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(with apologies for cross-posting) 45th Annual Convention Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) April 3-6, 2014 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania This panel interrogates the impact of the Scottish poet Robert Burns on nineteenth-century writers around the globe. How did his efforts in developing a poetry that deals with freedom and nationalism inspire later authors? How was his poetics of national identity transported beyond Scottish borders to influence how writers across a variety of nations articulate national identity? Please submit 250-300 word abstracts, along with a brief biographical statement, to Jessica Gray ([log in to unmask]) and Rebekah Greene ([log in to unmask]). Please visit www.nemla.org for more information about the convention. Rebekah Greene and Jessica Gray University of Rhode Island Department of English --------------------------------------------------------- Duncan Jones Association for Scottish Literary Studies 7 University Gardens University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QH, UK Tel/Fax: +44 (0)141 330 5309 Website: http://www.asls.org.uk ASLS is supported by Creative Scotland ASLS is a registered charity no. SC006535