Program
Thursday, March 4
Session #1 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Welcome and 18th-Century Drama Workshop
1:00 to 1:15
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Jennifer Jones and Rebecca Cypess
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Welcome
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1:15 to 2:00
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Christopher Cartmill (Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University)
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​“The Chironomia”: A 45-minute workshop on 18th-century English and French dramatic practices (with audience participation)
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Session #2 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.
The Senses of Smell, Touch, and Humor
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Iris Moon (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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“Open, Shut Them: A Capodimonte Snuffbox and the Sense of Touch in the Salon”
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Érika Wicky (Université Lumière Lyon 2)
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“Olfaction and the Salon: The Smell of Paint from Mansion House to Art Critique”
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Marjanne Elaine Goozé (University of Georgia)
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“A Sense of Humor and Antisemitism in the Berlin Jewish Salons Circa 1800”
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Session #3 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Keynote Address
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Introduction by James Swenson, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Rutgers University- New Brunswick
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Melanie Conroy (University of Memphis)
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​“On Networking: Enlightenment-Era French Salons”
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Session #4 7:00 to 8:30 pm
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The Raritan Players, directed by Rebecca Cypess
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​“In the Salon of Elizabeth Graeme,” a program exploring the musical practices of a salon hostess in 1760s–70s Philadelphia. Played on period instruments.
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