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INSTITUTE OF MODERN LANGUAGES RESEARCH School of Advanced Study | University of London Thursday, 5 and Friday, 6 March 2020 BOOKING NOW OPEN: https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/events/event/21985 This two-day conference aims to recover and put across the voices of women in France, Italy and across Europe who defied the existing order and the rules of society. It intends to recover the forgotten voices and experiences of these women, who might not have had a prominent role in their world during their lifetimes, but, nevertheless, contributed to shape our present. For centuries, concepts such as infirmitas, imbecillitas and levitas were considered key characteristics of women. Therefore, the construction of the identities of both women and men was framed by the dichotomy between the private and the public sphere, and by the opposition between obedience, a woman's virtue, and command, the prerogative of men. Beyond the conceptualisation and idealisation of the female sex, however, a close investigation of everyday realities questions this long-standing, stereotyped notion of women, uncovering a different scenario, including women who did not passively accept their status. In a static, hierarchical, male-dominated society, some of these women reacted against the constraints imposed upon them and challenged their family, their society, their worlds. Theirs were small, but powerful acts of resistance against and disruption of the status quo. Full programme: https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/events/event/21985 Keynote Speakers: Alberto Mario Banti (Pisa) and Helena Sanson (Cambridge). Conference Organisers: Sara Delmedico (Cambridge) and Katia Pizzi (IMLR). Advance registration essential. Fees are as follows and include refreshments and lunch: Both days: £35 (standard rate) | £30 (Friends of Germanic Studies/Friends of Italian at the IMLR) | £25 (students) One day: £25 (standard rate) | £20 (Friends of Germanic Studies/Friends of Italian at the IMLR) | £15 (students) Jane Lewin IMLR Trusts Administrator/Events Manager Institute of Modern Languages Research School of Advanced Study | University of London Room 239, Senate House | Malet Street | GB- London WC1E 7HU Telephone 0044 (0)20 7862 8966 Website http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk<http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/> The University of London is an exempt charity in England and Wales. The University's aspirational target is to achieve zero carbon by 2036. Please think before you print. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GERMAN-STUDIES list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=GERMAN-STUDIES&A=1