The 4th National Conference of the Society for Renaissance Studies will be held in the historic city of York on 16-18 July 2010.
The conference will follow immediately after the Leeds Medieval Congress and will coincide with the final weekend of the York Early Music Festival -- which will feature The Sixteen performing the music of Tallis and others in the York Minster, a major new performance of Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers, and a partial performance of the York Mystery Plays in the streets of the city.Participants will be offered tickets for all of these events along with tours of the city and outings to historic sites.
The conference will also feature workshops on publishing and research funding (including a presentation by Shearer West, Director of Research at the Arts and Humanities Research Council). Confirmed plenary speakers include Iain Fenlon (Cambridge) and Penelope Gouk (Manchester).
