Network Bulletin 11

9 Jan

Written By ECR French Nineteenth-Century Art Network ECR French Nineteenth-Century Art Network

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ECR French Nineteenth-Century Art Network Bulletin

Dear dix-neuvièmistes,

We hope you had a restful holiday period and are easing into 2023. We launch 2023 with a session happening very soon on publishing for ECRs on 26 January in which we hope to offer help, support, and share experiences on turning your thesis into a book. Our next network sessions will be thematic in focus. On 23 March we will be exploring Gender & Queerness in nineteenth-century France and still have space for a few speakers! On 27 April we turn our attention to the first half of the nineteenth century, looking at Power & Spectacle. Once again, we still have openings for interested participants. If your research intersects with either gender and queerness, or power and spectacle in the first half of the nineteenth-century then please get in touch. Full details are below.

We will be announcing our Research Forum events (open to all academics and researchers) in due course so please look out for a separate email.

This is also a reminder that last year we launched our member directory, a place to network with ECRs and academics with similar research interests which we hope will foster collaborative practice and interesting exchanges. Similarly, we have launched a Slack space, a digital forum for ECRs and academics working in late nineteenth-century French visual culture to post questions and research problems, share funding, research, and conference opportunities as well as network with fellow academics and ECRs across the world. We encourage you to add yourselves to both.

Finally, we would love to finally meet you in person! We have arranged in-person meet-ups both for CAA in New York, and the AAH Conference in London. Details are below.

We hope to see you soon!

The ECR Network team

If you have any comments, feedback or ideas for us please feel free to contact us via email on info@ecrfrenchart.com, through our social media accounts, or via our Slack space.

ECR French Nineteenth-Century Art Network: Publishing for ECRs

26 Jan 1600 (GMT) / 1700 (CET) / 1200 (EST)

Have you thought about turning your doctoral thesis into a book? Is it something you've considered but could use some advice? Our January Network Event hopes to dispel some of the myths, ease any concerns or fears, and provide an opportunity for you to ask questions and discuss how to publish your thesis. We will be welcoming four speakers, all of whom are in various stages of publishing their dissertations from forming a proposal, writing and editing additional chapters, to those who have successfully negotiated the publishing industry and come out with a book on the other side. We will be discussing how to formulate a book proposal, identifying which publisher is best for you, how to edit your chapters, adding new chapters, deciding on your audience, choosing cover art, as well as a any other questions you may have. We will also welcome discussion and contributions so please bring your own ideas, questions, and answers

We welcome three key speakers who are all in various stages of the publishing process, including Dr. Hannah Halliwell, Dr. Lucy Whelan, and Dr. Shana Cooperstein.

ECR French Nineteenth-Century Art Network: Expanding the Discourse: Gender & Queerness in Nineteenth-Century France

23 March 1600 (GMT) / 1700 (CET) / 1200 (EST)

** Call for Papers/Speakers**

In nineteenth-century France, the habitual exclusion of artists from cultural organizations and gatherings on the basis of gender did not preclude their artistic endeavours. But, as has been widely recognized, this disparity of treatment naturally presented a significant barrier. In the mid-century, for example, ‘animalière’ Rosa Bonheur was one of the few women artists to enjoy profound commercial success, yet she still had to request permission from the government to wear pants or risk punishment. Even today, her sexuality remains a subject of controversy. Considering questions of gender, gender expression, and sexuality encourages us to move beyond binary and heteronormative modes of thinking and explore new avenues of research. What visual codes were used to signify queerness in the nineteenth century? How could artists (overtly or implicitly) subvert traditional ideas about gender and sexuality in their work? This network session will pursue these questions and more to address the roles played by gender and queerness in nineteenth-century visual culture.

Please email ideas/papers for our event via info@ecrfrenchart.com - We are looking for speakers of no more than 15–20 minutes. The session will be followed by a brief discussion and Q&A with all the speakers in the hope of promoting active discussion. Papers and ideas need not be finalized and we actively welcome speakers who are seeking to develop their ideas. Visual analysis/loose discussion is also welcome. We encourage speakers to prepare a PowerPoint or visuals to illustrate their presentation/paper.

