Call for Papers: Copernicus and His International Reception --- Intersections Interdisciplinary Studies in Early Modern Culture
Call for Papers
Intersections. Interdisciplinary Studies in Early Modern Culture
INTERSECTIONS brings together new material on well considered themes
within the wide area of Early Modern Studies. Contributions may come
from any of the disciplines within the humanities. The themes are
directed towards hitherto little explored areas or reflect a lively
debate within the international community of scholars.
Call for Papers
COPERNICUS AND HIS INTERNATIONAL RECEPTION
Copernicus's theories did not enter the scene of European thought
(science and theology) without dispute. The volume will concentrate on
the debates it triggered and it is specifically dedicated to two
aspects of the international reception of Copernicus:
1) the reception and criticism of Copernican theories in astronomy,
philosophy, religion, art history, and early modern literature;
2) the biographical, literary, artistic representation and ideological
appropriation of 'Copernicus the man'.
Among the main questions will be:
Ad 1) Why did Copernicus leave an open flank in this theories by
numerous mathematical imprecisions and how did physics cope with this
deficit? Did the pluralisation of the worlds give change to the
diagrammatical representation of world models? By which temporal
shifts did the various arts react to the Copernican model? Did the
metaphorical language of the areas concerned change (the heavens,
planets, satellites)? Was there a change in the position of the
mythological figures in pictorial arts? Were there new allegories? How
did the iconography of the heavens change? Is there a difference in
the ways Catholicism and Protestantism reacted to Copernicus? What was
Copernicus's influence on the utopian literature?
Ad 2) By which processes in early modern European science and
literature did Copernicus and his theory become a pan-European point
of reference within the history of knowledge and how was he
re-nationalised in historiography and literature after the early
modern period? How did this nationalist and/or ideological
appropriation of Copernicus come about (e.g. the reception of
Copernicus in socialist societies)? What kind of reception is
reflected in the various monuments and images of Copernicus?
This volume will be edited by Thomas Rahn, Wolfgang Neuber, and is
scheduled to appear in 2012. Proposals, about 300 words in length,
should be sent (electronically) no later than September 1st 2010,
either to:
Thomas Rahn trahn@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Wolfgang Neuber neuber@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Claus Zittel zittel@khi.fi.it <mailto:zittel@khi.fi.it>
Volumes published to date: 1 (2001) Enenkel et alii, Recreating
Ancient History. [...]; 2 (2002) Van Houdt et alii, [...] Strategies
of Fraud and Deceit in the Early Modern Period; 3 (2003) Gelderblom et
alii, The Low Countries as a Crossroads of Religious Beliefs; 4 (2004)
Enenkel -Neuber, Cognition and the Book. Typologies of Formal
Organisation of Knowledge in the Printed Book of the Early Modern
Period; 5 (2005) Hamilton et alii, The Republic of Letters and the
Levant; 6 (2006), Enenkel - Papy, Petrarch and his Readers in the
Renaissance; 7 (2007) Enenkel - Smith, Early Modern Zoology. The
Construction of Animals in Science, Literature and the Visual Arts;
vol. 8 (2007) Smith - Enenkel, Montaigne and the Low Countries; 9
(2008) Göttler - Neuber, [...] The Representation of Subtle Bodies in
Early Modern [...] Culture; 10 (2008), Murphy - Todd, [...] New
Contexts for Thomas Browne; 11 (2008) Zittel et alii, Philosophies of
Technology: Francis Bacon and his Contemporaries; 12 (2009), van
Dijkhuizen - Enenkel, The Sense of Suffering: Constructions of
Physical Pain in Early Modern Culture; 13 (2010), Melion - Palmer
Wandel, Early Modern Eyes.
Editorial Board
Prof. dr. W. van Anrooij (Dutch; University of Leiden)
Prof. Dr. W. de Boer (History; University of Miami)
Prof. dr. K.A.E. Enenkel (General editor; Mediaeval and Neo-Latin;
Westfälische Wilhelmsuniversität Münster)
Prof. dr. R.L. Falkenburg (Art History; University of New York)
Dr. J.L. de Jong (Editorial secretary; Art History; University of Groningen)
Dr. E.E.P. Kolfin (Art History; University of Amsterdam)
Prof. Dr. W. Melion (Art History; Emory University, Atlanta)
Dr. Kathryn Murphy (English; University of Oxford)
Prof. dr. W. Neuber (German; Free University of Berlin)
Prof. Dr. H. Roodenburg (Meertens Institute)
Prof. dr. P.J. Smith (French; University of Leiden)
Prof. dr. R.K. Todd (English; University of Leiden)
Prof. dr. Claus Zittel (German; Philosophy; Max Planck Institut Florence)
Advisory Board
K. van Berkel (University of Groningen)
F. Egmond (Rome)
A. Grafton (Princeton University)
A. Hamilton (Warburg Institute)
G.L. Heesakkers (Leiden)
H.A. Hendrix (Utrecht University)
F.J. van Ingen (Amsterdam)
J.I. Israel
M. Jacobs (Free University of Brussels)
K.A. Ottenheym (Utrecht University)
K. Porteman (Leuven)
E.J. Sluijter (University of Amsterdam)
B. Westerweel (Zegveld)
General Information about Intersections or specific issues of the
series are to be had from:
Prof. Dr. Karl Enenkel (general editor)
Seminar für Lateinische Philologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit
Enenkel@uni-muenster.de
or
Dr. Jan L. de Jong (editorial secretary)
Institute for the History of Art and Architecture,
Groningen University,
P.O. Box 716,
9700 AS Groningen,
The Netherlands,
J.L.de.Jong@let.rug.nl
tel.: 0031 50 - 3636091, fax: 0031 50 - 3637362
Intersections. Interdisciplinary Studies in Early Modern Culture
INTERSECTIONS brings together new material on well considered themes
within the wide area of Early Modern Studies. Contributions may come
from any of the disciplines within the humanities. The themes are
directed towards hitherto little explored areas or reflect a lively
debate within the international community of scholars.
