The 2019 Conference of the Victorians Institute
Our conference site affords an opportunity to think about transatlantic connections in the 19th century when Charleston was a prominent intersection on a web that connected Britain, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas.
We hope our conference will foster thinking about the many and various ways that Victorian literature and culture engages the Atlantic World. We invite essays and panels that investigate the diverse possibilities of our theme and, in keeping with it, encourage work that draws connections across the spaces that divide academic disciplines.
Possible topics include:
- Emigration & Immigration
- Slavery Abroad & at Home
- Hybrid Languages, Cultures, & Peoples
- Economic Affiliations & Rivalries
- Culinary Connections
- Ecologies, Climates, & Storms
- Travel Narratives
- Treasure Islands & Dark Continents
- Romanticizing the Past
- Envisioning the Future
- Colonial Affairs
- Technologies of Travel & Communication
- Exploration & Adventure
- Diasporas & Expatriates
- The Body: Diseases, Infections & Antidotes
- Copyrights & Piracy
- Grand Tours & Lecture Tours
- Victorians in Charleston
- Trade Routes, Raw Materials, & Cash Crops
- Pen Pals, Alliances, & Friendships
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TRANSATLANTIC CONNECTIONS: AFRICA, THE CARIBBEAN, THE AMERICAS, & VICTORIAN STUDIES 