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CFP for English II: English Literature 1800-1900
MMLA 2014
MMLA 2014
Detroit, MI
November 13-16, 2014
Deadline: May 31, 2014
Please consider submitting an abstract to the
nineteenth-century section of the Midwest Modern Language Association's annual
conference.
"The City and the Aesthetic"
From William Wordsworth’s “Upon Westminster Bridge” to
William Morris’s horror at modern cityscapes, from the craze for Aesthetic
housewares to debates over working-class access to art museums, the
nineteenth-century city presented both aesthetic problems and aesthetic
opportunities. How did urbanization transform both the aesthetic experiences
that were available and the categories through which these experiences were
understood? Implicit in this question is a recognition that the city may
provide an especially fertile ground for exploring negative aesthetic reactions
like distaste or disgust, which remain comparatively under-theorized.
Papers that approach “The City and the Aesthetic” through
the lens of perception, affect, or pleasure are welcome, as are papers that
connect aesthetics to politics, consumption, or class.
Send abstracts to Julia Bninski (jlbninski@gmail.com) by May 31.
Abstracts should be approximately 250-500 words. Please provide the following
information: your name, institutional affiliation, email address, and paper title.
For more information visit http://www.luc.edu/mmla/index.html
