Resources in Art History for Graduate Students
SYMPOSIA FOR NINETEENTH-CENTURY
ART AND CULTURE
This site will include postings for conferences, societies, and opportunities covering the period 1789 to 1914.
ASSOCIATION OF HISTORIANS OF 19TH-CENTURY ART
22-25 February 2012. Usually held with the College Art Association annual conference.
ASSOCIATION
OF HISTORIANS OF 19TH-CENTURY ART (NCSA)
22-24 March 2012. Asheville, NC. Two topics here: Spirituality in Nineteenth Century European Visual culture. Contact: Maura Coughlin (mcoughli@bryant.edu). Also: 2. Spirituality and Mass Culture in the United States. Contact: (Emily.gephart@smfa.edu) For each topic, Please e-mail abstracts (250 words) for 20-minute papers that provide the author's name and paper title in the heading, as well as a one-page c.v. by September 20, 2012.
ASSOCIATION OF HISTORIANS OF 19TH-CENTURY ART GRADUATE STUDENT PRIZE
"...announces a prize for PhD candidates. The AHNCA Prize is awarded annually to the PhD candidate who submits the best conference or symposium paper on a topic related to 19th-century art or art history. The winning paper will be published in Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide, AHNCA's peer-reviewed, electronic journal. The winner will be announced at the AHNCA business meeting at the College Art Association Annual Conference. Submissions may be sent electronically to (ecm7@nyu.edu) or by post to Elizabeth Mansfield, National Humanities Center, 7 Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27799. Entry forms may be downloaded from the AHNCA website. (Annual?)
ASSOCIATION OF HISTORIANS OF 19TH-CENTURY ART GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM
Held 4 March 2011. Seventh Annual. Graduate Center of the City University of New York. "Graduate students are invited to submit proposals for 20-minute papers on topics in the history of art and visual culture of the long nineteenth-century (1789-1914). Proposals that give evidence of new scholarship and originality of approach are especially encouraged...Proposals were due Monday, January 10, 2011." Please see the H-ARTHIST Web site for more information.
INTERDISCIPLINARY NINETEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES
22-25 March 2012. Lexington, KY. Theme: Picturing the Nineteenth Century. "Though its title foregrounds art and visual culture, this conference will treat "picturing" in all its many senses: imagining, representing, framing, mapping. We invite papers and panels that consider how the nineteenth century represented itself to itself--through depictions of subjectivity, history, and culture; through emerging technologies and disciplines; through self-conscious "meta" attempts to understand methods of representation. We also encourage papers that consider how our own technologies and disciplines create multiple pictures of "the nineteenth century." Interdisciplinary papers and panels are especially welcome. Deadline for submitting proposals is October 17, 2011; accepted papers will be due in early 2012. See Call for Papers for complete information." See the link for details.
MIDWEST ART HISTORY SOCIETY
Held 14-16 April 2011. Grand Rapids, Michigan. "This session is open to presentations on new research, innovative methodologies in the field of 19th century art (broadly defined): new interpretations of familiar works; papers on perception, critical theories, primary criticism, global interchange of forms, styles and ideas.
NEW YORK NINETEENTH-CENTURY SOCIETY
"The New York Nineteenth Century Society brings together historians, reenactors, and interested parties for 19th-century themed happenings, uniquely educational events, and an ongoing conversation about our collective past. Founded in 2009, NYNCS is dedicated to studying and reenacting all aspects of 19th-century life. Live events take place throughout the New York Metropolitan Area; anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the online community."
NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH STUDIES ASSOCIATION
27-29 October 2011. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania and Villanova University. Theme: Law & Order. "The 37th Annual Nineteenth-Century French Studies Colloquium hopes to foster a discussion of laws and order as represented in French literature and culture of the long century: how they were established, supported, questioned, and overthrown; how the ideological grounds upon which they were constructed were solidified or destabilized; and how authors, characters, themes or formal elements reflect varying degrees of respect for established sets of rules." See the Web site for details.
NINETEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES ASSOCIATION
22-24 March 2012. Asheville, North Carolina. Theme is: Spiritual Matters/Matters of the Spirit.
"From Romanticism's spiritual resurgence to the interrogations of Darwinism and science, the nineteenth century
was immersed in conversation about the place of spirituality and religion in society, politics, and the arts.
Paper and panel proposals are welcome on all aspects of belief, religion, and spirituality in the long
nineteenth century, from 1789 to 1914." Please e-mail abstracts (250 words) for 20-minute papers that provide the author's
name and paper title in the heading, as well as a one-page c.v., to Phylis Floyd AND
Michael Duffy by September 30, 2011. Presenters will be notified in November, 2011.
