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> CALL FOR PAPERS > The Renaissance Society of America will hold its 2003 meeting in Toronto > (March 28-30). In recognition of the fact that the Society for > Confraternity Studies is based in Toronto, and the Confraternities > Collection of offprints, monographs and essay collections is located there, > the RSA decided that it would dedicate its plenary Recent Trends panel to > the subject of recent work in confraternal studies. The three panelists > making presentations will be Nerida Newbiggin (Theatre), Barbara Wisch (Art > History), and Nicholas Terpstra (History) > > The Society for Confraternity Studies would like to mark this occasion with a > special set of panels exploring > all aspects of confraternal history and culture. This is an opportunity to > bring together a wide range of specialists on art history, theatre, history, > music, and literature to share the results of their research. Please > consider submitting individual papers, but in particular please consider > drawing together a panel. We welcome submissions from all geographical > areas, and through the time period of 1350-1650. We would like to make this > a chance for scholars from around the world to get together to discuss > recent trends in the area, and so particularly welcome international > submissions. > > The deadline for receiving your proposals is Friday, May 3, 2002. We are > currently exploring the possibility of getting funding from the Canadian > government to help subsidize the travel costs of overseas contributors, but > will need to make the application by the middle of March. If you would like > to be eligible for this support, please send your proposal by Monday, March > 18, 2002. > > Proposals should include a title, an abstract of no more than 150 words, > your current institutional affiliation, and any AV requirements. The may be > sent to: [log in to unmask]