Society for Renaissance Studies National Conference 2010
Call for Papers
CREMS, University of York, 16-18 July 2010
Please note history of science strand in the conference
Confirmed plenary speakers include Quentin Skinner (Queen Mary, London),
Iain Fenlon (Cambridge), and Penelope Gouk (Manchester).
The 4th National Conference of the Society for Renaissance Studies will be
held in the historic city of York on 16-18 July 2010. The conference will follow
immediately after the Leeds Medieval Congress and will coincide with the final
weekend of the York Early Music Festival--which will feature The Sixteen
performing the music of Tallis and others in the York Minster, a major new
performance of Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers, and a partial performance of the
York Mystery Plays in the streets of the city.
http://www.rensoc.org.uk/SRSNationalConference2010.htm
We now invite proposals for panels (max. 90 minutes) on any aspect of
Renaissance history, art, literature or culture, and for individual papers (max.
25 minutes) on one of the following themes:
* Rethinking the Medieval/Renaissance Divide
* At the Boundaries of Science
* Soundscapes and Landscapes, Environments and Ecologies
* Possessions and Collections
* Between Spirituality and Materiality
* Cultural Encounters
Proposals (max. 400 words) are welcome from both established scholars and
postgraduates and they should be sent by Friday 25 September 2009 to the
conference organizer:
Prof William Sherman
Centre for Renaissance & Early Modern Studies
University of York
Heslington YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Further details (e.g. full programme, registration forms and information about
accommodation) will be posted as they become available. Please note that the
Society is particularly keen to encourage postgraduates to offer papers, and
we will be able to offer generous bursaries to cover travel, registration and
accommodation expenses. Also note that the SRS has come to an agreement
with the Renaissance Society of America: RSA members will not have to join
the SRS to participate in this conference.
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