ISECS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING 2013

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1 ISECS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING 2013 Programme ISECS meeting 2013 and International Conference Evolutions and Revolutions in the Eighteenth Century Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) / Dutch-Belgian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (DBSEC) / International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ISECS) Erasmus University Rotterdam, Campus Woudestein August 26-29, 2013

2 Programme TIME TABLE Monday August 26, h00 Reception Town Hall, Rotterdam 19h00 Banquet Tuesday August 27, h00-17h00 Meeting ISECS Executive committee Erasmus University Rotterdam 19h00 Dinner Wednesday August 28, h00-17h00 International Conference Evolutions and Revolutions in the Eighteenth Century Erasmus University Rotterdam 17h30 Cocktail Thursday August 29, h00-12h00 Excursion Rotterdam 12h00 Lunch 14h00-18h00 Excursion Delft, The Hague 2

3 International Conference Evolutions and Revolutions in the Eighteenth Century Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Campus Woudestein Wednesday August 28, 2013 Theme of the Conference Evolutions and revolutions are common to all times. For this conference, we are interested in three questions. 1. How were the concepts of evolution and revolution perceived during the eighteenth century itself? 2. How do the concepts of evolution and revolution relate to the changing conception of time in the eighteenth century? 3. Which evolutions and revolutions are of specific importance when focusing on the history of the eighteenth century? While the eighteenth century was revolutionary break with the past in many respects, contemporary political theory preferred gradual changes, consonant with natural circumstances, to radical breakthroughs. The question of whether to opt for gradual or radical changes in society was hotly debated in countless pamphlets and other publications. A developing belief in progress bolstered the idea that social change was achievable. In many aspects, changes occurred in an accelerated rate, which gave impetus to new modes of thought. Scholars of the Enlightenment have only recently commented on several revolutionary changes in biology, chemistry, political economy, and music. The revolutionary discoveries in chemistry and biology, and the rising interest in anthropology and history also inspired the development of new scholarly disciplines and vocabularies. This conference aims to bring together these questions of change in eighteenth century politics, economy, science, and culture. 3

4 Programme International Conference Evolutions and Revolutions in the Eighteenth Century Wednesday August 28, :00-09:30 Registration 09:30-10:00 Introductory remarks by Wiep van Bunge (EUR, DBSEC) and Marc-André Bernier (ISECS) 10:00-10:45 Keynote lecture by Bertrand Binoche (Sorbonne Paris) 10:45-11:00 Coffee break 11:00-12:30 Session 1: Historiography of the Enlightenment Session 2: Politics, change and revolution 12:30-13:30 Lunch break 13:30-15:00 Session 3: Slavery, empire and civilization Session 4: Evolution/Revolution in Enlightenment science and philosophy 15:00-15:30 Coffee break 15:30-17:00: Session 5: Evolution/Revolution in and through Literature 17:00-17:15 Closing Conference by Inger Leemans (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, DBSEC) 17:15-18:00: Presentation by Bertrand Binoche. A Companion to Enlightenment Historiography (Brill, Leiden 2013) Edited by Sophie Bourgault, University of Ottawa and Robert Sparling, Université de Montréal 4

5 Sessions International Conference Evolutions and Revolutions in the Eighteenth Century Session 1: Historiography of the Enlightenment Alberto Postigliola Circularité et rupture dans la notion de révolution chez Rousseau Jan Rotmans Enlightenment historiography and the classical-republican tradition in the eighteenth-century Dutch Republic: the limited historical imagination of Cornelis Zillesen Prof. Raïa Zaïmova La Revolution francaise dans une lecture bulgare Session 2: Politics, change and revolution Soulef Bergounioux La Révolution française et l émergence d un nouveau savoir: des cours d organisation sociale à la science morale et politique. Eriona Tartari Rousseau, l inventeur de la politique moderne. Penelope J. Corfield Britain s Political, Cultural & Industrial Revolutions: As Seen by Eighteenth-Century Observers Session 3: Slavery, empire and civilization Brycchan Carey Personal Revolution: National Evolution. How acts of resistance by enslaved people changed British attitudes towards slavery Hanco Jürgens Anti Colonialism as an Eighteenth-Century Phenomenon Mihaela Irimia Civilize him into Man: Evolving from the Savage Child into the Social Adult 5

6 Session 4: Evolution/Revolution in Enlightenment science and philosophy Ann-Mari Jönsson Linnaeus s Scientific Revolution Sébastien Charles Mutation conceptuelle et révolution dans la pensée: le cas du scepticisme des Lumières Maria Valderez de Colletes Negreiros L Esprit Philosophique dans le Dix-Huitième Siècle Session 5: Evolution/Revolution in and through Literature Rosamaria Loretelli The Language of Evolution: From Episodes to Narrative Cohesion Conrad Brunstrom Unequal Alliances: Prior, Boileau, and the poetry of diplomacy Marc André Bernier Lire les révolutions de la littérature du temps présent à la lumière des Anciens 6

