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CFP/ 4-7 May 2006, 41st International Congress on Medieval Studies/ Kalamazoo, Michigan Special Session "The Word and the Image: The Iconoclastic Struggle in Early Modern Drama, 1520-1560". Apologies for cross-posting. Just how "catholic" was early modern Protestant drama? And what analytic value do terms like "Protestant" or "Catholic" [faiths] have when everyone during the period in question is claiming true catholicity in terms of doctrinal and ecclesial purity? When "protestants" eschew that label, and many who are now retrospectively classed as "protestants" disagree on doctrine among themselves, with some "protestants" happily retaining "Roman" views on the subject, the convenient labels seems clumsy and anachronistic. It's a good question to ask in our attempts to understand 15th and 16th century episodes of iconoclasm or expressions on abhorrence of idolatry. What do we mean by the terms "Protestant", "Puritan", or "Lollard"? And would those terms be acceptable, or even understood by those people of that period actively engaged in making their culture and engaging in various degrees of struggle with other writers' viewpoints in their works? There's a period from 1520 to 1560 in England, for example, when most of the conceptual framework –including, but not limited to, doctrine—that is now labelled "Protestant" seems to be very much 'up for grabs'. By its dialogic nature, drama, and quasi-dramatic presentations [civic entries, processions] are one way of examining that struggle. This session [again] would like to explore how that often lethal debate was negotiated. Please submit abstracts by September 15th to J. Terry Wade at either address below, or call or e-mail for further information about the special session. _____________________________ J. Terry Wade [log in to unmask] (416) 766-3905 (H) _______________________________ -- Abigail Ann Young (Dr), Associate Editor/ Records of Early English Drama/ Victoria College/ 150 Charles Street W/ Toronto Ontario Canada Phone (416) 585-4504/ FAX (416) 813-4093/ [log in to unmask] List-owner of REED-L <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/reed-l.html> http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/reed.html => REED's home page http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/stage.html => our theatre resource page http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~young => my home page