Summer 2025 - Park Church Lecture Series
- Park Church Web
- Jun 28
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The 2025 Park Church Summer Lecture Series is presented by the Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) and The Park Church. The series will feature three lectures. All the lectures will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be located at The Park Church (208 W. Gray Street, Elmira, NY). All of these lectures are open to the public at no cost.
The 2025 "Trouble Begins" Lecture Series and Park Church Summer Lecture Series are supported by the generous support of The Mark Twain Foundation.
What: “Descent of the Laughing Animal”
Presented by: Christopher Gilbert, Assumption University
When: Wednesday, Jun 25 at 7:00 PM
Where: The Park Church - now air-conditioned!
What: “Detecting Twain in Puddn’head Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins”
Presented by: Aliza Theis, University of California, Berkeley
When: Wednesday, July 9 at 7:00 PM
Where: The Park Church - now air-conditioned!
What: “Beyond Mental Telegraphy: Twain’s Late Psychological Fiction”
Presented by: Thomas W. Howard, Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey)
When: Wednesday, July 16 at 7:00 PM
Where: The Park Church - now air-conditioned!
View, Download, or Print the full 2025 Park Church Summer Lecture Series flyer (PDF), which includes descriptions of each lecture.
