Canon Fodder

Proposed Panel Session at the Congress of the Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies, to be held in Calgary, May 28-31, 2016. http://csrs-scer.ca/

Panel Organizer: Deanna Smid (Brandon University)

Canons. Rounds. Catches: They were fun, often naughty, and markedly popular in Renaissance England. What might critical attention—from a literary, historical, and/or musicological approach—to canons and catches reveal about early modern English culture and society? For example: What do we know about particular canons? How do playwrights or other authors use canons in their texts? What might canons and catches tell us about gender, performance, voice, breath, taboos, etc? Or, what do we do with canons when they appear in places such as George Herbert's "Sin's Round"? Papers (not to exceed 20 minutes in length) exploring any aspect of early modern English canons, rounds, or catches are welcome.

Please send your proposal (of 300 words) to Deanna Smid (smidd@brandonu.ca), by December 15, 2015.