2008 NEASECS Conference hosted by Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva (New York) in the heart of the Finger Lakes wine region. “Ambivalence in the Eighteenth Century"October 30 - November 2, 2008Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY The conference theme this year encourages the examination of ambivalence as it appears in a broad range of sources and discourses: including but not limited to diaries and autobiographies, travel writing, economic theorizing, literature, art, natural history and philosophy, collecting, theology, even those texts that have made the eighteenth century famous for its newfound confidence.
As with past conferences, this year’s theme is only a suggestion. We cordially invite session and paper submissions that address any area of eighteenth-century studies.
Submission deadline for session proposal is February 1st, 2008. Paper proposals need to be submitted by April 1st, 2008. This area of New York has a rich history and we are pleased to announce that Alan Taylor, professor of History at UC Davis, will be our plenary speaker. Please send proposals to the address below. Encourage your students to attend and participate.
Catherine Gallouët
Professor
French and Francophone Studies department
Hobart and William Smith colleges
Geneva, NY 14456 USA
Tel.: 315 781 3795
e-mail: gallouet@hws.edu
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