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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Call for Papers: Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting, New York, 27-29 March 2014. Conduct Literature Texts for and About Women in Early Modern Italy: Between Description and Prescription This panel seeks to explore the rich and varied production of conduct literature texts for and about women in Early Modern Italy. From the sixteenth century onwards, with the diffusion of the printing press and the establishment of the vernacular as a language of culture, Italy saw a wide production of texts for and about women which aimed to define the nature of women, their role in society and their conduct in everyday life. Fluctuating between prescription and description of life and conduct, these works embody on the one hand a feminine ideal which reflects the static and persistent voice of tradition and on the other express specific (and evolving) forms of social and cultural desire, that help maintain a certain well-defined political order and power. From the long-standing figure of the good 'Christian woman' to the courtly lady, from the daughter, wife and widow to the nun in the cloister, these works offer an account of and insight into the role of women according to the needs of society. We particularly welcome contributions that explore lesser-known authors and texts, women's conduct across social classes, social and cultural aspects of women's conduct in daily life, translations and adaptations into the vernacular of Latin or foreign texts, originality and plagiarism, readers' reception, the role of texts on conduct for and about women in the history of the book. Proposals for this session should be submitted to the organizers: Helena Sanson, University of Cambridge ([log in to unmask]) and Francesco Lucioli, University of Cambridge ([log in to unmask]). Each proposed paper must include: paper title; abstract (150-word maximum); and a brief C.V. (one page maximum). The proposal should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than 4 June 2013. ********************************************************************** 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