The North in the Long-Eighteenth Century
An interdisciplinary conference to mark the ten year anniversary of the North East Forum for Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Studies
Friday 19th September 2014
The Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Prof. John Mee (University of York) & Dr. Richard Pears (Durham University)
Studies of the long-eighteenth century have tended to be London-centric, figuring the metropolis as the key site of cultural exchange in the nation. Whilst useful, this approach has perhaps obscured the importance of the role of provincial and other urban spaces in relation to wider cultural and social developments of the period.
This anniversary conference will bring together a range of scholars to consider how‘the North’ functions as both a cultural idea and a geographical space. We invite papers on any relevant topic, including:
-Definitions of the North
-Northern authors
-Ideas of Northern identity
-Northern geography
-Travels in the North
-The Northern marketplace
-Northern cultural sites
-Northern influences
-Northern histories
-North-South divisions
-Abstract concepts of the North
-Scotland and the English North
We welcome proposals for 20 min papers from academics, early career scholars and postgraduate students. Please send
abstracts of no more than 250 words to David Fallon at
David.fallon@sunderland.ac.uk by
Friday 29th May 2014.
For further details of the conference or further information on the activities of the NE Forum’s website, please visit:
http://northeastforum.wordpress.com/