Internationalism and the Arts: Anglo-European Cultural Exchange at the Fin de Siècle

Internationalism and the Arts: Anglo-European Cultural Exchange at the Fin de Siècle

Organizer
Magdalene College, Cambridge, UK
Venue
Magdalene College
Location
Cambridge, UK
Country
United Kingdom
From - Until
03.07.2006 - 05.07.2006
Deadline
16.06.2006
By
Brockington, Grace

This conference addresses two interrelated issues which are central to our understanding of European cultural and national identities, past and present: the nature and extent of artistic and intellectual exchange between Britain and Europe at the turn of the nineteenth century; and the rise of a (Eurocentric) internationalist cultural identity in an era of competing nationalisms. Flanked by the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71) and the Great War, the fin de siècle stands out as an epoch of rising European militarism. Themes of national consolidation, isolation and aggression have become key to any analysis of the period. What this conference seeks to explore is the concomitant drive toward an international political and cultural identity. Interdisciplinary panels will examine how artistic and intellectual exchange contributed to a sense of a common European, even world culture, and to a counter-current of political, internationalist optimism.

Discussion will focus on the following topics:
- The visual arts and their international infrastructures
- International journals
- Cosmopolitan architecture and interior design
- The international Arts and Crafts movement
- International exchange in the performing arts
- Anglo-German cultural relations
- Anglo-Belgian cultural relations
- Cosmopolitan individuals

The conference aims to create an international community of scholars who share an interest in the crossing of boundaries, whether between countries or disciplines. Participants come from the fields of Cultural History, the History of Art, Architecture and Design, Dance and Theatre Studies, Literature and Book History, the History of Ideas, Modern Languages, and Musicology. Countries of origin include Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, and the United States. Among those taking part are: Dr Anna Gruetzner Robins (University of Reading, UK), Dr Andrzej Szczerski (University of Krakòw, Poland), Dr Drew Milne (University of Cambridge, UK), Professor Emily Eells (University of Paris-X Nanterre), Professor Tore Rem (University of Oslo, Norway), Dr Anne Leonard (Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago USA), Professor Marysa Demoor (University of Ghent, Belgium), Dr Michael Hatt (Yale Centre for British Art, USA), Dr Margaret MacDonald (University of Glasgow, UK), Dr Neil Stewart (University of Bonn, Germany), Dr Wolfgang Sonne (University of Strathclyde, UK), Dr Katherine Cockin (University of Hull, UK), Dr Petra Rau (University of Portsmouth, UK), and Dr Marina Dmitrieva-Einhorn (University of Leipzig, Germany).

The language of the conference is English.

Programm

Monday 3 July

12 - 2: registration

2 - 3.30: panel 1

Dr Anna Gruetzner Robins, Reader in the History of Art, University of Reading, UK
'Capital and commerce: Italian artists in London 1870-1914'

Dr Grischka Petri, art historian and jurist, Bonn, Germany
'Whistler and the Internationalization of the Art Markets in the 1880s and 1890s' [abstract]

3.30 - 5: panel 2

Dr Pamela Fletcher, Assistant Professor of Art History, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, USA
'Cosmopolitan Connoisseurs: The Commercial Art Gallery and its Public' [abstract]

Dr Margaret MacDonald, Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Whistler Studies, University of Glasgow, UK
'The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, 1898-1901' [abstract]

Dr Grace Brockington, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK
' "A World Fellowship": The International Lyceum Club for Women Artists and Writers'

5 - 5.30: tea break

5.30 - 7: panel 3

Dr Myriam Boussahba-Bravard, Lecturer in English Studies, University of Rouen, France
'The International: A Review of the World's Progress, Britain 1907-1909' [abstract]

Dr Neil Stewart, Assistant Professor at the Slavic Department, University of Bonn, Germany
'Modern Views. The Czech Journal Modernì revue in the Context of Fin de Siècle Internationalism' [abstract]

