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Call for Papers


Queen Elizabeth I of England

FOUR OPEN SESSIONS ON
Queen Elizabeth I

sponsored by

The Queen Elizabeth I Society

held in conjunction with

Exploring the Renaissance 2008

An International Conference

Kansas City, Missouri
March 6-8, 2008

Holiday Inn Country Club Plaza
Local Arrangements: Lester Brothers



Agnes Strickland Prize for the best essay

Keynote Speakers

Robert Bucholz, Charles Beem, Mary Ellen Lamb


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 1, 2007 via the SCRC website's abstract submission form.

Inquiries only, please, to Donald Stump, President, at stump@slu.edu.

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.