The Aphra Behn Europe Society invites submissions of papers for its biennial conference, \u201cGender Cartographies: Histories, Texts & Cultures in the Long Eighteenth Century, 1660-1830\u201d, to be held at the University of Huelva, Spain, from 5-7 October 2016. This conference encourages interdisciplinary approaches to the fields of historical writing and historiography, textual studies, and the analysis of culture(s) with especial emphasis on women\u2019s writing of the long eighteenth century.<\/p>\n
Topics might include, but are not limited to, the following:<\/p>\n
\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0 Imaginary or geographical spaces in the long eighteenth century<\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0 Women and the material: intersectionalities of text and object<\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0 Aphra Behn: her production and literary influence<\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0 Genre theory, gender, and the canon in the long eighteenth century<\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0 The culture of sensibility: gender inscriptions in the long eighteenth century<\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0 Representing the exotic<\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0 Spaces of intimacy: diaries, letters, memoirs<\/em><\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0 Bodies and sexualities in history, politics and fiction<\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0 The long eighteenth century now: traces of the past in contemporary literature and culture<\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0 Women\u2019s journeys: travel narratives and histories of travel<\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0 Dramatic theory and practice: women as playwrights and critics<\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0 Performing gender on stage<\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0 Poetics in the long eighteenth century<\/span>
\n\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0 Gendered approach to language and linguistics: dictionaries, encyclopaedias and translations<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe following plenary speakers have already confirmed their participation:<\/p>\n
Prof. Sarah Prescott (Aberystwyth University)
\nDr. Gillian Wright (University of Birmingham)<\/p>\nWe welcome proposals for papers (20 minutes) and roundtable discussions (60 minutes).<\/p>\n
Contributors must submit the following information:<\/p>\n
About the paper:<\/em> Full title; a 200-word abstract; technical requirements for the presentation
\nAbout the contributor(s):<\/em> Full name; postal address; Institutional affiliation<\/p>\nAbstracts of approximately 200 words must be sent as an email attachment (.doc; .docx; .rtf) before 1 May 2016<\/strong> to: aphrabehn2016@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n