Please consider responding to this CFP for a special session at LASA (Latin American Studies Association) in NYC, May 27-30, 2016
Epic and Revolutions: Helen Maria Williams’ Poetics of Peru
Following the recent publication of the first scholarly edition of Helen Maria Williams’ epic poems Peru (1786) and Peruvian Tales (1823) , we invite scholars to join a discussion of these newly accessible poems edited by Paula Feldman (2015). Williams’ poetic reenactment of the encounter between Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and Inca Atahualpa was shaped by literary and political relations between Spain, Britain and France in the context of the emergence of independence movements in Spanish America. This panel welcomes papers that analyze Williams’ epic poems in relation to the articulation of an ‘early postcolonial critique’, a revision of the Black Legend, the role of epic poetry in the age of revolution, a critical comparison of late 18th century European historiography about Peru, and the relations between poetry and history. Send an abstract (250 words) and a one-page CV to [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask], by August 10, 2015. Decisions about the panel will be made by September 1st so that those not selected can submit their papers to the general pool (deadline September 8th).
Our aim is to put Romanticists in conversation with Latin Americanists; you're also most welcome to submit a proposal if you fit both categories! Papers can be in English or Spanish.
Emily Rohrbach
Assistant Professor of English
Northwestern University
Laura Leon Llerena
Assistant Professor in Colonial Latin American Studies
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Northwestern University
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