Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies New England Conference
The Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst will host our annual graduate student conference on Saturday, November 4, 2006.
Graduate students are invited to submit abstracts for a ten to fifteen minute paper on any range of topics or approaches, including textual studies, new theoretical applications, performance history, Renaissance philosophy, print culture, religious studies, material studies, and Renaissance classicism. The purpose of the conference is to provide graduate students in the New England area with an opportunity to share their work and place it in a greater context of interests and concerns.
The conference is designed to foster conversation among students who share similar challenges and construct a space where participants may expect serious feedback on their work.
Please send an abstract no longer than 250 words by email or email attachment to Kevin Petersen (petersen@english.umass.edu) by October 15, 2006.
Directions & Parking
Driving Directions
From the South
Take I-91 to exit l9, turn right, cross the bridge and go six miles to the Amherst Common which will face you on the left at a traffic light in the middle of town. Turn left at the lights stay on that road, which becomes North Pleasant St. and then (without turning) East Pleasant St. The Center is 650 East Pleasant Street, about 3 miles from the center of town, on the left and just past the fire station on the right. There is a small white sign out front; there is a sign for Stone House Flower Farm across the road. Turn left into our dirt driveway and come down to the two parking lots at the Center.
From the North
Take I-91 to exit 18; at the exit go to the traffic light and turn left on Damon Road. At the end of Damon Road, at the bridge construction, turn left again over the bridge and follow the directions above.
From the East
Take the Mass Pike (I-90) to Exit 4, go north (toward Holyoke) onto I-91 and follow the directions for those coming from the south. Those using Route 9 from the east or west will come into the center of Amherst. At the traffic light at the Common, turn north along the Common. You are on South Pleasant Street, soon to become East Pleasant Street. Follow East Pleasant Street to 650 and refer to the directions above.
From the West
Take the Mass Pike (I-90) to Exit 4, and follow the directions above.