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*CALL FOR PAPERS* THE 2ND ANNUAL LOUISIANA
CONSORTIUM
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| WHAT |
A statewide gathering of Medieval and Renaissance scholars from
Louisiana institutions of higher learning to continue the work begun
at the 1st Annual LCMRS hosted by Louisiana State University’s
Medieval and Renaissance Interdisciplinary Studies Project (MARIS)
in Baton Rouge in September 2003 |
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| WHY |
Goals for the Consortium include the fostering of dialogue among
scholars from community colleges, state universities, and private
institutions in Louisiana, and the development of Medieval and
Renaissance studies on a local level |
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| WHEN | Saturday, October 23, 2004, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | |||
| WHERE | Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond | |||
| MEETING |
The LCMRS will meet jointly with the Louisiana Classical
Association. Separate LCMRS and LCA sessions will proceed
simultaneously during the morning and afternoon; however, members of
each organization will be free to attend sessions of the other. The
LCMRS and LCA will meet together for a lunch/round-table discussion
on the use of popular culture to attract students and the public to
more serious scholarship |
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| PROPOSALS |
The LCMRS welcomes proposals for papers based on the current
research of scholars in all disciplines dealing with the Medieval
and Renaissance periods. If you would like to present a paper or
participate in the round-table discussion, send an abstract of not
more than 300 words by July 15 to: Dr. William B. Robison Department of History and Political Science Southeastern Louisiana University SLU 10895 Hammond, LA 70402 wrobison@selu.edu | |||
| LAGNIAPPE |
On the evening of Friday, October 22, participants are invited to a
cocktail party for LCMRS and LCA members and may attend a Fanfare
performance by the Fab Four (a Beatles tribute) in the Columbia
Theatre for the Performing Arts as the guests of Southeastern’s
Department of History and Political Science (for more on Fanfare,
see
http://www.selu.edu/fanfare
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| HOST |
The 2004 LCMRS is hosted by Southeastern Louisiana University’s
Department of English, Department of Foreign Languages and
Literatures, Department of History and Political Science, Department
of Music and Dramatic Arts, and Department of Visual Arts. |
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| MARIS | Information about Louisiana State University’s MARIS project can be obtained at http://www.lsu.edu/faculty/maribel or by contacting: | |||
| Dr. Maribel Dietz Co-Director, MARIS Dept. of History maribel@LSU.edu 225-578-1141 |
Dr. Kirstin Noreen Co-Director, MARIS School of Art knoree1@LSU.edu 225-578-7429 |
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MARIS has
been supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this
project do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH. Support also has been
provided by LSU’s Office of Research and Graduate Studies, Department of
History, and College of Art and Design.