[Derek Hughes at Aberdeen has asked me to forward the following
announcement. -az]
ICONS AND ICONOCLASTS: THE LONG SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, 1603-1714
A CONFERENCE AT THE CENTRE FOR EARLY MODERN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF
ABERDEEN
The Aberdeen Centre for Early Modern Studies is holding an international
conference on the long seventeenth century, from 20 to 22 July, 2006
(http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cems/events/20060720icons.shtml). The plenary
lectures are:
Professor Catherine Belsey (Cardiff): 'Shakespeare as Icon'
Professor Peter Burke (Cambridge): 'Was the 17th Century an Age of
Crisis?'
Professor Annabel Patterson (Yale) 'Swansong: The Human Voice of History'
We invite proposals for 20 minute papers on any aspect of British,
American, or Continental literature, philosophy, culture, and history
during the long Seventeenth Century. They should be sent by email to the
conference organizer, Professor Derek Hughes ([log in to unmask]), by 31
March, 2006.
The University of Aberdeen, founded in 1495, is one of the most ancient
British universities, and is the most northerly of the older ones.
Aberdeen is situated on the Scottish North Sea coast, and is a convenient
point of departure for the Highlands and the Orkneys. The airport (with
direct flights to London) is only five miles from the university, and
there are direct trains to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and other Scottish cities.
Its Centre for Early Modern Studies (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cems) brings
together distinguished early modern scholars in all the major disciplines,
and fosters collaborative research in the fields of history, philosophy,
literature, and the other arts. The library has exceptional holdings of
early modern materials, including nearly 20,000 books published before
1700 (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/Printed_collect.shtml)
Derek Hughes
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