Monographs?

[marquisbey]

I will be presenting two papers at an African American studies conference in February and on the registration sheet they offer (for a $65 fee) submissions for a monograph to be published on a CD. 1. What exactly is a monograph? 2. Is it worth the money, knowing that I am a senior undergrad applying to English Ph.D. programs and American studies Ph.D. programs at top tier institutions?

[ComeBackZinc]

In most fields, being published in such a text has no added prestige benefit over just presenting at the conference. Only spend the money if you want the thing. There's little or no career benefit.