From 19-21 April 2012, scholars from around the world gathered at Jefferson Hall and the Hotel Thayer for the Department of English and Philosophy’s academic conference “Faulkner & West Point at 50: The Writer in Public.”  The gathering, which took place 50 years to the day after William Faulkner’s historic visit to the United States Military Academy, featured papers by noted scholars such as Thadious Davis, Richard Godden, Peter Lurie, and John Matthews, as well as by department alumnus Robert Moore.  Also in attendance were scholars from Canada, Korea, Sweden and—via video teleconference—Germany.  Cadets, faculty, and scholars discussed Faulkner’s public and private personas, cinematic portrays of his texts, and the Academy’s role in producing the Faulkner Concordance, among other topics.  Featured below is an image from Thadious Davis’ plenary address, “The Other Faulkner: Public Spheres and Celebrity Status.”