Phylis Floyd, Program Co-Chair
Michigan State University
(floyd@msu.edu)
Michael Duffy, Program Co-Chair
East Carolina University
(duffym@ecu.edu)
NINETEENTH-CENTURY WEB SITES
Mostly literary, but there is a section listing "Art, Architecture, and the Performing Arts".
NORTH AMERICAN VICTORIAN STUDIES
ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
3-6 November 2011. Nashville, TN. "We seek papers related to the conference theme of 'Performance
and Play' in keeping with the conference's location in Nashville, a historic center for musical and artistic
innovation...Deadline for proposals: March 1, 2011." See the H-Arthist Website linked above for more
information.
REPRESENTING
THE ARTIST IN 19TH CENTURY [sic]
20-21 June 2012. Paris, Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art. Ee the link for details.
"To submit a paper, please send an abstract of less than 1500 signs [sic] to France Nerlich,
assistant professor in contemporary art history at the universite' de Tours and to Alain Bonnet,
associate professor in contemporary art history at the universite' de Nantes:
(alainjeanclaudebonnet@gmail.com)
(france.nerlich@univ-tours.fr)
SACRED MATTER:
THE SPIRITUAL IN THE AGE OF SCIENCE
22-24 March 2012. Asheville, NC. Nineteenth-Century Studies Association.
"Please e-mail abstracts (250 words) for 20-minute papers that provide the author's name and paper
title in the heading, as well as a one-page c.v to (Mortonmarsha10@gmail.com) and (blarson@uwf.edu).
Deadline: Sep 19, 2011.
SENTIMENTALISM AND THE SENSES
12-15 April 2012. Berkeley, CA. "In recent years, literary critics have begun to focus on the
embodied aspects of sentimentalism and in particular, on how various forms of sensory experience
impacted how nineteenth-century subjects understood the affective relationships between themselves and
others. This panel thus seeks papers on how specific bodily senses--such as sight, sound, or smell--
relate to sentimentalism, and on how an examination of the bodily sensorium might illuminate additional
aspects of nineteenth-century sentimental writing and thought. In light of the conference theme of "Prospects,"
we are particularly interested in papers exploring how nineteenth-century writers understood the senses
as providing new ways of knowing themselves and others. Please submit abstracts of 300-500 words, along
with a short c.v by Friday, Sept. 16th, 2011, to Kyla Schuller (kylaschu@rci.rutgers.edu)and
Lauren Klein (lauren.klein@lcc.gatech.edu)."
SOCIETY OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICANISTS
12-15 April 2012. which will take place April 12-15, 2012 at the historic Berkeley City Club
and at the University of California, Berkeley campus. "Following upon the success of the first C19 conference at
Penn State University in 2010, we invite individual papers or panels on any aspect of U.S. literary culture--broadly
conceived--during the long nineteenth century, including those that bring insights from visual, sound, or
performance studies into conversation with literary/textual studies...Proposals are due by October 1, 2011.
Queries may also be addressed to (C19-2012@ucsc.edu)." Please see the link for more details.
SPIRITUAL MATTERS: MATTERS OF THE SPIRIT
22-24 March 2012. Asheville, NC. Nineteenth-Century Studies Association.
Calls for two panels: 1. Spirituality in Nineteenth Century European Visual culture; and
2. Spirituality and Mass Culture in the United States. "Please e-mail abstracts (250 words) for 20-minute
papers that provide the author's name and paper title in the heading, as well as a one-page c.v to
(Emily.gephart@smfa.edu) by September 20, 2012. More information about the conference can be
obtained by visiting (http://www.english.uwosh.edu/roth/ncsa/index.html)."
TRANSATLANTIC NETWORKS AND THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY PERIODICAL
12-15 April 2012. Berkeley, CA. Conference of the Society for Nineteenth-Century
Americanists. "The recent turn to the study of print culture in American literary and
cultural histories has increasingly focused scholarly attention on the dynamic interaction between
writing, reading, and publishing. This has opened up a range of new perspectives on the networks
of communication that shape and define creative, political, and intellectual communities. This
proposed panel aims to explore these perspectives through the particular example of the American
periodical as a public site of transatlantic debate and exchange...Participants are encouraged to
address such questions by exploring the status, influence, and interrelation of authors,
illustrators, publishers, printers, and editors, as well as through the analysis and
interpretation of periodical content. Moreover, proposals are welcomed for individual papers
that engage with American periodicals from a wide range of disciplinary angles, including
literary and intellectual history, literary studies, cultural history, visual culture, the
history of science, and Victorian studies. Please send proposals of no more than 500 words,
along with a brief bio, by 19 September 2011 to: Matthew Pethers, School of American
Studies, University of Nottingham, UK: (matthew.pethers@nottingham.ac.uk)."
