Attending to Early Modern Women–-and Men November 9-11, 2006
Center for Renaissance & Baroque Studies
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

http://www.crbs.umd.edu/atw/atw6/

What may scholars learn about early modern women by focusing on men? What may we learn about early modern society and patriarchy from its gendering practices? What are the consequences of scholarly assumptions about gender for the study of early modern society?

We will consider these issues as we explore the following topics:

Keynote Address:
“Showing the Heart: Friendship, Love and Anatomy in Early Modern Portraiture”
Sarah Cohen, Art History, State University of New York, Albany

Plenary I: Theorizing Early Modern Masculinity and Maleness

Plenary II: Childhood

Plenary III: Violence

Plenary IV: Pedagogies

All plenaries will be followed by participatory workshops. For a complete list of plenary addresses and workshop topics, please visit the conference website: www.crbs.umd.edu/atw/atw6/