The IASEMS Graduate Conference at the British Institute of Florence
Florence, 20 April 2018
Abstract submission deadline: 29 October 2017
forms of conversion, sacred and secular, i.e., awakening to a new faith, an intensification of existing beliefs, an embracing of a (radical) political movement, etc.
conversional thinking and practice
early modern textual ‘conversions’, i.e., from manuscript to print, from one format to another, from one genre to another
relationships among transformation, freedom and power
forms of religious dissent in early modern British culture
religious change and gender
how early modern English theatre and other theatrical practices represent, adopt, transform, relocate forms of conversion
conversion narratives
the phenomenon of forced conversion
authenticity and pretense in conversion
religious conversion as catalyst of other transformations (e.g., translation, alchemy, enthusiasm, etc.)
technologies of transformation
the candidate should provide name, institution, contact info, title and a short abstract of the proposed contribution (300 words for a 20-minute paper), explaining the content and intended structure of the paper, and including a short bibliography;
abstracts are to be submitted by Sunday 29 October 2017 by email to ilaria.natali@unifi.it;
all proposals will be blind-vetted. The list of selected papers will be available by the end of November 2017;
each finished contribution should not exceed 20 minutes and is to be presented in English (an exception will be made for Italian candidates of departments other than English, who can give their papers in Italian);
Candidates whose first language is not English will need to have their proposals and final papers checked by a mother-tongue speaker
participants will be asked to present a final draft of the paper ten days before the Conference.
Dr. Ilaria Natali, University of Florence (Italy)