The early modern period produced a wealth of travel writing, whether the travel in question was to the New World beyond the seas, a planet across the skies, or another imagined or idealised location. This conference will address the inter-related nature of utopia and travel-writing, and explore representations of other worlds and New World communities.

Keynote speaker: Professor J. C. Davis, University of East Anglia

Speakers include: Dr Catherine Armstrong, Richard John Ascarate, Dr Miguel A. Ramiro Avilés, Dr Daniel Carey, Dr Analisa E. DeGrave, Professor Martin Dzelzainis, Jo Edwards, Jens-Uwe Guttel, Chloe Houston, Laura Jacobs, Pete Langman, Lia Markey, Kevin P. McDonald, Professor Tudor Parfitt, Dr William Poole, Dr Nicole Pohl, Professor Robert Sayre, Dr Richard Serjeantson, Dr James Ward, and Sarah Dewar-Watson.