1759: An Interdisciplinary Conference
15-17 April 2009, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

2009 sees the 250th anniversary of the events and publications of 1759, a crucial moment in British and global history, culture and ideas. To mark the occasion, the Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies at Queen’s University Belfast will be hosting an interdisciplinary conference on all aspects of ‘1759’ – from the battles at Minden, Quebec and Quiberon Bay to new ideas about ‘sympathy’, ‘originality’ and ‘taste’; the opening of the British Museum to the publication of 'Candide', 'Rasselas' and 'Tristram Shandy'. The conference will thus provide a timely opportunity for discussion and critical assessment of a year that, according to Frank McLynn, should be ‘as well known in British history as 1066’. Keynote papers will be delivered by Professor Thomas Keymer (University of Toronto) and Professor Nicholas Rogers (York University, Toronto).

300-word proposals are invited, for 20-minute papers. The deadline for submission is 31 July 2008. Proposals should be emailed to the conference organiser: Dr Shaun Regan, School of English, QUB (s.regan@qub.ac.uk). For further information and a conference flyer, please see the Centre’s website:

www.qub.ac.uk/schools/CentreforEighteenthCenturyStudies