APHRA BEHN SOCIETY AND BURNEY SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA’S 2017 CONFERENCE
"WOMEN AND THE CITY" AND "PLACING THE BURNEYS" NOVEMBER 2-3, 2017, PITTSBURGH, PA
CALL FOR PAPERS
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: APHRABEHNCONFERENCE2017.ORG
The Aphra Behn Society’s “Women and the City”:
Inspired by Aphra Behn's legacy as a female professional in London and Pittsburgh's urban culture and history, we invite papers that explore the topic of "Women and the City." The plenary speaker will be Professor Kristina Straub, Carnegie Mellon University.
We invite you to send 1-2 page abstracts or panel proposals, specifying equipment needs, to Laura Engel (engell784@duq.edu) and Marilyn Francus (Marilyn.Francus@mail.wvu.edu) by May 15, 2017.
Papers might address but are not limited to the following topics:
Please note presenters must be members of the Aphra Behn Society. To become a member, please visit: http://aphrabehn.org/members.htm.
The Burney Society of North America’s “Placing the Burneys”:
Inspired by the Burney family's ties to geography, the Burney Society of North America presents "Placing the Burneys." The plenary speaker will be Professor Linda Zionkowski, Ohio University.
We invite you to send 1-2 page proposals for twenty minute talks that explore the Burneys and place, broadly construed, accompanied by a cover letter which includes a 50-word biographical statement and, if necessary, a justification of A/V support, to Kate Hamilton (kate.hamilton@gmail.com) by May 15, 2017.
Papers might address but are not limited to the following topics:
Please note presenters must be members of the Burney Society. To become a member, please visit: http://burneycentre.mcgill.ca/burneysociety.html#membership.
If you are a member of the ASECS Women's Caucus and have a CFP you'd like us to post here, please send it to us by clicking "About," then "Contact."
"WOMEN AND THE CITY" AND "PLACING THE BURNEYS" NOVEMBER 2-3, 2017, PITTSBURGH, PA
CALL FOR PAPERS
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: APHRABEHNCONFERENCE2017.ORG
The Aphra Behn Society’s “Women and the City”:
Inspired by Aphra Behn's legacy as a female professional in London and Pittsburgh's urban culture and history, we invite papers that explore the topic of "Women and the City." The plenary speaker will be Professor Kristina Straub, Carnegie Mellon University.
We invite you to send 1-2 page abstracts or panel proposals, specifying equipment needs, to Laura Engel (engell784@duq.edu) and Marilyn Francus (Marilyn.Francus@mail.wvu.edu) by May 15, 2017.
Papers might address but are not limited to the following topics:
- Theater and the City
- Art and the City
- Material Culture and the City
- Performance and the City
- Gender and Urban Spaces
- Gender and the Media
- Women and Celebrity in the City
Please note presenters must be members of the Aphra Behn Society. To become a member, please visit: http://aphrabehn.org/members.htm.
The Burney Society of North America’s “Placing the Burneys”:
Inspired by the Burney family's ties to geography, the Burney Society of North America presents "Placing the Burneys." The plenary speaker will be Professor Linda Zionkowski, Ohio University.
We invite you to send 1-2 page proposals for twenty minute talks that explore the Burneys and place, broadly construed, accompanied by a cover letter which includes a 50-word biographical statement and, if necessary, a justification of A/V support, to Kate Hamilton (kate.hamilton@gmail.com) by May 15, 2017.
Papers might address but are not limited to the following topics:
- Place in Frances Burney's Works (City, Country; Interiors; event spaces; effect of place on character)
- Place in the Burney Family (Charles Burney in London Society; James Burney at Sea; Susanna in Ireland; etc.)
- Critical Placement of Frances Burney by her Peers or Critics
- Frances Burney's Placement in the Canon and Curriculum
Please note presenters must be members of the Burney Society. To become a member, please visit: http://burneycentre.mcgill.ca/burneysociety.html#membership.
If you are a member of the ASECS Women's Caucus and have a CFP you'd like us to post here, please send it to us by clicking "About," then "Contact."
