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From ArtHist.net and Strawberry Hill:

Gothic: Traditions, Transmissions, Translations, 1730–1850

St Mary’s University and Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham, 17–18 June 2027

Proposals due by 4 January 2027

Hosted in collaboration with the Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University, and the Kulturstiftung Dessau-Wörlitz, this international conference explores the Gothic Revival across literature, art, architecture, and material culture, with particular attention to collecting, antiquarianism, and the international movement of objects, texts, and ideas.

Confirmed plenary speakers include Martin Bressani (McGill University), Deborah Russell (University of York), Roger White (independent architectural historian), and James Uden, Professor of Classics at Yale University.

We welcome proposals for 20-minute papers and panels from scholars at all career stages. Early-career researchers and scholars working outside the UK are particularly encouraged to apply. Please send an abstract of up to 300 words and a biographical note of up to 150 words to gothic2027@gmail.com by 4 January 2027. Panel proposals should include a panel overview and individual paper abstracts.

The full Call for Papers is available here»