As faculty from other disciplines joined the discussion, a feeling developed that many disciplines viewed the century in a segmented rather than a unified way and that it might be useful to explore the interrelationship of different periods within it from the perspective of several academic areas to encourage more coherent teaching of eighteenth century topics within and across a wide variety of disciplines. We seek papers for three moderated panel sessions devoted to philosophy and history, theater and literature, and the fine arts during the eighteenth century in the West.
Interdisciplinary papers are highly encouraged.
We hope for lively discussions from the floor by conference participants whether or not they are presenting papers. In addition, participants will be asked to nominate recent major items in the literature of the period to constitute an exhibit during the conference. Abstracts for papers are now being solicited from faculty and interested students, and should be sent by January 15 to Stephen Butts, Sampson House, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI 54912-0599.