American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
March 22-25, 2007
Atlanta Georgia
"'Others' Among 'Us': Moslems, Jews, and Other Non-Christians in
Eighteenth-Century England"
>From the diary of Samuel Pepys to the political cartoons of the 1750s to
Maria Edgeworth's Harrington, English men and women throughout the long
eighteenth century were seemingly obsessed with religious and ethnic
"others" living in London. Some of these writers welcomed these immigrants
with open arms; others met them with chauvinism, xenophobia, and
anti-Semitism and its equivalents.
This seminar will examine eighteenth-century representations of
religious/ethnic "others" living in England. How do eighteenth century
writers and artists depict Moslems, Jews, and other non Christians living
in or visiting London (or hoping/threatening to live in London)? When are
such immigrants welcomed? When are they persecuted? What are the
methodologies of representation that convey this sense of acceptance or
persecution? To what degree do political ideology, religion, nationality,
ethnicity, gender, and/or sexuality affect these representations? How do
writers and artists distinguish between "us" and "other"?
Papers on any aspect of representing Moslems, Jews, and/or other
non-Christians in England in eighteenth-century art, literature, or any
other aspect of culture will be considered.
The submission deadline for ASECS is September 15th. Please email short
abstracts to Jeremy W. Webster, webstej1_at_ohio.edu.
Jeremy W. Webster
Associate Professor
Department of English
Ohio University
webstej1_at_ohio.edu
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