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The following call for papers was passed on by Patricia Allerston. Although outside our period, it may still be of interest. Apologies to those of you who have received this information already. Best wishes, Rupert -------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodifying Everything: Consumption and Capitalist Enterprise The Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society invites paper proposals for the conference, "Commodifying Everything: Consumption and Capitalist Enterprise" at the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware on October 12 and 13, 2001. Paper proposals should focus on historical processes of commodification since c. 1700, especially the spread of the market to new areas of social and material life and the spatial dispersion of consumption on a market model throughout the world. We encourage a broad definition of consumption that encompasses material goods, experience, services, and information, and we hope to stimulate interaction among scholars exploring these aspects of consumption. Proposals may consider themes such as identify, performance, and design if they connect to issues of market relations. Proposals are due by February 16, 2001 and should include an abstract of no more than 500 words and a brief c.v. Funds may be available to support travel to the conference by speakers. Please direct proposals and queries to: Dr. Roger Horowitz, Associate Director Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society Hagley Museum and Library PO Box 3630 Wilmington DE 19807 email: [log in to unmask]; direct fax: 302-655-3188 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rupert Shepherd Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Material Renaissance Project Sussex Centre for Research in the History of Art University of Sussex Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QN, UK Tel. +44 (0)1273 872544 [log in to unmask] http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/arthist/matren/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~