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Conference Overview

Purpose

This conference, the fourth in a series exploring the lives and work of early modern women from an interdisciplinary perspective, continued an ongoing conversation. Our two overarching themes included, first, a reflection on the history and future of early modern women's studies. As we stand at the threshold of the new millennium it seems appropriate to ask where we have been and where we are going. What have we learned during the last 25 years of research on women? What questions do we need to pursue? How can we profit from advances in technology to facilitate our research and teaching? Our second theme was the tension that exists between the study of women and of gender. When is a focus on women appropriate, and when is it more fruitful to discuss gender? What do we learn from each? What is hidden?

Organization

The conference was organized around four topics: stories, goods, faiths, and pedagogies.

Distinguished speakers presented plenary papers for all participants, followed by workshop sessions which participants chose on their application forms. The workshops provided an opportunity for conference participants to engage in a directed conversation with others in a more intimate setting.

Conference Highlights

Diane Purkiss delivered the keynote address, and the Bach Sinfonia performed a modern premiere of Fleur-D'Épine [1776], composed by Marie-Emanuelle Bayon-Louis.


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		Conference Overview Purpose This conference, the fourth in a series exploring the lives and work of early modern women from an interdisciplinary perspective, continued an ongoing conversation. Our two overarching themes included, first, a reflection on the history and future of early modern women's studies. As we stand at the threshold of the new millennium it seems appropriate to ask where we have been and where we are going. What have we learned during the last 25 years of research on women? What questions do we need to pursue? How can we profit from advances in technology to facilitate our research and teaching? Our second theme was the tension that exists between the study of women and of gender. When is a focus on women appropriate, and when is it more fruitful to discuss gender? What do we learn from each? What is hidden? Organization The conference was organized around four topics: stories, goods, faiths, and pedagogies. Distinguished speakers presented plenary papers for all participants, followed by workshop sessions which participants chose on their application forms. The workshops provided an opportunity for conference participants to engage in a directed conversation with others in a more intimate setting. Conference Highlights Diane Purkiss delivered the keynote address, and the Bach Sinfonia performed a modern premiere of Fleur-D'Épine [1776], composed by Marie-Emanuelle Bayon-Louis.