Renaissance Society of America Conference
08-10 April 2010
Fondazione Giorgio Cini,
Isola San Giorgio Maggiore,
Venezia
This panel offers an occasion for a wide-ranging exploration and analysis of the representation of martyrdom in the early modern world. Post-tridentine reflections on martyrdom not only revolved around hagiographical questions but also the status of the image and art theory in general. The panel seeks to analyse these interdependences with a focus on the early modern, but not exclusively Christian world.
Areas of particular interest include but are not limited to:
– Martyrdom and the State: Venice and San Sebastiano
– Confraternities and martyrdom
– Testimonies and execution: law cultures
– The martyred body: Dismemberment and pain
– Desirable bodies: attraction and fatality
– Martyrdom and Mission
– Martyrdom in Islam/Judaism
– Theological questions of Martyrdom
– Politics of Martyrdom
– Martyrdom and Memory
We welcome proposals from different disciplines and interests. Please submit a 150-word abstract for a 20-minute paper, plus a short CV. Include your current affiliation, email address and institutional contact information and send the proposal to both organizers.
Papers may be proposed and given in English or Italian.
The deadline is May 3rd, 2009.
Organizers:
Carolin Behrmann, The Getty Research Institute, cbehrmann@getty.edu
Elisabeth Priedl, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, e.priedl@akbild.ac.at
Speakers must be members of the Renaissance Society of America at the
time of the conference.
Please consult the RSA website for further information:
http://www.rsa.org