Please find below the first call for papers for the 2002, 31st
annual conference of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century
Studies. Apologies for any cross-posting.
31st Annual Conference of the British Society for
Eighteenth-Century Studies
4-6 January 2002
Queens' College, CAMBRIDGE
CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite proposals for 25-minute papers on any aspect of
literature, history, art, politics and society of the Long
Eighteenth Century (1660-1800). We also welcome proposals for
panels. Please send a 200-word abstract or a brief description
of the proposed panel, including the names of the speakers and
summaries of their papers to the Programme Coordinator
Paulina Kewes ([log in to unmask]), by 15 September 2001. You will be
notified
whether your proposal has been accepted by 30 September. The deadline
for
registration will be 15 November. To attend the conference without
giving a
paper, request an application form direct from the 2002 Venue Organiser
Mary
Waldron ([log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]). You can also
download
the registration form and find out more about BSECS from our website at
www.bsecs.org.uk.
Five bursaries of £100 each will be available for graduate
students whose
abstract has been accepted for presentation at the conference and who
are
registered for a higher degree at a UK institution of higher education.
Applications, including a copy of the paper abstract, a CV, and an
indication of other likely sources of financial support, should reach
Professor Frank O'Gorman ([log in to unmask]) no later than 20 October.
Founded in the fifteenth century by one powerful lady, Margaret
of Anjou,
wife of Henry VI, and later re-endowed by another, Elizabeth Woodville,
wife
of Edward IV, Queens' College Cambridge enjoys a picturesque riverside
situation. It offers splendid conference facilities and accommodation
for
delegates, including single and twin en suite rooms. Further information
about the venue is available from the Queens' College website at
www.quns.cam.ac.uk.
Contact addresses:
Dr Paulina Kewes ([log in to unmask])
2002 BSECS Conference Programme Coordinator
Department of English
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Hugh Owen Building, Penglais
Aberystwyth SY23 3DY
Dr Mary Waldron ([log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask])
2002 BSECS Conference Venue Organiser
Crowbush Cottage
Chatham Green Little Waltham
Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LF
Professor Frank O'Gorman ([log in to unmask])
2002 BSECS Conference Graduate Bursaries Coordinator
Department of History
University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL
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Dr Glynis Ridley
Eighteenth-Century Studies
School of English
The Queen's University of Belfast
Belfast BT7 1NN
Northern Ireland
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