The conference dates overlap with the new production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen . Katie Trumpener has agreed to give a plenary talk on education in the Romantic period. We are negotiating for a music scholar as one of the other plenary speakers. Further information about the conference, special topic panels and submission of papers will be available by September 2000. Questions about the conference can be directed to Marshall Brown or Gary Handwerk .
Interdisciplinary panels are strongly preferred.
Inquiries may also be directed to Gary Handwerk , Jane K. Brown , or Richard Will . The deadline for the submission of individual papers and paper proposals will be announced in the fall. This page was updated on 16 July 2000 by Julia M. Wright .