Borderlines: Crossings and Conflicts
A conference of the Australia and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (ANZAMEMS)
FEBRUARY 2nd - 5th 1998
Victoria University of Wellington
Visit the conference web site at http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~millarp/anzamems/doc/
The conference theme for 1998 is to be "Borderlines: Crossings and Conflicts". We hope to attract papers that reflect on such topics as cultural borrowings and exchanges across time and space; on disciplinary and period divisions and exchanges; on the significance of institutionalised distinctions between medieval studies and early modern studies; on how scholarship with a national or vernacular or regional focus bears upon notions of "Europe", "Latin Christendom", etc.
To date, we have had acceptances from several prominent scholars in the field to act as plenary speakers at the conference. These include Professor Douglas Gray from Oxford University (Medieval Literature), Dr A. J. Pollard from Teesside University (Tudor History), Professor Jo Ann McNamara from Hunter College, New York (Medieval History), Professor Norm Jones, Utah (Early Modern History), Dr Diane Purkiss, University of Reading (Early Modern LIterature), and Professor MacD. P. Jackson, University of Auckland (Early Modern Literature).
Wellington will be an exciting place to visit in February 1998. One of the most exciting new museums in the world, the Museum of New Zealand/Te Papa Tongarewa, will be opening officially in early February. The opening of the Museum promises to be a fascinating cultural moment in this part of the world, and will take place on the Wellington waterfront. Wellington will also be hosting an international arts festival later in February.
For further information, and/or offers of papers, please contact Dr Kim Walker, Department of English, School of English, Film and Theatre, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
email: kim.walker@vuw.ac.nz
fax: +64 4 495-5148; tel: +64 4 472-1000 ext. 8814.
Dr Paul Millar
School of English Film and Theatre
Victoria University of Wellington
Te Whare Wananga o te Upoko o te Ika a Maui
PO Box 600
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Ph: NZ 04 472 1000 Ext. 8764
Fax: NZ 04 495 5148
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(JBL 26 July 1997)