ECR French Nineteenth-Century Art Network: Power & Spectacle in France, 1800–1850

27 April 1600 (GMT) / 1700 (CET) / 1200 (EST)

** Call for Papers/Speakers **

French art in the early nineteenth century was often concerned with Power & Spectacle, from Ingres’s Napoleon I on His Imperial Throne (1806) that sought to visualise monarchal power to the caricatures of Honoré Daumier and Charles Philipon, in the example of Les Poires (1831), that looked to critique it. How were power and spectacle explored and represented in the first half of the nineteenth century in France? This session will explore the ways in which issues relating to power and spectacle were constructed or deconstructed in the visual culture of the time. Questions that could be explored might include: how might power have been represented in the domestic sphere, or in early advertising? How might have artistic institutions harness the power of visual ‘spectacle’ for public display? What was the impact of the revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars on French visual culture?

The scope for this session is broad and we particularly welcome speakers working on the first half of the nineteenth century. We are also seeking to arrange more events for scholars working in the first half of the period, so please get in touch if you have any suggestions or ideas via info@ecrfrenchart.com

Meet the Network: CAA (New York) // AAH (London)

Meet the Network: CAA (New York) // AAH (London)

CAA, New York – 16 February 17:30 EST

The College Art Associate's 111th annual conference will be held 15–18 February at the New York Hilton Midtown. We know how overwhelming this conference can be, particularly for ECRs, and we know how helpful it can be to take a break and socialize with peers. With that in mind, we hope that you'll come meet us on Thursday 16 from 17:30 to 1900 EST at Rue 57 (60 W 57th St, just two and a half blocks from the Hilton). You can find us at the bar there—feel free to stop by any time in that window!

AAH, London – 13 April 1700 GMT

The Association of Art History annual conference will take place between the 12 and 14 of April at University College, London. The Network has decided to arrange an in-person drinks mixer, a chance to meet other ECR's and art historians working in and around the field of nineteenth-century French visual culture. We will meet on Thursday 13 at 1700 GMT at the Marlborough Arms, 36 Torrington Pl., WC1E 7LY (less than 5 minutes from the UCL campus). We will be clearly recognisable and will announce further details closer to the event.

Slack // Member Directory

The Network has launched Slack, a digital space for members to network, post questions, funding and conference opportunities as well as engage with scholars in their area of research and locale. Joining Slack is free and can be done following the link below.

Slack

The network has a member directory that allows members of the network to connect with peers, academics and students working in nineteenth-century French visual culture. The aim of the directory is to build up an active database of researchers that will facilitate networking within a locale or subject area as well as the exhaling of ideas. There is also the possibility to make contact with a fellow member in a given locale who might be able to access a document on your behalf.

Please be respectful and professional with your email exchanges and any requests you make.

To access the directory please sign up and provide your details in the form by following the link in the button below. Once you have requested access you can access the directory here!

Conferences / Calls for Papers / Recent Publications

Boiseries. Decoration and Migration from the Eighteenth Century to the Present, 12–13 January 2023, Camden Place, Chislehurst, Kent, UK

For those interested, the conference program can be found here: https://arthist.net/archive/38239

To book tickets, please visit: https://bit.ly/boiseriescamdenplace

For all further enquiries please contact lindsay.macnaughton@buckingham.ac.uk or laura.jenkins@courtauld.ac.uk

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NCSA Graduate Caucus Scholars in Progress (SiP) Session, 20 January 2023, 1200–1300 EST, Virtual

This SiP session is titled “Composing an effective academic cover letter.” Attendees will first hear from Amy Arbogast, Chair of the Graduate Caucus, who teaches in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program at the University of Rochester, on the key principles of writing a good cover letter when applying for an academic job. Then Lindsey Carman Williams, a Blackburn postdoctoral fellow at Washington State University, will lead an exercise where we collectively critique a volunteer’s cover letter. If you would like to be considered, please send your cover letter to ncsagradcaucus@gmail.com by Friday the 13th. Participants may bring in-progress cover letters for discussion or can attend without them, just to learn and offer feedback.

If you’re interested in attending this virtual event (via Zoom), you can access the link here.
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Malcom Bowie Prize 2022, submission deadline 28 February 2023

In 2008 the Society for French Studies launched an annual Malcolm Bowie Prize, to be awarded for the best article published in the preceding year by an early-career researcher in the broader discipline of French Studies. Entries for 2022 are open now. The closing date is 28 February 2023.

