Vauxhall Gardens by Thomas Rowlandson, 1784
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The theme of the 2006 meeting, Civil Conflict, seems a natural one for a meeting held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where the decisive battle of the American Civil War was fought. The topic is broader, of course, than civil conflicts that became armed clashes or wars, although, as we all know, there were plenty of those during the long eighteenth century. We hope this theme suggests many topics across our several disciplines: French, German, Spanish, English, and American military, political, social, and cultural history as well as literature; art history (perhaps the reading of significant paintings); the composition, performance, and reception of music; theatrical performances; conflicts arising from the exploration of America, Africa, and the Pacific; and the conflict inherent in colonial affairs and developments, particularly in or concerning India and the Caribbean region. We also think civil conflict includes examination of civilian life, the conflicts created by a rising middle class and a new commercial world, in which differences of rank were easily transgressed.
Vauxhall Gardens by Thomas Rowlandson, 1784
This town does so swarm with people in masquerade that one hardly knows a gentleman from his tailor,
a lady from her semptstress, or a merchant's eldest son from Dick Dapper that sweeps the shops
-- Mrs. Crackenthrope, Female Tatler, no. 26, 1709.
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