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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies *Call for Papers* *Sixteenth Century Society and Conference (SCSC)* *Hyatt Regency Hotel, Milwaukee* *26-29 October 2017* *Deadline for proposals: April 15, 2017 (to be submitted online at http://www.sixteenthcentury.org/conference/ <http://www.sixteenthcentury.org/conference/>)* The Sixteenth Century Society and Conference (SCSC) is now accepting proposals for individual presentation submissions and complete panels for its 2017 annual conference. In this year, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's "Ninety-Five Theses," the SCSC will meet in Milwaukee, a city with a proud German and Lutheran heritage. You are invited to submit a proposal on any topic of Italian literature within the “long sixteenth century” or for consideration in one of the panels listed below: · *Italian Literature Reformed* During the Protestant Reformation, those who openly questioned Catholic doctrine in Italy—Bernardino Ochino, Pietro Martire Vermigli, Pier Paolo Vergerio—ended up fleeing the country. Some others, like Fanio Fanino, were sentenced to death. While the Ferrarese court provided a temporary haven for some Protestant sympathizers (among them Olympia Fulvia Morata), Italian writers, preachers, and intellectuals were constantly faced with censorship and condemnation and yet continued to produce a wide range of literature. What were some of the creative ways in which writers reshaped/rewrote their works (religious texts as well as secular literature) to adapt to the oppressive climate of the Counter Reformation? This panel seeks discussion on “reformed” literature, in the vein of Vittoria Colonna’s spiritual “reformation” of Petrarchan lyric or Torquato Tasso’s transformation of Boiardo’s and Ariosto’s chivalric romance into a Christian epic. How did the reformed literature of the period prove to be, in the words of Virginia Cox, “richer and more inventive than it is often given credit for … in transforming past models to contemporary ends”? · *Remaking the Past: Early Modern Italy in Contemporary Popular Culture* The Netflix website states that, in 2016, “a record 7.6 million viewers watched the Italian premiere” of the series *Medici: Masters of Florence* starring Dustin Hoffman and Richard Madden. Other mini-series featuring the Italian Renaissance, *Medici: The Godfathers of the Renaissance* (PBS, 2004) and *Borgia* (Netflix, 2011), as well as the Dan Brown novels (and their film counterparts)—*Inferno* and *The Da Vinci Code*—have enjoyed a similar fan base. This panel explores the relationship between history and the popular fiction of contemporary films, tv series, novels, graphic novels, etc. How is the past rewritten, restructured or reordered for a contemporary audience? · *Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio in Early Modern Italy* This panel seeks papers addressing the fate of the literary works of the “tre corone” in the early modern period. Abstracts (up to 250 words in length) for individual presentations and complete panels must be submitted online (*http://www.sixteenthcentury.org/conference/ <http://www.sixteenthcentury.org/conference/>*). Within four weeks after the *April 15 deadline*, the Program Committee will notify all those who submitted proposals. The conference will once again host poster sessions. Poster proposals should be submitted as "papers" to the digital history track. Please email: [log in to unmask] for a poster session code BEFORE submitting poster proposals. In addition to standard panels, the organizing committee will be accepting proposals for four types of alternate panels: Workshop Option A: Discussion of pre-circulated papers in a workshop format (limit of 4 participants). Workshop Option B: Analysis of thorny translation/paleography questions; pre-circulation not required (limit of 3 participants). Workshop Option C: Examination of a big issue or question with brief comments from presenters and lively audience participation (similar to roundtables with more audience participation; limit of 4 participants). __________________ Jennifer Haraguchi, PhD SCSC Italian Literature Track Director Assistant Professor of Italian BYU Dept of French and Italian [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** 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