2007 BARS/NASSR Conference
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2007 BARS/NASSR Conference
Emancipation, Liberation, Freedom
26-29 July, 2007
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The Centre for Romantic Studies (CRS), on the behalf of the University of Bristol, has the honour of hosting the 2007 BARS/NASSR Conference. The event will combine the respective conferences of the British Association of Romantic Studies (BARS) and the North American Society for the Study of Romanticism (NASSR) for only the second time in the history of the organisations. The conference board has decided upon the theme of "Emancipation, Liberation, Freedom" for the conference, which will enable scholars from a range of disciplines to participate. We are delighted to be able to confirm the three plenary speakers for the conference:
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| 2007 is a year of significant anniversaries in Romantic Studies: 250 years since the publication of Burke's Philosophical Enquiry and Gray'[s Odes; 250th anniversary of the birth of William Blake; 200 years since Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare and Wordsworth's Poems in Two Volumes; two hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. We hope that the conference will provide an opportunity to reflect upon these anniversaries. |
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| The conference itself will take place in The Wills Memorial Building, the centrepiece of The University of Bristol. The Conference is supported by the Bristol Institute for Research into the Arts and Humanities (BIRTHA), under the BIRTHA Conference Scheme. |  |
We hope that the conference will not only provide a unique forum for research into Romantic Studies, but that the conference will also set a standard of positive relations between British and North American academics, and also between the University of Bristol and the City of Bristol.
2007 BARS-NASSR Conference Board Members
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Dr Nick Groom (University of Bristol, UK)
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John Halliwell (University of Bristol, UK)
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Professor Robin Jarvis (University of Western England, UK)
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Professor Jackie Labbe (University of Warwick, UK)
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Dr Tom Mole (McGill University, CAN)
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Dr Jan Plug (University of Western Ontario, CAN)
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Professor Tillotama Rajan (University of Western Ontario, CAN)
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Dr Lisa Vargo (University of Saskatchewan, CAN)
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Professor David Worrall (Nottingham Trent University, UK)
All those attending the conference must be members of either BARS (The British Association of Romantic Studies), NASSR (North American Society for the Study of Romanticism), or the German Society for English Romanticism. Further information on how to join is available from the links below.
Applications are invited for up to five BARS Postgraduate Bursaries of up to £150 each to be applied to fees and costs of attending the BARS/NASSR International Conference. Applicants must be members of BARS. To apply, please submit a copy of your paper abstract, a statement outlining your financial needs, and a statement of support from your supervisor or another referee who can comment on the quality of your work. Applications can be submitted by email to Prof. Jacqueline Labbe at j.m.labbe@warwick.ac.uk, or by post to Prof. Labbe at the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK. All applications must be received by 15 May and decisions will be made as soon as possible after that.