Call for Papers
OPEN SESSIONS ON
Queen Elizabeth I
sponsored by
The Queen Elizabeth I Society
held in conjunction with
Exploring the Renaissance 2009
An International Conference
Hot Springs, Arkansas
March 5-7, 2009
The historic Arlington Hotel on Bathhouse Row constitutes conference headquarters (shuttle service provided).
Local Arrangements: Raymond Frontain
Keynote Lecturer, Nabil Matar, University of Minnesota: “Eschatology, Tobacco, and Moriscos: Islamic Cross-Currents in Jacobean England.”
Agnes Strickland Prize for the best essay
Keynote Speakers for the Queen Elizabeth I Society
Jo Eldridge Carney, The College of New Jersey
Megan Hickerson, Henderson State University, Arkansas
Jacqueline Vanhoutte, University of North Texas
Kristin Post Walton, Salisbury University, Maryland
Suggested Topics: the Queen in relation to the art, architecture, history, literature, politics, and music of her reign
Papers are limited to 20 minutes reading time. Abstracts only (400-500 words; a shorter 100-word abstract for inclusion in the program) must be submitted online no later than December 15, 2008 via the SCRC website's abstract submission form.
Inquiries only, please, to Carole Levin, President.
Agnes Strickland Prize for the best essay. For more information on the society and its activities, visit our website.
Program participants are required to join SCRC and are encouraged to submit publication-length versions of their papers to the SCRC journal, Explorations in Renaissance Culture.
A limited number of graduate travel fellowships are available; graduate students presenting a paper at the conference may apply to the program chair for travel assistance (maximum $250). Complete essays must be submitted electronically by February 1 to be eligible for consideration. See the graduate travel fellowships page for instructions on how to apply.