VISAWUS 2004

The Victorian Interdisciplinary Studies Association of the Western United States (VISAWUS) announces its ninth annual conference, hosted by the Department of English at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, October 21-23, 2004

The focus of this year's conference is Victorian Innovations. We invite proposals for 20 minute papers or full panels (three papers) addressing the full range of the Victorians' innovations, both those still with us (state financed education, manufactured traditions) and those that died out. We ask that the papers and panels take an interdisciplinary approach, or address issues that may be addressed by more than one discipline. Paper proposals, a maximum of the equivalent of two double-spaced pages, should be emailed to the enclosed address. We are pleased to announce that the 2004 keynote speaker will be Susan P. Casteras, professor of art history, University of Washington. The conference hotel will be the Silver Cloud Inn University Village, 5036 25th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98105. For reservations or hotel information, phone (206) 526-5200 and ask for VISAWUS rates for any or all evenings from October 20-23. Sessions will be held on the UW campus, about six blocks from the hotel. Further information concerning fees, transportation, conference meals etc. will be available soon from Conference Co-Chair Cara Lane at cgiacomi@u.washington.edu. Deadline for proposals will be June 4, 2004.