Eighteenth-Century Studies special issue: Color in the Long Eighteenth Century
Type: Call for Publications
Date: July 15, 2016
Subject Fields: Humanities, Slavery, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Atlantic History / Studies, Early Modern History and Period Studies
Eighteenth-Century Studies
Special Issue: Color in the Long Eighteenth Century
Call for Submissions
Eighteenth-Century Studies,
a cross-disciplinary journal committed to publishing the best of
current writing on all aspects of eighteenth-century culture, is
planning an upcoming special issue dedicated to the theme of how people
understood and assigned meaning and value to color in the eighteenth
century. Topics might include color in literature and the visual arts,
changing perceptions of race, scientific understandings of optics and
color theory, and color in commercial goods (dyes and textiles, for
example), among many others. Broadly speaking, how did
eighteenth-century actors perceive color in the physical world around
them? In what ways did perceptions of skin color impact developing
theories of race? How did color contribute to eighteenth-century
fascination with the material world, and how did the relationship
between the theory and materiality of color change during this time? We
invite submissions that reflect on topics related to these themes or on
other ways in which contemporaries interpreted and understood color.
Submissions
may originate in any of the disciplines and research methodologies
encompassed by eighteenth-century studies, broadly construed (history,
philosophy, literature, social sciences, and the arts); those
which focus on the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia, or Oceania are
especially encouraged.
Submissions should be 7,000–9,000 words, including notes, and may be sent to ecs57@yale.edu. The deadline for consideration for this issue is July 15, 2016. Please contact the Managing Editor at amy.dunagin@yale.edu with any questions.
Contact Info:
Amy Dunagin
Managing Editor, Eighteenth-Century Studies
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