Past and Present: New Directions in Victorian Studies
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Loyola University Chicago
1032 W Sheridan Rd Information Commons, 4th floor Chicago, IL 60660Description
Together with keynote speaker Dr. Elaine Hadley (University of Chicago) and plenary speakers Anna Kornbluh and Benjamin Morgan (V21), graduate students, scholars, and professors from various institutions worldwide will present on how scholarship can or should situate Victorians and Victorian history in the present day. Panels also investigate Victorians' investment in establishing the historical importance and future significance of their own time and reinterpreting past generations of historical legend and fact. This event seeks to address the following questions:
How do our own interpretations of the Victorian period reveal our understanding of contemporary society? Why do we recall and historicize certain aspects of Victorian life and culture in the present day? How should scholars in the 21st century understand the Victorian preoccupation with history? Finally, can readings of the Victorian period provoke examination of the reasons behind the development of our own interpretative lenses?
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LUCVS aims to encourage interdisciplinary research on all aspects of life, education, society, and culture within the time period known as "Victorian," defined as occurring between the late eighteenth and early twentieth centuries. Graduate students in LUC's Victorian Studies program work to promote interest in Victorian topics, explore Chicago's research facilities for Victorian materials, network with other Victorian organizations and academics, and support each other's work.