Fall 2008

We are pleased to host the annual meeting of the New England Renaissance Conference this coming October. Our regular schedule of seminars for the fall resumes in December, and we anticipate continued lively investigation of issues that are invigorating our scholarly fields. As is our custom, the seminars are entirely devoted to discussion of previously circulated papers; please call in advance for the papers.

Friday, October 10- Saturday, October 11

Friday 3:00 p.m. – 6:15 pm Russell House (followed by cocktails and dinner)
Saturday 9:00 am -12:30 pm Russell House

New England Renaissance Conference
Travel, Trade, and Translation in Early Modern Europe

For the complete program and to register for the conference and dinner go to:
http://nerc2008.blogs.wesleyan.edu/
or contact Laurie Nussdorfer (lnussdorfer@wesleyan.edu)

Tuesday, December 9

4:15 p.m. Davison Art Center, Dining Room

Amanda Bailey, Department of English, University of Connecticut, Storrs

Custom, Debt, and the Tragicomic Turn