Call for Papers
COPERNICUS AND HIS INTERNATIONAL RECEPTION
Copernicus's theories did not enter the scene of European thought
(science and theology) without dispute. The volume will concentrate on
the debates it triggered and it is specifically dedicated to two
aspects of the international reception of Copernicus:
1) the reception and criticism of Copernican theories in astronomy,
philosophy, religion, art history, and early modern literature;
2) the biographical, literary, artistic representation and ideological
appropriation of 'Copernicus the man'.
Among the main questions will be:
Ad 1) Why did Copernicus leave an open flank in this theories by
numerous mathematical imprecisions and how did physics cope with this
deficit? Did the pluralisation of the worlds give change to the
diagrammatical representation of world models? By which temporal
shifts did the various arts react to the Copernican model? Did the
metaphorical language of the areas concerned change (the heavens,
planets, satellites)? Was there a change in the position of the
mythological figures in pictorial arts? Were there new allegories? How
did the iconography of the heavens change? Is there a difference in
the ways Catholicism and Protestantism reacted to Copernicus? What was
Copernicus's influence on the utopian literature?
Ad 2) By which processes in early modern European science and
literature did Copernicus and his theory become a pan-European point
of reference within the history of knowledge and how was he
re-nationalised in historiography and literature after the early
modern period? How did this nationalist and/or ideological
appropriation of Copernicus come about (e.g. the reception of
Copernicus in socialist societies)? What kind of reception is
reflected in the various monuments and images of Copernicus?
This volume will be edited by Thomas Rahn, Wolfgang Neuber, and is
scheduled to appear in 2012. Proposals, about 300 words in length,
should be sent (electronically) no later than September 1st 2010,
either to:
Thomas Rahn trahn@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Wolfgang Neuber neuber@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Claus Zittel zittel@khi.fi.it <mailto:zittel@khi.fi.it>
Volumes published to date: 1 (2001) Enenkel et alii, Recreating
Ancient History. [...]; 2 (2002) Van Houdt et alii, [...] Strategies
of Fraud and Deceit in the Early Modern Period; 3 (2003) Gelderblom et
alii, The Low Countries as a Crossroads of Religious Beliefs; 4 (2004)
Enenkel -Neuber, Cognition and the Book. Typologies of Formal
Organisation of Knowledge in the Printed Book of the Early Modern
Period; 5 (2005) Hamilton et alii, The Republic of Letters and the
Levant; 6 (2006), Enenkel - Papy, Petrarch and his Readers in the
Renaissance; 7 (2007) Enenkel - Smith, Early Modern Zoology. The
Construction of Animals in Science, Literature and the Visual Arts;
vol. 8 (2007) Smith - Enenkel, Montaigne and the Low Countries; 9
(2008) Göttler - Neuber, [...] The Representation of Subtle Bodies in
Early Modern [...] Culture; 10 (2008), Murphy - Todd, [...] New
Contexts for Thomas Browne; 11 (2008) Zittel et alii, Philosophies of
Technology: Francis Bacon and his Contemporaries; 12 (2009), van
Dijkhuizen - Enenkel, The Sense of Suffering: Constructions of
Physical Pain in Early Modern Culture; 13 (2010), Melion - Palmer
Wandel, Early Modern Eyes.
Editorial Board
Prof. dr. W. van Anrooij (Dutch; University of Leiden)
Prof. Dr. W. de Boer (History; University of Miami)
Prof. dr. K.A.E. Enenkel (General editor; Mediaeval and Neo-Latin;
Westfälische Wilhelmsuniversität Münster)
Prof. dr. R.L. Falkenburg (Art History; University of New York)
Dr. J.L. de Jong (Editorial secretary; Art History; University of Groningen)
Dr. E.E.P. Kolfin (Art History; University of Amsterdam)
Prof. Dr. W. Melion (Art History; Emory University, Atlanta)
Dr. Kathryn Murphy (English; University of Oxford)
Prof. dr. W. Neuber (German; Free University of Berlin)
Prof. Dr. H. Roodenburg (Meertens Institute)
Prof. dr. P.J. Smith (French; University of Leiden)
Prof. dr. R.K. Todd (English; University of Leiden)
Prof. dr. Claus Zittel (German; Philosophy; Max Planck Institut Florence)
Advisory Board
K. van Berkel (University of Groningen)
F. Egmond (Rome)
A. Grafton (Princeton University)
A. Hamilton (Warburg Institute)
G.L. Heesakkers (Leiden)
H.A. Hendrix (Utrecht University)
F.J. van Ingen (Amsterdam)
J.I. Israel
M. Jacobs (Free University of Brussels)
K.A. Ottenheym (Utrecht University)
K. Porteman (Leuven)
E.J. Sluijter (University of Amsterdam)
B. Westerweel (Zegveld)
General Information about Intersections or specific issues of the
series are to be had from:
Prof. Dr. Karl Enenkel (general editor)
Seminar für Lateinische Philologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit
Enenkel@uni-muenster.de
or
Dr. Jan L. de Jong (editorial secretary)
Institute for the History of Art and Architecture,
Groningen University,
P.O. Box 716,
9700 AS Groningen,
The Netherlands,
J.L.de.Jong@let.rug.nl
tel.: 0031 50 - 3636091, fax: 0031 50 - 3637362