“Romantic Reflections”
2014 International Conference on Romanticism
Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 25-28, 2014
Deadline: April 21, 2014
The 2014 meeting of the International Conference on Romanticism will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the heart of downtown on the banks of the Mississippi river September 25th-28th. In keeping with the spirit of the ICR, the conference organizers wish to focus on the cross-disciplinary and international aspects of Romanticism. The theme will be Romantic Reflections, which should be interpreted in its broadest context. Possible topics could include but should not be limited to:
- Reflections in the arts
- Reflections in the sciences
- Romantic reflections
- Sociological reflections
- Cross-national echoes
- Colonial reflections
- Reflections in nature
- Gothic appropriations
- Intertextual echoes
- Boundary and border crossings
- Romantic collaborations
- Interdisciplinary Romanticism
- Aesthetic reflections
- Romantic appropriations of archetypes and myths
- Environmental reflections
- Romantic Others
- Class reflections
- Gender reflections
- War and Peace
- Critical reflections
- Philosophical reflections
- Traveling reflections
- Economic echoes
Abstract for complete panels and individual papers are welcome. Please send 250 word abstracts to icr2014@stthomas.edu. The deadline for submissions is April 21, 2014.