The award includes: a cash prize of £1000; expenses-paid travel to the next annual conference of the Society for French Studies; mention in the French Studies Bulletin and on the Society for French Studies website. Conditions and how to enter can be found here.

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Victorian Society in America Summer Programs in Architecture, Art, and Design, application deadline 1 March 2023

Study nineteenth- and early twentieth-century architecture, design, and the arts at one of the Victorian Society in America’s internationally acclaimed Summer Schools. Visit The Breakers and McKim, Mead & White’s Isaac Bell House, gardens, historic churches, and stunning Tiffany windows on our ten-day course in Newport, Rhode Island (2–11 June); explore the roots of American modernism during our six-day Chicago program (15–21 June); or spend two weeks examining nineteenth-century British art, architecture, and design in London, the Midlands, and the West Country (1–16 July). Enjoy lectures by leading scholars, private tours of historic sites, and opportunities to get behind-the-scenes at museums and galleries. Open to graduate students, academics, architects, and knowledgeable enthusiasts. Full and partial scholarships are available for qualified US and non-US candidates.

Applications are due by March 1, 2023. More information and online applications can be found at https://victoriansociety.org/summer-schools/ or by contacting the Summer Schools Administrator at admin@vsasummerschools.org.
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Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide, submission deadline 15 March 2023

The deadline for submissions to the fall 2023 issue of Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide is 15 March. Guidelines for article submissions may be found at https://www.19thc-artworldwide.org/article-submissions

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2023 AHNCA/Dahesh Graduate Student Symposium, 25–26 March 2023, Virtual

The Twentieth Annual Graduate Student Symposium in the History of Nineteenth-Century Art, co-sponsored by the Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art (AHNCA) and the Dahesh Museum of Art, will be held virtually on Saturday/Sunday, March 25/26, 2023. The Mervat Zahid Cultural Foundation has generously provided the Dahesh Museum of Art Prize of $2,000 for the best paper(s), with the opportunity for publication in Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide. Graduate students are invited to submit proposals for 20-minute papers on topics in the history of art and visual culture of the long nineteenth century (1789–1914). Proposals that give evidence of new scholarship and originality of approach are especially encouraged. Instructions on how to apply can be found here: https://ahnca.org/index.php/events

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Van Gogh Museum Visiting Fellow in the History of Nineteenth-Century Art 2023

Curating Their Legacies The Packaging and Presentation of Van Gogh and Gauguin

In the week of 11–16 June 2023, the Research School for Art History (OSK), the Van Gogh Museum, and the University of Amsterdam invite you to participate in the annual Van Gogh Museum Visiting Fellow in the History of Nineteenth-Century Art seminar. The aim of the Van Gogh Museum Visiting Fellow in the History of Nineteenth-Century Art seminar is to provide the opportunity to study a single yet wide-ranging subject in nineteenth-century art through an intensive one-week workshop taught by a leading scholar in the field and supported by the Van Gogh Museum. The seminar will contend with important issues in the study of nineteenth-century art and provide an impulse for further research. Its aim is to encourage interest in various aspects of the discipline, and to provide you not only with factual information, but more importantly with new methodological and theoretical perspectives on this important period in the history of art. This year’s Visiting Fellow is Prof. Dr. Belinda Thomson, Honorary Professor in History of Art at the University of Edinburgh. The seminar will consist of three sessions of three hours each, plus an afternoon excursion. A public introductory lecture will take place at the Van Gogh Museum on Sunday, 11 June. The exact location and days of the seminar and the excursion will be announced well in advance. Attendees will be supplied with the themes of the sessions and a list of readings in advance (mid-January). These will introduce the material and issues of the seminar. Interested in attending? Contact Dr. Rachel Esner: r.esner@uva.nl for more information. Please also supply a short letter of motivation, stating your interest and reasons for wishing to attend. Please put “VGM Visiting Fellow” in the subject line.

About the ECR French Nineteenth-Century Art Network:

The network is formed of current PhD Students and ECRs working in nineteenth-century visual culture. We have monthly sessions for students to virtually meet, allowing a chance to develop skills, grow the network and share each other's research. It is global, open to those located anywhere in the world who wish to join. We welcome those who would like to participate and hope to create an engaging, diverse, fun and rewarding community.

As the network is new, we are still trying to reach out to those who may be interested in our events. Please feel free to share this email and/or details of our events with your department, students, or those you feel may be interested and benefit from the network.

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