The Society for Seventeenth-century French Studies
Annual Conference 2009
London
10 - 12 September 2009
Call for papers
The Gendered Century?
The 32nd Annual Conference of the Society will be held at the University Women's Club in Mayfair, London, England from 10 to 12 September 2009.
The programme of papers will examine all variations on the possibilities suggested by that title within the literature, social and court history, arts and visual culture, music, intellectual history, theatre, philosophy, religion, and material culture of the French seventeenth century widely interpreted.
Proposals (of about 250-300 words) for papers of 20-minutes duration are now invited. The closing date will be MONDAY, 2 MARCH 2009, and proposers may expect to be informed of the outcome of their submissions around Easter.
Proposals should be sent to the Secretary of the Society, Professor Richard Maber (r.g.maber@durham.ac.uk). We welcome enquiries about submitting a proposal. They may be sent either to the Secretary or to Professor William Brooks (mlswsb@bath.ac.uk).
The University Women's Club has some of the best accommodation in the fashionable part of London at very reasonable rates. For further information about the facilities of the Club, you may go to http://www.universitywomensclub.com/. Please note that, for the purposes of the Conference, specific rates on the website are an approximate guide only, and further information will be distributed in due course.
To reassure any doubters, we confirm that male participants in the conference are just as welcome as female participants, despite the name of the venue.