During the Renaissance marriage was a fundamental step for both women and men belonging to all social classes. Depicted in art, described in literature, ruled by law, marriage was the […]

Colloque international et interdisciplinaire organisé par Jean-Louis Jeannelle (Université de Rouen) et Audrey Lasserre (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle ? Paris 3) ? La considération de ?ce que l’on est’ est le […]

The University of York is pleased to announce Epistolary cultures – letters and letter-writing in early modern Europe, a two-day conference (Humanities Research Centre, 18-19 March 2016). From the place […]

Depuis la fin du Moyen Âge, la question de l’entrée et de la sortie des couvents est au c’ur des préoccupations de l’Église qui encadre ces pratiques par le décret […]

La valeur intellectuelle et les origines presque exclusivement masculines de l’apologétique chrétienne ont longtemps oblitéré le rôle des femmes dans la défense de la foi. La pratique « genrée « […]

Le topos de l’inceste adelphique est devenu si présent dans la littérature contemporaine qu’il serait vain de tenter de faire le recensement de ces récits ou de ces pièces mettant […]

Organisers: Rachel Delman (Oxford) & Phoebe Linton (Edinburgh) Keynote Speakers: Dr Rachel Moss (Oxford) & Dr Sarah Dunnigan (Edinburgh). In recent years, scholars from a range of disciplines have considered […]

Abstracts of up to 250 words in length by April 1, 2015, to pearson@american.edu. This session will explore the social implications of intimacy in the production, reception, and circulation of […]

For the next Sixteenth Century Society and Conference (SCSC) to be held October 22 – 25, 2015 at the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Society […]

Call for Abstracts for Modern Language Association Conference 2016 in Austin, Texas MLA Sixteenth-Century French Literature Executive Committee Theories of queenship and practices of queens; relations to networks, gender, transnationalism, […]