Call for Papers: The Early Modern Horse
Contributions are invited for a book tentatively titled _Kingdom of the
Horse: The Culture of the Horse in the Early Modern World_. Papers are
sought which deal with any and all aspects of early modern horses and horse
culture: horsemanship, equestrian art, horse breeding, the horse trade,
horses in literature, horses on the stage (real or imagined), horse ballets,
hunting from horseback, horses in warfare, horseracing. Essays from all
disciplines are welcome as long as they situate their discussion in a broad
cultural context.
Interest in this project has been expressed by the editor of Palgrave’s new
series, “Early Modern Cultural Studies, 1500-1700” which “unapologetically
crosses disciplinary, theoretical, and political boundaries” to examine
early modern “texts and artifacts that bear the traces of transculturation
and globalization.” We are thus especially interested in essays which treat
the horse as the vehicle for global cultural transmission, cultural change,
or ideas of nationhood; or which cast new light on the ways knowledge about
horses and horse craft is implicated in early modern state-formation, the
rise of scientific professions and discourses, changes in aesthetic values
and standards, or changes in the conceptualization of class/racial/gender
difference.
All foreign-language materials must be translated into English. There is a
possibility for including translated primary texts alongside critical essays
on them; those working on such materials should contact the editor for more
information.
Send abstracts, completed papers and inquiries by June 1, 2002 to: Karen
Raber, Associate Professor of English, University of Mississippi,
University, MS, 38677. Email:: kraber@olemiss.edu. Tel: 662-915-7049 Fax:
662-915-5787
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