The "Shakespeare and the Early Moderns" session at PAMLA 2026 seeks proposals focusing on: Shakespeare and the early moderns; Shakespeare and/or his peers (Massinger, Heywood, Beaumont, Fletcher, Wroth, Middleton, etc.); the influence of Shakespeare and the early moderns on later works of literature. Topics of particular interest include work on Shakespeare and power and authority; labor and hierarchy, national identity, Shakespeare and race, feminism, gender and sexuality, disability studies, post-colonial studies, early modern economies; adaptations, and other proposals that touch on any aspect of Shakespeare, his contemporaries, and related topics. As a standing session we welcome paper proposals on a wide variety of topics; however, papers that address the conference theme of "Our Ruling Classes: Culture, Power, Conflict" in relation to Shakespeare are particularly welcome.

Some topics of particular interest include the following in connection to Shakespeare, his contemporaries, and his influences:

· Power and authority

· Labor, class, and social hierarchy

· National identity

· Race and Cultural Studies

· Gender and Sexuality

· Disability Studies

· Environmental Studies / "Blue Humanities"

· Early modern economies

· Adaptations

Proposals can be submitted through the PAMLA portal:

https://pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/20061#

Please feel free to reach out to James Seth (sethj@cwu.edu) should you have any questions or concerns.