**FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE**

CALL FOR PAPERS: THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL MARGARET CAVENDISH SOCIETY CONFERENCE


THEME: Mediterranean and cross-cultural influences upon Cavendish's writings
The theme may include topics such as:
- Cross-cultural influences in relation to trade, art, literature, piracy and captivity
- Classical (Greco-Roman) identities, philosophy, literature, art and culture
- International conversations in science and philosophy including botany, animal husbandry, general agriculture, mathematics, etc.

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[NEW!] DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: 31 March 2015.

The Program Committee has voted to extend the deadline for abstracts for Cavendish in Cyprus to 31 March 2015.
More details on our Facebook page here and you may also follow us on Twitter here.

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION: WEBSITE

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HOST: Centre for Visual Arts and Research (CVAR) with the support of the Cornaro Institute,
Cyprus College of Art

VENUE: Nicosia Museum
(Centre for Visual Arts and Research), Cyprus

Abstracts to:
Lisa Walters: [email protected]
Sara Mendelson: [email protected]
Brandie Siegfried: [email protected]
Jim Fitzmaurice: [email protected]
Alexandra G. Bennett: [email protected]

The committee, which is as listed, will read abstracts as they appear. We have been able to make decisions reasonably quickly so far.

Early modernists and modernists from all disciplines (e.g. art history, social history, history of science, literature, ecofeminism, political theory etc) are invited to submit proposals for papers related to the theme of the conference.

PAPER PROPOSALS: 20-minute papers are invited on topics related directly or indirectly to the theme of the conference.

ABSTRACTS of 150 to 200 words should be emailed to the conference organizers.

Conferences Organizers:
Lisa Walters: Email
Sara Mendelson: Email
Brandie Siegfried: Email
Jim Fitzmaurice: Email
Alexandra G. Bennett: Email

QUERIES: about the conference or about the Margaret Cavendish Society should be directed to: Sara Mendelson or Brandie Siegfried

You can find more up-to-date information about some Cavendish resources on the Margaret Cavendish Society Facebook page here, managed by Professor James Fitzmaurice.