VICTORIAN SOCIETY IN AMERICA
"The only national non-profit organization committed to historic preservation, protection, understanding,
education, and enjoyment of our nineteenth century heritage." See the Web site for more information.
VICTORIANS INSTITUTE & Journal
Held 21-22 October 2011. Myrtle Beach, SC. See the Web site for updated information.
VISUAL CULTURE, THE REVOLUTIONARY AND NAPOLEONIC
WARS
19-20 July 2012. Tate Britain, Millbank, London. "...The organisers are keen to receive
proposals for papers that present new research and/or methodological approaches. In particular
we would like to encourage proposals from scholars from different disciplines who wish to work
in collaboration with each other...Please send abstracts of 250 words to Phil Shaw (ps14@le.ac.uk)
by Friday 16 December 2011." See the link for details.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
EDITH WHARTON COLLECTION RESEARCH AWARD
"Deadline was March 15, 2010. Each year the Edith Wharton Society offers an Edith Wharton Collection
Research Award of $1500 to enable a scholar to conduct research on the Edith Wharton Collection of
materials at the Beinecke Library at Yale University. Prospective fellows for the 2010-2011 award are
asked to submit a research proposal (maximum length 5 single-spaced pages) and a resume by March 15,
2010 to Margaret Murray at (murraym@wcsu.edu) or at this address:
Margaret Murray
Professor of English
Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT 06810 USA
"The research proposal should detail the overall research project, its particular
contribution to Wharton scholarship, the preparation the candidate brings to the
project, and the specific relevance that materials at the Beinecke collection have
for its completion. The funds need to be used for transportation, lodging, and other
expenses related to a stay at the library.
Notification of the award will take place by April 15th and the award can be used
from May 1, 2010 till May 1, 2011. A final report will be due June 1, 2011. The
Winner will be asked at that point to submit a short report essay to the Edith
Wharton Review, which will briefly inform the readers of the EWR of the research
done but will not be in the way of the winner publishing a scholarly article
elsewhere as well." [PLEASE MAKE A WEB SITE]
JOURNAL OF THE GILDED AGE AND PROGRESSIVE ERA
A journal of interest to fans of 19th-century studies.
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22-24 March 2012. Asheville, North Carolina. Theme is: Spiritual Matters/Matters of the Spirit. "From Romanticism's spiritual resurgence to the interrogations of Darwinism and science, the nineteenth century was immersed in conversation about the place of spirituality and religion in society, politics, and the arts. Paper and panel proposals are welcome on all aspects of belief, religion, and spirituality in the long nineteenth century, from 1789 to 1914." Please e-mail abstracts (250 words) for 20-minute papers that provide the author's name and paper title in the heading, as well as a one-page c.v., to Phylis Floyd AND Michael Duffy by September 30, 2011. Presenters will be notified in November, 2011.
Phylis Floyd, Program Co-Chair Michigan State University (floyd@msu.edu) Michael Duffy, Program Co-Chair East Carolina University (duffym@ecu.edu)
Mostly literary, but there is a section listing "Art, Architecture, and the Performing Arts".
3-6 November 2011. Nashville, TN. "We seek papers related to the conference theme of 'Performance and Play' in keeping with the conference's location in Nashville, a historic center for musical and artistic innovation...Deadline for proposals: March 1, 2011." See the H-Arthist Website linked above for more information.
REPRESENTING
THE ARTIST IN 19TH CENTURY [sic]20-21 June 2012. Paris, Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art. Ee the link for details.
"To submit a paper, please send an abstract of less than 1500 signs [sic] to France Nerlich,
assistant professor in contemporary art history at the universite' de Tours and to Alain Bonnet,
associate professor in contemporary art history at the universite' de Nantes:
(alainjeanclaudebonnet@gmail.com)
(france.nerlich@univ-tours.fr)
22-24 March 2012. Asheville, NC. Nineteenth-Century Studies Association. "Please e-mail abstracts (250 words) for 20-minute papers that provide the author's name and paper title in the heading, as well as a one-page c.v to (Mortonmarsha10@gmail.com) and (blarson@uwf.edu). Deadline: Sep 19, 2011.
