italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies The Nineteenth-Century Female Character Organizer and Chair: Gabriella Romani (Seton Hall University) Is it possible to identify a discourse on the female character that is specific to Italy's process of nation-making? This panel welcomes proposals which analyze the Italian female character of the Ottocento, understood as a fictional character developed by both male and female authors, but also as an ideological construction within the wider discourse of nation-making, and as an expression of multiple forms of female subjectivities. Send abstract (max 250 words) and short bio by Nov 15th to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ___________ Gabriella Romani Associate Professor of Italian Director, Alberto Italian Studies Institute Seton Hall University 218 Fahy Hall 400 South Orange Avenue South Orange, NJ 07079 Tel: (973) 275 2926 Fax: (973) 275 2927 http://www.shu.edu/academics/artsci/alberto-institute/ ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/italian-studies.html