2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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The 6th Annual International Conference
in Paragone Studies

November 8-10, 2018

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Hosted by the Society of Paragone Studies

in partnership with the Flint Institute of Arts

REGISTRATION FORM FOR PRESENTERS – Forthcoming

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (click here)-Forthcoming

2018 CALL FOR PAPERS  (click here)

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The annual conference examines the paragone, or rivalry in artistic practice and its related fields. All disciplines relevant to inter-arts rivalry are eligible to be featured, such as art history and visual culture, aesthetic theory, literary theory and comparative literature, philosophy, critical theory, visual communications, cultural studies, and musicology, amongst others. Rivalry from all eras of history and global contexts will be considered.

The 2018 conference is being co-sponsored by the Association for Textual Scholarship in Art History.  ATSAH members should contact Dr. Liana De Girolami Cheney for additional questions about ATSAH ([email protected]).

2018 LOCATION

University of Michigan,  Ann Arbor

The location for the annual conference alternates. The Society meets periodically at the Flint Institute of Arts, in Flint, Michigan;  and at new locations in the USA or internationally in other years.

Where to Eat and Stay in Ann Arbor

Conference hotel: forthcoming
ABOUT THE HOST

The Society of Paragone Studies is dedicated to scholarship on the history of artistic rivalry, from any period and in any medium. SPS is affiliated with CAA, SECAC, AND ATSAH. Questions should be directed to [email protected].

Co-host ATSAH is dedicated to research addressing the importance of texts (visual and verbal) in art history.