The Group on German Women’s Writing of the 18th and 19th Centuries invites
papers for the Annual Meeting 2007
Conference Theme: Profession and Professionalism /Berufung und Beruf
Conference Date: May 17-19, 2007
Location: Belmont University, Nashville, TN 37212
Proposals are requested for a symposium on writings by German-speaking women
of the 18th and 19th centuries. This year’s symposium strives to investigate
the lives, roles and works of women who turned what they professed into a
profession. Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary interests and
cross-national explorations are welcome. Graduate students are encouraged to
present their dissertation research.
Papers might address the following topics but are not limited to:
- “Productive Men and Reproductive Women”
- Women as Scholars
- Women and Science
- Women and Medicine, Women as Herbalists, Healers, Midwives
- Women as Educators, Teachers and Governesses
- Women as Artists, Writers, Painters, Illustrators, Composers, Performers
- Women in Business
- Women and the Oldest Profession
- Hausvater- und Hausmutterliteratur
- Failures and Successes
Papers may focus on specific writers or works or take a thematic approach.
Deadline for Proposals: March 1, 2007
Please submit 1-2 page proposals in English or German by either e-mail or
“snail mail” to:
Regine Schwarzmeier
Dept. of Foreign Languages
Belmont University
1900 Belmont Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37212
Fax: (615) 460 5720
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