Academic Sessions: Exeter 1998
Social Signs: The Imagery of Groups in Early Modern Europe
Conveners:
Anthony Hughes (University of Leeds) and Dr Frances Thomas (University of Leeds)
Although art historians sometimes speak confidently of 'Humanist' or 'Absolutist' imagery, or the representation of women or peasants, the way in which group identities have been articulated by visual signs is by no means straightforward or naturally expressive. Images may consciously fabricate or reinforce social identities, but they may also betray collective characters of which the makers remain unaware. This session invites papers exploring case studies that illuminate the interaction between imagery and collective identity during the early modern period. The conveners are looking for contributors who wish to address problems associated with the visual articulation of cultures of many kinds - political, regional, racial, confessional, professional, gendered or class - between c.1400 and c.1750, through a variety of materials, including costume, prints, ceremony, architecture, sculpture, painting and the decorative arts.
Proposals for papers should be sent to the conveners at the following addresses:
Anthony Hughes, Department of Fine Art, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT.
Tel: (0113) 233 5260/5270; Fax:(0113) 245 1977; Email: finah@leeds.ac.uk
Dr Frances Thomas, 3A North Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3LZ.
Tel: (0181) 940 9511
Anthony Hughes (University of Leeds) and Dr Frances Thomas (University of Leeds)
Although art historians sometimes speak confidently of 'Humanist' or 'Absolutist' imagery, or the representation of women or peasants, the way in which group identities have been articulated by visual signs is by no means straightforward or naturally expressive. Images may consciously fabricate or reinforce social identities, but they may also betray collective characters of which the makers remain unaware. This session invites papers exploring case studies that illuminate the interaction between imagery and collective identity during the early modern period. The conveners are looking for contributors who wish to address problems associated with the visual articulation of cultures of many kinds - political, regional, racial, confessional, professional, gendered or class - between c.1400 and c.1750, through a variety of materials, including costume, prints, ceremony, architecture, sculpture, painting and the decorative arts.
Proposals for papers should be sent to the conveners at the following addresses:
Anthony Hughes, Department of Fine Art, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT.
Tel: (0113) 233 5260/5270; Fax:(0113) 245 1977; Email: finah@leeds.ac.uk
Dr Frances Thomas, 3A North Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3LZ.
Tel: (0181) 940 9511