The Afterlife in the Classical and Italian Traditi

Another link which might be helpful to all groups as we begin to plan our student conference is the Modern Language Association’s call for papers, which I have added as a sidebar link.

I have also uploaded a file of a tentative program for the Renaissance Society of America, which contains abstracts for individual papers. I’m not sure if I did this correctly; hopefully it will appear in some fashion on this post. You may find it on the Blackboard site for this course (under “Course Documents”).

Writing a call for papers is a collaborative process. First, the group must decide what the conference should be about (i.e., not the title of the course–pick something relevant to it, but an idea that is broad enough to stir the imagination of everyone in the course), a process which should begin with vigorous discussion. The topic should be interesting, inter-disciplinary, and dare I say, sexy. It should seduce us all. Second, the group should begin exploring possible avenues into the topic. What are some possible lines of inquiry? Why is your topic relevant? What are some possible avenues for further research? Lastly, what do you imagine will be the product of the conference? What does the group envision the conference will accomplish in terms of ground covered?

I have placed links on the sidebar to samples of calls for papers for your reading pleasure.