

“William Faulkner in Black and White,” Peter Lurie, University of Richmond

Guaranteed Session 2: “Faulkner Studies Today“

“Faulkner in Africa,” Duncan McColl Chesney, National Taiwan University

“The De/Constructive Power of and: Benjy and the Narrative Heritage of Autism,” Amelia Cruz, University of Southern California

“The Influence of Repudiation and The Making of William Faulkner,” Tucker Conine, University of Colorado-Boulder