Executive Committees for the Forum on Medieval French Literature and the Forum on Sixteenth-Century French Literature, Joint Call for Proposals:
French Medieval and Sixteenth-Century Urban Space and Urbanism Round Table
How were towns and cities built, inhabited, imagined, theorized in Medieval and Sixteenth-Century Literature? How does urban space distinguish itself in theory and praxis? Were there changes that impacted perceptions of Urban Spaces and Urbanism in French Medieval and Renaissance Worlds? This round table to be held at the MLA in Toronto, 7–10 January 2021, welcomes a variety of perspectives and theoretical approaches, including comparative approaches, and from scholars at any stage of their careers. Please send abstract (max. 250 words) and a brief CV to Anne-Hélène Miller (ahm@utk.edu) and Elizabeth Black (eblack@odu.edu) by March 10, 2020.