7 - 8: informal drinks reception

Tuesday 4 July

9 - 9.30: registration

9.30 - 11: panel 4

Dr Wolfgang Sonne, Lecturer in the History and Theory of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, UK
'Anderson and Hébrard's World Centre of Communication: Celebration of Internationalism and International Style' [abstract]

Dr Stacey Loughrey Sloboda, Assistant Professor of Art History, Southern Illinois University, USA
'Grammars of Ornament: Internationalism and Modernity in British Design' [abstract]

Dr Judy Neiswander, independent scholar, USA
' "Cosmopolitan design" and the British home, 1870-1914' [abstract]

11 - 11.30: coffee break

11.30 - 1: panel 5

Dr Andrzej Szczerski, Lecturer in the History of Art, Jagiellonian University of Krakòw, Poland
'The Arts and Crafts Movement and Central Europe - between "national" and "international"' [abstract]

Alba Irolla, doctoral student, University of Naples, Italy
' "An artistic compendium" of the Fin de Siècle: Walter's Crane's internationally illustrated Bible'

1 - 2: buffet lunch

2 - 3.30: panel 6

Dr Drew Milne, Judith E. Wilson Lecturer in Drama and Poetry, University of Cambridge, UK
'Nijinsky's Faune and the international modernism of the Ballets Russes in Paris and London'

Professor Emily Eells, Professor of English Literature, University of Paris-X Nanterre, France.
'Performance in French: Wilde, Cocteau and The Picture of Dorian Gray' [abstract]

3.30 - 5: panel 7

Dr Katherine Cockin, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Hull, UK
'Art Theatre, Englishness and International Exchange: Edith Craig, J. T. Grein and the Pioneer Players 1911-25' [abstract]

Professor Tore Rem, Associate Professor in British and American Studies, University of Oslo, Norway
'Ibsenism, insularity and internationalism' [abstract]

5 - 5.30: tea

7.30: conference dinner

Wednesday 5 July

9 - 9.30: registration

9.30 - 11: panel 8

Dr Michael Hatt, Head of Research, Yale Centre for British Art, USA
'Cultural kinship, political enmity: Anglo-German relations before the First World War'

Dr Matthew Potter, Lecturer in Art History, University of Plymouth, UK
'Art and Internationalism: Cambridge University and the intellectual bridge to Germany' [abstract]

11 - 11.30: coffee break

11.30 - 1: panel 9

Hannes Schweiger, doctoral candidate, University of Vienna, Austria
'Between the Lines. George Bernard Shaw as cultural and political mediator' [abstract]

Dr Petra Rau, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Portsmouth, UK
' "German Swords and English Backbone" - the Cosmopolitan Argument in Forster's Howards End' [abstract]

Dr John Trygve Has-Ellison, adjunct professor in the department of Historical Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
'German Nobles and the Reception of Artistic Modernism' [abstract]

1 - 2: buffet lunch

2 - 3.30: panel 10

Daniel Laqua, doctoral candidate, University College, London, UK
' "Small-Nations Internationalism" and its Context: from Belgian Progress to Belgian Prestige?' [abstract]

Dr Anne Leonard, Mellon Projects Curator, Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago USA
'Internationalist in spite of themselves: Britain and Belgium at the fin-de-siècle' [abstract]

Professor Marysa Demoor, Professor of English Literature, University of Ghent, Belgium
'The British-Belgian cultural connection at the turn of the century: Laurence Binyon as a middleman' [abstract]

3.30 - 5: panel 11

Dr Marina Dmitrieva-Einhorn, Research Fellow, Institute for Eastern-Central European Studies, Leipzig
' "Durch mich schweift die Ferne" / "The farness is passing through me"/: Herwarth Walden and the Sturm' [abstract]

James Mansell, Postgraduate Fellow, School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, University of Manchester, UK
'John Foulds: Manchester Modernist' [abstract]

5 - 5. 30: tea break

5.30 - 7: final discussion

Contact (announcement)

Dr Grace Brockington
Clare Hall, Herschel Rd
Cambridge CB3 9AL, UK,
Tel.: 01223 767 294
Email: geb23@cam.ac.uk.

http://www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/internationalism/arts/index.htm
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