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Second Call for Conference Papers on THE MYSTERIOUS AND THE FOREIGN IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND October 4 & 5, 2002 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Patricia Parker (Stanford) This conference at McMaster University will explore representations of foreignness in English writing c1550-c1650 arising from travel to remote and exotic places as well as representations of mysterious regions of intellectual and spiritual quest. As the conference invites a wide range of perspectives and approaches, so we encourage participation by academics from different disciplines such as history (social, political, economic, medical, technological), art history, literary studies, drama, women's studies, music, etc. Possible topics include *encounters with other peoples (whether Irish, Jew, Moor, African, East Indian, American Indian, Eskimo) *exotic food, clothing and the importation of foreign art and artifacts *the development of museums and antiquarian collections to study and house the foreign and mysterious *the intellectual endeavour to uncover scientific and medical mysteries *the realms of the supernatural, of miracles, of mystical paradox *the early modern loss of or debunking of mystery Proposals for further related topics are welcome. 3 copies of the papers (reading time 20 minutes) plus abstracts are requested by the deadline date, Friday, May 31. Abstacts alone (approx 300-500 words) are also acceptable, though complete papers are preferred. Abstracts may be submitted electronically in the body of an email letter--NO ATTACHMENTS PLEASE! It is expected that a volume of papers will result from the conference. Papers from the most recent early-modern studies conference at McMaster, "Expanding the Canon", were published in _Other Voices, Other Views_ (AUP, 1999) eds. Helen Ostovich, Mary V. Silcox and Graham Roebuck. Papers and abstracts to: Dr Graham Roebuck Department of English McMaster University Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4L9 Enquiries may be made of any of the organizers: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Further information on conference travel, accommodation, hospitality, conference fees and keynote speakers will be posted on www.mcmaster.ca (specific website to be announced) before the deadline for papers. Helen Ostovich Editor, EARLY THEATRE / Professor, Dept of English McMaster University Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4L9 (905)525-9140 x24496 FAX (905)777-8316 http://www.earlytheatre.ca