THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL MARGARET CAVENDISH SOCIETY CONFERENCE
18 TO 21 JUNE, 2015
Nicosia, Cyprus
HOST: Centre for Visual Arts and Research (CVAR) with the support of the Cyprus College of Art
VENUE: The Centre for Visual Arts and Research, Nicosia, Cyprus
THEME: Mediterranean and cross-cultural influences upon Margaret Cavendish’s writings.
The theme may include topics such as:
- Cross-cultural influences in relation to trade, art, literature, piracy and captivity
- Classical (Greco-Roman) identities, philosophy, literature, art and culture
- International conversations in science and philosophy including botany, animal husbandry general agriculture, mathematics, etc.
Early modernists and modernists from all disciplines (e.g. art history, social history, history of science, literature, ecofeminism, political theory etc) are invited to submit proposals for papers related to the theme of the conference.
PAPER PROPOSALS:
20-minute papers are invited on topics related directly or indirectly to the theme of the conference.
ABSTRACTS of 150 to 200 words should be emailed to the conference organizers.
For more information and to register please visit the website:
http://internationalmargaretcavendishsociety.org/conf/index.html
or e’mail Professor James Fitzmaurice at j.fitzmaurice@sheffield.ac.uk