12-15 April 2012. Berkeley, CA. "In recent years, literary critics have begun to focus on the embodied aspects of sentimentalism and in particular, on how various forms of sensory experience impacted how nineteenth-century subjects understood the affective relationships between themselves and others. This panel thus seeks papers on how specific bodily senses--such as sight, sound, or smell-- relate to sentimentalism, and on how an examination of the bodily sensorium might illuminate additional aspects of nineteenth-century sentimental writing and thought. In light of the conference theme of "Prospects," we are particularly interested in papers exploring how nineteenth-century writers understood the senses as providing new ways of knowing themselves and others. Please submit abstracts of 300-500 words, along with a short c.v by Friday, Sept. 16th, 2011, to Kyla Schuller (kylaschu@rci.rutgers.edu)and Lauren Klein (lauren.klein@lcc.gatech.edu)."
12-15 April 2012. which will take place April 12-15, 2012 at the historic Berkeley City Club and at the University of California, Berkeley campus. "Following upon the success of the first C19 conference at Penn State University in 2010, we invite individual papers or panels on any aspect of U.S. literary culture--broadly conceived--during the long nineteenth century, including those that bring insights from visual, sound, or performance studies into conversation with literary/textual studies...Proposals are due by October 1, 2011. Queries may also be addressed to (C19-2012@ucsc.edu)." Please see the link for more details.
22-24 March 2012. Asheville, NC. Nineteenth-Century Studies Association. Calls for two panels: 1. Spirituality in Nineteenth Century European Visual culture; and 2. Spirituality and Mass Culture in the United States. "Please e-mail abstracts (250 words) for 20-minute papers that provide the author's name and paper title in the heading, as well as a one-page c.v to (Emily.gephart@smfa.edu) by September 20, 2012. More information about the conference can be obtained by visiting (http://www.english.uwosh.edu/roth/ncsa/index.html)."
12-15 April 2012. Berkeley, CA. Conference of the Society for Nineteenth-Century Americanists. "The recent turn to the study of print culture in American literary and cultural histories has increasingly focused scholarly attention on the dynamic interaction between writing, reading, and publishing. This has opened up a range of new perspectives on the networks of communication that shape and define creative, political, and intellectual communities. This proposed panel aims to explore these perspectives through the particular example of the American periodical as a public site of transatlantic debate and exchange...Participants are encouraged to address such questions by exploring the status, influence, and interrelation of authors, illustrators, publishers, printers, and editors, as well as through the analysis and interpretation of periodical content. Moreover, proposals are welcomed for individual papers that engage with American periodicals from a wide range of disciplinary angles, including literary and intellectual history, literary studies, cultural history, visual culture, the history of science, and Victorian studies. Please send proposals of no more than 500 words, along with a brief bio, by 19 September 2011 to: Matthew Pethers, School of American Studies, University of Nottingham, UK: (matthew.pethers@nottingham.ac.uk)."
"The only national non-profit organization committed to historic preservation, protection, understanding, education, and enjoyment of our nineteenth century heritage." See the Web site for more information.
Held 21-22 October 2011. Myrtle Beach, SC. See the Web site for updated information.
VISUAL CULTURE, THE REVOLUTIONARY AND NAPOLEONIC
WARS19-20 July 2012. Tate Britain, Millbank, London. "...The organisers are keen to receive proposals for papers that present new research and/or methodological approaches. In particular we would like to encourage proposals from scholars from different disciplines who wish to work in collaboration with each other...Please send abstracts of 250 words to Phil Shaw (ps14@le.ac.uk) by Friday 16 December 2011." See the link for details.
"Deadline was March 15, 2010. Each year the Edith Wharton Society offers an Edith Wharton Collection Research Award of $1500 to enable a scholar to conduct research on the Edith Wharton Collection of materials at the Beinecke Library at Yale University. Prospective fellows for the 2010-2011 award are asked to submit a research proposal (maximum length 5 single-spaced pages) and a resume by March 15, 2010 to Margaret Murray at (murraym@wcsu.edu) or at this address:
Margaret Murray Professor of English Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT 06810 USA
"The research proposal should detail the overall research project, its particular contribution to Wharton scholarship, the preparation the candidate brings to the project, and the specific relevance that materials at the Beinecke collection have for its completion. The funds need to be used for transportation, lodging, and other expenses related to a stay at the library. Notification of the award will take place by April 15th and the award can be used from May 1, 2010 till May 1, 2011. A final report will be due June 1, 2011. The Winner will be asked at that point to submit a short report essay to the Edith Wharton Review, which will briefly inform the readers of the EWR of the research done but will not be in the way of the winner publishing a scholarly article elsewhere as well." [PLEASE MAKE A WEB SITE]
A journal of interest to fans of 19th-century studies.