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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Dear Suzanne, Finally a conference that promises to be animated and interesting. Anthony Oldcorn On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 12:20 AM, Suzanne M. Magnanini < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies > > Sixteenth Century Studies Conference > 18-20 August 2016 in Bruges > > > Abstracts (up to 250 words in length) for individual presentations and > complete panels may be submitted online at: > www.sixteenthcentury.org/conference > <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=46134708&msgid=413688&act=1BCF&c=882930&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sixteenthcentury.org%2Fconference> > > The deadline for proposals is February 15, 2016. > > I am also welcoming submissions for the panels listed below (submit > abstracts in the "paper" category online: > www.sixteenthcentury.org/conference > <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=46134708&msgid=413688&act=1BCF&c=882930&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sixteenthcentury.org%2Fconference> > ). > > Questions? Feel free to contact me directly: > [log in to unmask] > *Panel: Before and After Ariosto* > > This panel will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the publication of the > first edition of Ariosto's *Orlando Furioso. * Papers on the *Furioso*, > Ariosto's predecessors (Pulci, Boiardo, *cantari*) and successors > (especially women writers such as Fonte, D'Aragona, and Marinella), as well > as related topics welcome! > > *Panel: Renaissance Pop: Early Modern Italy in Contemporary Popular > Culture* > > From PBS's mini-series *Medici: The Godfathers of the Renaissance* to > Neil Jordan's *Borgias, *from Dan Brown's *DaVinci Code *to the *fumetti* based > on *Guerrino detto il Meschino*, early modern Italy has figured > prominently in popular Italian and Anglo-American culture of the past 75 > years. This panel explores representations of early modern Italy in > contemporary popular novels, graphic novels, films, tv series, etc. > > *Panel: Love and/or/not Marriage in Sixteenth-Century Italy* > > While the majority of early modern Italian elite couples are said to have > married for economic or political reasons, some couples did marry for love. > Clandestine marriages arising from love matches are frequently depicted > in 16th-century comedies; conjugal verse attests to the love between > husband and wife; and some treatises on love and marriage advocated a > "spiritual friendship" between spouses. On the other hand, the many > novellas about adultery published in the period attest to the frequency of > loveless marriages. This panel explores the ways in which love and > marriage coincided or clashed in both literary and non-fiction texts. > > *Workshop: Women's Studies? Gender Studies? Queer Studies? New Names > and/or New Paradigms for What We Do* > > This panel will be Workshop C Panel (brief comments from maximum 4 > participants followed by lively audience participation). > > This year at the annual conference the Women's Studies Caucus of the > American Association of Italian Studies will consider changing its name "to > best reflect the scope and range of its mission." Does it still make sense > to do "women's studies"? Can one still teach a course on women writers? > When and how are male voices "other voices"? How does the study of > masculinity fit into women's studies? Are gender studies the way forward? > Brief papers (under 10 minutes) investigating these and related > questions welcome. > > Dr. Suzanne Magnanini > Chair, Department of French and Italian > Associate Professor > Department of French and Italian > UCB 238 > Boulder, CO 80309 > 303-492-8210 > > > > ********************************************************************** To > join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: > unsubscribe 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/italian-studies ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/italian-studies