November 2004

Dear Colleague,

Thank you for your interest in our 2005 National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute, "Inquisitions and Persecutions in Early Modern Europe and the Americas." We are very excited about this program because it is a comparative study of representations of inquisitions and persecutions between 1530 and 1700 in Spain, England, and their respective colonies in the Americas and the wider Atlantic world. We hope that the interdisciplinary perspectives will suggest new directions in early modern studies. We also hope you will add your voice, your research, and your teaching experiences as we embark upon this journey of discovery!

This letter provides an introduction to the institute and offers some logistical information as well. We include the institute's schedule, the list of speakers and topics, and the proposed reading list, along with a copy of the Endowment's four-page "Application Information and Instructions" (which includes the Participant Application Cover Sheet). Should you decide to apply, your application materials must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2005. If you have questions about any of the procedures or would like more information about the institute, please contact Adele Seeff at the Center for Renaissance & Baroque Studies.

Theme of the Institute

In the course of this comparative study of early modern cultures, we will juxtapose various manifestations of reform and counter-reform in England and Spain and in their respective colonies as we try to understand the complex interrelationships between religious dissent, religious reform, religious persecution, and resistance. What cultural work do representations of inquisitions and persecutions perform in Spain as part of the Counter-Reformation? In England as the English work to form a cohesive nation and national church? In colonial Spanish America and colonial British America as European nations negotiated the transformation of territories to colonies?

The institute will be co-directed by Vincent Carey and Ralph Bauer, professors in the Departments of History and English, and by Adele Seeff, director of the Center for Renaissance & Baroque Studies. Carey, Bauer, and Seeff have worked across disciplines and are aware of the challenges this sort of endeavor presents for scholars. All are interested in cross-disciplinary research and teaching. All are committed to fostering scholarly communities in which participants feel supported and nurtured.

We include here the main topics of the institute to give you a sense of its general organization and scope. In addition, we are providing a list of the scholars who will help anchor the discussion along with selected titles of their lectures and workshops. For complete details, along with specific reading assignments, please see the daily schedule and reading list.

Monday, June 13
Introductions and Orientation
Ralph Bauer, Vincent Carey, and Adele Seeff

Tuesday, June 14 through Wednesday, June 22
The Cultural and Political Functions of Public Spectacles of Inquisition and Persecution: Spain and Spanish America
Lead Scholar: Ralph Bauer
Guest Lecturers:

• Lourdes Alvarez, Languages, "Religious Persecution and the Rhetoric of Conversion: Muslims & Jews in 15th Century Spain"
• Barbara Fuchs, Romance Languages, "Maurophilia/Maurophobia"
• Eyda Merediz, Foreign Languages, "Conquest and Persecution and Conquest in the Early Modern Atlantic"
• Luis Fernando Restrepo, Foreign Languages, "Persecution and Colonial Spanish America: Extirpating Idolatry in the Northern Andes"
• Georgina Dopico Black, Spanish Literature, "Transatlantic Crossings"
• Nina Gerassi-Navarro, Spanish, "Raiding Latin America: Piracy, Empire, and Creole Patriots"

Thursday, June 23 through Tuesday, June 28
Making Law and Remaking History: The Elizabethan Settlement
Lead Scholar: Vincent Carey
Guest Lecturers:

• Theresa Coletti, English, "Late Medieval Theologies of the Image: Practice & Persecution on the Threshold of Reform"
• Norman Jones, History, " The Elizabethan Settlement and the Structure of Enforced Religion"
• Rachel Doggett, English, " Foxe in the Folger Library: The Books and Their Preservation" and " Bibles, Catechisms, Prayer Books, and ABC Books"

Wednesday, June 29, through Friday, July 1
Treason and Martyrdom, Persecution and Prosecution
Lead Scholar: Vincent Carey
Guest Lecturers:

• Christopher Highley, English, " Catholics in Exile under Elizabeth and James" and " Textual Communities in Cities of Exile: Douay-Rhemes, Louvain, and Antwerp"
• Theodore Leinwand, English, " Shakespeare against Doctrine: Hamlet and Measure for Measure"

Tuesday, July 5, through Friday, July 8
Martyrdom, Treason, Conformity, and Resistance: Catholics in Elizabethan England
Lead Scholar: Vincent Carey
Guest Lecturers:

• Jessie Ann Owens, Music, " William Byrd: Music of Sorrow and Comfort" and " Disseminating Byrd's Music Evidence of Printed Books and Manuscripts"
• Frances Dolan, English, " Catholicism and the Undead"
• John King, English, " The History of Foxe's Book: Actes and Monuments, 1563 to 1684"

Monday, July 11, through Thursday, July 14
The Cultural Work of Inquisition and Persecution: England and British America
Lead Scholar: Ralph Bauer
Guest Lecturer: Carla Pestana, History, " Did the Quakers Court Persecution?"

