Romantic Pseudosciences
William D. Brewer, Professor of English, Appalachian State University
This panel will focus on the influence of alternative, now superseded forms
of science and medicine in the Romantic era, including alchemy,
physiognomy, phrenology, quackery, and charlatanism. Proposals may address
alchemy as a precursor of enlightenment science, alchemy in Gothic
literature, the literary influence of Johann Caspar Lavater's Essays on
Physiognomy, physiognomy and portraiture, phrenology and Romantic-era
conceptions of the mind, superstition and quackery in late eighteenth- and
early nineteenth-century medicine, Mesmerism in literature, famous
charlatans (such as Cagliostro), or any other topic relevant to Romantic
pseudosciences. Submit to this special session by e-mailing William D.
Brewer at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> and cc'ing
the conference committee at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Please indicate clearly in the body of your e-mail and in your proposal the
special session to which you are submitting your paper. Proposals should be
two pages (500 words) with a one-page curriculum vitae and should be
submitted electronically in the body of an email or as an attachment in
.doc or .pdf format by February 15, 2006.
William Brewer
Department of English
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
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