VICTORIAN ENDINGS is the theme chosen for the Twenty-Fifth Annual
Meeting of the Midwest Victorian Studies Association, to be held at
Loyola University, Water Tower Center, Chicago, April 20-21, 2001. This
is, of course, an appropriate theme to mark the centenary of Queen
Victoria's death, the event which is arguably the most significant of
Victorian endings.
While this call for papers certainly invites proposals which deal in
some way with Victoria's death and the end of the reign, the MVSA's
conference program committee also encourages proposed papers which will
treat other kinds of endings, loss, and change. Topics such as the
passing of rural life and its values, attitudes toward dying, wills and
final testaments, the close of political careers, loss of faith,
divorce, the dissolution of friendships and other personal or
professional relationships, endings in fiction, musical endings,
personal or corporate bankruptcy, the fading of fashions, the waning of
social or political movements, the deaths of other eminent
Victorians--all of these and many other applications of the conference
theme would be appropriate. The conference program should reflect,
finally, the fact that interest in and treatment of endings of various
kinds is recurrent throughout the Victorian period (and throughout
Victorian studies), and is not just a matter of concern with the death
of the Queen.
MVSA is an association of scholars representing a range of disciplinary
interests in the culture of Victorian Britain. Therefore, proposals
from all fields are most welcome. Particularly encouraged are proposals
which have multidisciplinary aspects or which have broad appeal across
the disciplines.
NOTE: Because most of the proposals received thus far come from English
and principally treat literary topics, proposals from social and
political historians, art historians, musicologists, historians of
science and technology, and religion scholars, among other
Victorianists, are particularly welcome at this time.
Proposals for panels will be considered, provided that abstracts from
all panelists are submitted together. Panel proposals which offer the
perspectives of two or more disciplines are especially welcome.
Proposals may be submitted by post, fax, or e-mail. The deadline for
submissions is November 1, 2000. All proposals--which should be no more
than two double-spaced pages--as well as inquiries about this conference
or MVSA membership, should be directed to:
Robert Koepp
MVSA Executive Secretary
English Department
Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL 62650
e-mail: rkoepp@hilltop.ic.edu
fax: (217) 245-3365
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