Friday, July 15
Final Presentations and Closing Exercises

The program will include seminars, discussions, workshops, and reports on the participants' individual projects. Projects might consist of a working draft of a scholarly article, a set of teaching materials, or a proposal for a research project. Time has been set aside each week so that participants may pursue their own reading and research and consult with the directors on their projects. In addition, the institute will include docent-led visits to the National Gallery of Art and the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. The institute will model the use of scholarship to support teaching.

Participants selected for the institute are expected to participate fully in all sessions throughout the five weeks. This includes attending lectures and workshops, contributing to and occasionally leading small-group sessions, and preparing weekly group or individual projects to be designed in consultation with the co-directors.

Resident participants will be housed together in an air-conditioned residence hall with suite accommodations (ideal for late-night discussion) conveniently located near dining hall facilities and parking as well as within walking distance of downtown College Park, which offers subway access to Washington, D.C. Suites are comprised of a combination of double and single rooms. Within a suite, guests share bathrooms and a common living area. Participants will receive the following linens: pillow, pillowcase, 2 sheets, blanket, and 2 towels. Towels may be exchanged daily at the South Campus hospitality desk. Sheets may be exchanged weekly.

Directors will send an information packet to accepted participants in May. This packet will include details about the campus, its facilities, and the local Baltimore/Washington D.C. area, as well as tips for adults living in residence halls. We will make this information available on the web as well. We will happily answer any questions about typical costs of other nearby accommodations and can also provide information about the University housing office. In addition, we can provide information about the University's Office of Conferences and Visitor Services.

Each participant will receive a stipend of $3,600 to defray the costs of travel to the institute, room, board, and incidental expenses for the duration of the Institute. The first installment will be available to participants as they arrive. From this installment, the Center will deduct money necessary to cover the cost of housing for the five weeks. Other possible deductions include any fees related to campus services that participants may choose to utilize, such as accounts to print from campus computers, meal plan accounts, or fees related to the use of Campus Recreation Services. Participants will receive the second installment of their stipends mid-way through the institute.

Although rates have not yet been confirmed for next summer, we anticipate the fees will be along these lines:

• Shared double rooms: $1,000
• Singles: $1,140
• Double rooms with one occupant: $1,490

These rates are for the entire five week period, for suite-style, air-conditioned dorms, and include the cost of basic linen service, ethernet connections, and parking on campus.

For meals purchased on the cafeteria meal plan, participants can plan to pay estimated amounts of $6.65 for breakfasts, $8.95 for lunches, and $10.50 for dinners. All meals are served cafeteria-style and are all-you-can-eat. The institute will also provide some meals, and we anticipate organizing a number of " dinners out" together.

Institute participants will be granted full borrowing privileges at the University of Maryland libraries and will have access to other campus facilities, including emergency health care, banking, cultural, intellectual, and recreational activities. The University's location will allow participants to spend time at the Folger Shakespeare Library, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and the Walters Art Gallery. The Center will advise participants on application procedures for Folger Reader cards before they arrive in Washington, DC.

Application information is included with this letter. A list of selection criteria can be found in the " Application Information and Instructions" from the Endowment. We especially encourage applications from scholar-teachers interested in interdisciplinary exploration from a variety of areas of study, including American Studies, Art History, Comparative Literatures, English, History, Latin American Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Spanish, and Speech Communications, so that we may foster a dialogue across these disciplines.

Our review committee will pay particular attention to the essay that you submit as part of the application. This essay should include the reasons for your interest in our institute; any educational or personal experience that you believe will contribute to the institute's work; and what you hope to accomplish by participation, especially in relation to your professional and educational goals. Your completed application should be postmarked no later than March 1, 2005, and should be addressed to Adele Seeff, Director, Center for Renaissance & Baroque Studies, Taliaferro 0139, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.

Thank you again for your interest in the " Inquisitions and Persecutions in Early Modern Europe and the Americas" institute. We look forward to reading your application!

With warm regards,