7 Registration Form Programme for ISECS Executive committee and ISECS delegates August 26-29, 2013 Members of the Executive committee and ISECS delegates can register for the Reception with the Mayor of Rotterdam (August 26, 2013), dinner hosted by the Dutch-Belgian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (August 26 or 27, 2013), the ISECS meeting (August 27, 2013), the Conference (August 28, 2013) and Excursion programme (August 29, 2013). Registration for these items before June 1, Please supply your registration by Name Title Organization/ University/Institute/ other Address Member ISECS Executive Committee ISECS delegate address Telephone Accompanied by partner Indicate your participation in: Reception of Mayor Rotterdam August 26, 2013 Dinner hosted by the DBSECS August 26 or 27, 2013 ISECS meeting August 27, 2013 Conference August 28, 2013 Excursion August 29,

8 Registration Form International Conference Evolutions and Revolutions in the Eighteenth Century August 28, 2013 Open for all interested in the theme of the Conference. Registration of participants is needed before August 1, Please supply your registration by Name Title Organization/ University/Institute/ other Address address Telephone 8

9 Rotterdam Rotterdam, one of the largest seaports in the world, and the hometown of Erasmus and Bayle is the ideal place for a historic conference. The Erasmus Bridge, the monumental bridge that connects downtown with the so-called Southbank, which is also the former pier of the transatlantic shipping company Holland America Line. Its striking headquarters (1919, now Hotel New York), and the Cruise Terminal ( ) have, in the last ten years, been flanked by modern buildings (by MECANOO, Rem Koolhaas, Norman Foster and Renzo Piano) that are now characteristic of the Rotterdam skyline. The history of the port of Rotterdam is told in the Maritime Museum. Rotterdam also has a number of important museums. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, with its internationally renowned collection of ancient and modern art, housing masterpieces such as the Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Rembrandt s portrait of his son Titus; the Dutch Architecture Institute (NAI); and the 17th-century neoclassical city palace (the oldest building that has survived the 1940 bombing), where the Historical Museum of Rotterdam is located; and finally the World Museum with a large collection of art and artifacts, prints, maps and atlases of the non-western world. Delfshaven, located within the suburbs of Rotterdam, has its own historic townscape: is was here where the salt works and the Delfshaven distilleries were located. It is also the place where the shipyards of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East Indies Company were situated in the eighteenth century. One of the most important monuments is the Pilgrim Fathers Church, founded in 1761 to commemorate the Pilgrims who departed from Delfshaven to America in

10 Erasmus University Rotterdam The ISECS 2013 meeting (August 27, 2013 for Executive committee and delegates) and Conference (August 28, 2013, open to those interested in the theme) are hosted by the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). The venue for the meetings is the new and recently renovated facilities of the University at Campus Woudestein, building C, Burgemeester Oudlaan PA Rotterdam. 10

11 Travelling to and around Rotterdam Rotterdam is easily accessible by train from Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Bruges or Paris (train journeys take one, two or three hours). The Rotterdam The Hague Airport has daily flights to many European destinations. Amsterdam (Schiphol) airport, 30 minutes by train from Rotterdam, has daily flights to many destinations in the world. Erasmus University Rotterdam is within easy reach by bicycle, public transport (metro, tram and busses) and by car. What ever path you choose, you are always (directly) well connected with our university. For good health and a good environment, we recommend everyone to travel by bike or public transport. Accommodation Participants of the ISECS meeting and Conference can choose accommodation in hotels near the Congress buildings. The Novotel Rotterdam Brainpark, K.P. van der Mandelelaan 150, Kralingen-Crooswijk, 3062 MB Rotterdam, is closest to the Erasmus University Rotterdam Campus Woudestein location where the Meeting and Conference are held. Your travel agency can do booking or you can make your booking directly via Hotel booking sites: Language The Conference languages are English and French, no translation service is available. For the ISECS meeting (August 27, 2013) the Canadian delegation supplies simultaneous translation. 11

12 The Dutch-Belgian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (DBSEC) The Dutch-Belgian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (Werkgroep 18e Eeuw) was founded in1968 to promote the growth, development and coordination of studies and research relating to the long eighteenth century. Special attention is devoted to the eighteenth century in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the overseas territories. Today, the Society comprises around 300 members and 100 institutional members. Most members are working in academic positions in universities and research institutes in the Netherlands Belgium and other countries. National and international meetings are held on a yearly basis. The society publishes a scholarly peerreviewed periodical entitled De Achttiende Eeuw ( The Eighteenth Century ). The Dutch-Belgian Society is a constitutional member of International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ISECS). In August 2015 the Dutch-Belgian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies will host the Fourteenth International Congress for Eighteenth-Century Studies of ISECS in Rotterdam (The Netherlands): Opening Markets: Trade and Commerce in the Age of Enlightenment. or ISECS The International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, founded with the initiative of Theodore Besterman, promotes the growth, development and coordination of studies and research relating to the eighteenth century in all aspects of its cultural heritage (historical, philosophical, ideological, religious, linguistic, literary, scientific, artistic, juridical) in all countries, without exception; the Society is non-profit and non-political. 12