16th Biennial International Conference on Netherlandic Studies (ICNS)
Conference Theme: Artistic Responses to Watershed Eras
June 7-9, 2012 at Calvin College
This project has received funding through a grant from the
Netherland-America Foundation and by the Nederlandse Taalunie.
About the Conference
Culture critics largely agree that the death of Harry Mulisch (2010) has closed the chapter of a literary era largely dominated by the World War II generation. Taking inspiration from this notion of epochal shifts, this conference aims to explore the ways that art and history respond to such turning points of human culture. Conference participants are invited to address, in specific ways, the overarching question of how Netherlandic (or Afrikaner) visual, linguistic, and/or literary culture have responded to major moments of transition.
Featuring:
Keynote speaker, the Netherlands: Rudolf Dekker
Keynote speaker, Belgium: Till-Holger Borchert: Conserving world heritage in Flanders for the 21st century: challenges, concepts and chances.The Ghent Altarpiece and beyond.
Workshop for Dutch Language Instructors: Alice van Kalsbeek
Early Modern Dutch Handwriting and Archival Research Workshop: Jesse Sadler, Paul Sellin, and Christine Sellin
Preliminary Conference Schedule
The tentative conference schedule can be found here.
Registration and Lodging Information
Cost for the conference will be $135 for general registration and $100 for student registration. The optional excursions and banquet dinner are additional fees. Click here for registration options.
AANS membership is required in order to attend the conference (the fees are $40 for standard membership; $25.00 for full-time graduate students; $25.00 for emeriti/retired).
Conference Coordinators:
Herman De Vries, Professor of Germanic Languages, Calvin College
Henry Luttikhuizen, Professor of Art, Calvin College
