12-13 July, 2002
Plenary Speakers: George Haggerty, Emma Donoghue Susan Lanser
CALL FOR PAPERS
St. Catharine's College in the University of Cambridge and King Alfred's College, Winchester are hosting an international conference on Friday and Saturday 12 and 13 July 2002, on the experience, representation and theory of female and male homosexuality in the cultural and political life of early modern Britain. It is hoped that a collection of essays will follow from the conference.
Topics will include:
particular experiences of individuals; the representation of homosexuals in high and low literature; the treatment and punishment of homosexuals; the place of the homosexual in society; the position of homosexuality incultural history; interactions between gender and sexuality; the family; scandal; issues of homosexuality with respect to nationhood, colonialism and empire; and all aspects of queer theory.
Christ's College was founded in 1439 by William Byngham, when it was called God's House. It was later adopted by Henry VI, then refounded by Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, when it was renamed Christ's. Happily for the topic of the conference, Christ's Chapel boasts a fine seventeenth-century monument to the relationship between John Finch and Thomas Baines, which has been discussed by Alan Bray.
Conference organizers: Dr. Caroline Gonda (St Catharine's College,Cambridge) and Dr. Chris Mounsey (King Alfred's College, Winchester)
Please send proposals for 30-minute papers to: