Sovereignty and Metaphor
NYU English Grad Student Conference
September 24-25, 2015

The graduate students of the Department of English and MARC and NYU invite proposals for papers that explore the reciprocity between sovereignty and metaphor in English and continental (Latin and vernacular) writing from the medieval to early modern period.

Speakers include: Victoria Kahn, Paul Strohm, John Rogers, Kathleen Davis, Brandon Chua, and Jacque Lezra.

Travel grants available.

Submit 250 word proposals for 20 minute papers to sovereigntyandmetaphor2015@gmail.com by May 15.