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Have something to say about “The Book of Mormon” musical?

Holly, October 23, 2014

For the past few years, a colleague and I have been working to compile a collection of scholarly essays about “The Book of Mormon” musical. We’ve got a signed contract with a press and some really great essays, but there’s room for one or two more. If you have an idea for an essay of 4,000 to 6,000 words critiquing the BOM musical from any discipline, send an abstract ASAP to: bom.musical.interp @ gmail.

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  1. chanson says:
    October 26, 2014 at 8:15 am

    Sound great!! I look forward to hearing more about it!

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