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CALL FOR PAPERS
THE SPLENDOUR OF BURGUNDY (1419-1482). A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
International conference, Bruges, 12-14 May 2009
Organised by the Musea Brugge and the Alamire Foundation (Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven), in collaboration with the Concertgebouw Brugge
and the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
In the framework of the exhibition ‘Charles the Bold. The splendour of
Burgundy’ (27 March – 21 July 2009, Bruges, Groeninge Museum and
Church of Our Lady; in cooperation with Historisches Museum Bern and
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna).
CONFERENCE THEME
In the course of the fifteenth century, the reputation of the
Burgundian court rose to an unprecedented level, catapulted forward by
ever growing territorial ambitions and accumulation of wealth. This
reached a climax during the reign of Charles the Bold (1433-1477), the
living embodiment of the pomp and pageantry of the Burgundian court
and a generous patron of the fine arts.
Rather than focusing on a single domain, the conference aims to shed
light on Burgundian court culture as an organic whole, between the
start of the reign of Philip the Good (1419) and the death of Mary of
Burgundy (1482). It is intended to provide a forum for new research
from the fields of History, History of Art, Literature and Musicology.
To this end, two plenary assemblies will present a multidisciplinary
approach to the topics of ‘Power of/and representation’ and ‘Feast
culture’, while a number of specialised sessions will allow in-depth
exploration and discussion of more specific aspects of the conference
theme.
CALL FOR PAPERS
For the specialised sessions, we invite proposals for panel sessions
as well as for individual papers of thirty minutes (excl. discussion
time). The function and meaning of concepts and artefacts (or their
portrayal) in the context of the Burgundian court culture can be
discussed from multiple perspectives and (inter-)disciplinary
approaches. Possible themes include (but are not limited to) the
relationship between courtly and urban networks; gift exchange and its
remnants in artefacts, literature and music; liturgical history of the
court and its related institutions; administrative and governmental
history.
Proposals for both panel sessions and individual papers in the form of
an abstract not exceeding 300 words should be sent as an e-mail
attachment to [log in to unmask] by 15 December 2008. Notification of
acceptance will be given by 30 January 2008. The conference language
is English.
Programme Committee:
- Prof. dr. Wim Blockmans, NIAS – Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts
and Sciences, Leiden University (NL)
- Till-Holger Borchert, Musea Brugge/Groeningemuseum (B)
- Prof. dr. David Fallows, Manchester University (UK)
- Nele Gabriëls, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Alamire Foundation (B)
- Prof. dr. Eberhard König, Freie Universität Berlin (D)
- Prof. dr. Johan Oosterman, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (NL)
- dr. Manfred Sellink, Musea Brugge (B)
- Anne van Oosterwijk, Musea Brugge/Groeningemuseum (B)
- dr. André Vandewalle, Stadsarchief Brugge (B)
Organisation Committee
- Bart Demuyt & Nele Gabriëls (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Alamire
Foundation; B)
- Till-Holger Borchert, Manfred Sellink, Anne van Oosterwijk & Elviera
Velghe (Musea Brugge, B)
- Jeroen Vanacker & Katrien van Eeckhoutte (Concertgebouw Brugge, B)
For further information, please send an e-mail to [log in to unmask]
Additional information
Dates: Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 May 2009
Start: Tuesday 12 May (afternoon) at the City Hall,
followed by conference dinner
Location: Concertgebouw Bruges, Belgium
Concerts: 13 May: Psallentes, Concertgebouw Bruges
14 May: La Morra, Concertgebouw Bruges
Nocturne: On 13 May, participants of the conference have the
possibility to visit the exhibition from 17.30 to 19.30h.
Registration: Before 1 May; places are limited: max. 150
participants allowed.
Language: English
Nele Gabriëls
Department of Musicology
Blijde-Inkomststraat 21 - Bus 3313
B - 3000 Leuven
Tel: +32 16 324903
Fax: +32 16 324872
www.arts.kuleuven.be/alamire
www.kuleuven.be/research/researchdatabase/project/3H04/3H040797.htm
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Dr J. P. E. Harper-Scott
Lecturer in Music
Department of Music
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, Great Britain
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Music/jpeh-s.html
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