The Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship is now accepting proposals for papers and panels for its upcoming annual conference to be held in New Haven, Connecticut, this coming September 18 to 21.
While the organizers are happy to consider papers on any aspect of Oxfordian and authorship studies, the Conference Planning Committee is particularly interested in receiving proposals for papers connected to the official conference topic for 2025: “Oxford, Women and the Authorship Question.”
This wide-ranging topic can include anything from Oxford’s own relations to women to studies of women who have made contributions to the authorship question itself. Note: Delia Bacon, a pioneering 19th century authorship scholar, is actually buried in New Haven and we are trying to arrange a visit to her grave during the conference.
Anyone interested in proposing a paper or hosting a panel should send a 250-500 word abstract plus 2-3 sentences of biographical background (if a new speaker) to the Conference Organizer:
Emeritus Prof. Don Rubin
Department of Theatre
York University, Toronto M3J 1P3
E-mail: drubin@yorku.ca
Papers can be presented in 45-, 30- or 20-minute sessions (all presentations must include a minimum of 5 minutes for questions). Panels can be 60 or 90 minutes.
A limited number of video presentations will also be accepted with a maximum presentation time of 25 minutes.
All proposals will be acknowledged.
Deadline for this first round of papers will be 15 April with an announcement of acceptances shortly thereafter.
