November 13-15, 2003
The Newberry Library
Organized by Anne J. Cruz, University of Illinois at Chicago/ University of Miami
Co-sponsored by the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, and the University of Chicago
Supported by a grant from the Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain's Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports and U.S. Universities
From Philip II's ill-fated marriage to Mary Tudor in 1554 to James I's accession to the English throne after Elizabeth's death in 1603, Spain and England constantly confronted one another as they competed for European dominance. Despite his short reign as king of England and the debacle of his Invincible Armada, Philip II continued to hold sway throughout the known world, yet he was compelled to oppose the growing force of his former sister-in-law, Elizabeth I. The ceaseless alliances and altercations between these early modern powers held enormous historical significance: they not only affected the religious, political, and cultural developments of the two countries, but determined the future of imperialist rule, a historical phenomenon that had lasting effect on the world as we know it today.
Thursday, November 13
6:00 pm | Robert C. Ritchie, Huntington Library
"Elizabethan Privateering, Elizabethan Piracy"
part of the Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend public programs schedule
Friday, November 14
Morning Session
Chair: Frederick de Armas, University of Chicago
9:00 | Coffee and other refreshments
9:30 | William D. Phillips, Jr., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
"The Frustrated Unity of Atlantic Europe: The Roles of Spain and England"
10:00 | Magdalena de Pazzis Pi Corrales, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
"Inglaterra vista desde España: Imágenes en la distancia y realidad política"
10:30 | Barbara Fuchs, University of Pennsylvania
"Sketches of Spain: Early Modern England's 'Orientalizing' of Iberia"
11:00 | Discussion
Afternoon Session
Chair: Anne J. Cruz, University of Illinois at Chicago/ University of Miami
1:30 | Frederick de Armas, University of Chicago
"Heretical Stars: The Politics of Astrology in Cervantes' La gitanilla and La espanola inglesa"
2:00 | María Cristina Quintero, Bryn Mawr College
"'The Body of a Weak and Feeble Woman': Courting Elizabeth in Antonio Coello's El conde de Sex"
2:30 | Discussion
3:00 | Carla Zecher, The Newberry Library
Introduction to Elizabeth I, Ruler and Legend exhibition
Saturday, November 15
Morning Session
Chair: Robert Bucholz, Loyola University Chicago
9:00 | Coffee and other refreshments
9:30 | Carla Rahn Phillips, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
"Libels and Other Weapons: The Written Word as an Adjunct to Naval Warfare"
10:00 | David A. Boruchoff, McGill University
"The Politics of Providence: The 'Englishing' of Spanish Narratives about Spain and the New World"
10:30 | Elizabeth Wright, University of Georgia
"From Drake to Draque: An Elizabethan Hero with a Spanish Accent (1587-1598)"
11:00 | Discussion
Afternoon Session at the Instituto Cervantes ~ John Hancock Tower, 29th floor, 875 N. Michigan Avenue
Chair: Rosilie Hernández-Pecoraro, University of Illinois at Chicago
2:00 | Jacques Lezra, University of Wisconsin-Madison
""Martyrs' Values"
2:30 | Anne J. Cruz, University of Illinois at Chicago/ University of Miami
"Vindicating the Vulnerata: Relics and Religious Imagery as Weapons of Mass Conversion"
3:00 | Bernardo García García, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Fundación Carlos de Amberes, Madrid
"La paz con Inglaterra, de la conveniencia a la necesidad (1596-1603)"
3:30 | Discussion
5:00 | Reception
While there is no fee to attend this symposium, participants should register in advance. To register, please call the Center for Renaissance Studies at 312.255.3514, or send an e-mail to renaissance@newberry.org.
Funds are available for graduate students and faculty of Consortium institutions to travel to the Newberry Library to attend the symposium. If you have any questions, please contact the Center for Renaissance Studies.