'Criminal' Justice during the Long 18th Century: Theatre, Representation and Emotion in the Courtroom & the Public Sphere

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Date: 1 - 2 November 2013
Time: 8.30am - 4.00pm
Venue: The Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, California, USA
Registration: Seating is limited.  Registrations will be on a 'first come, first served' basis.  For a schedule and registration form, please email Juan Gomez.

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Speakers:

• Dr Steve Hindle (The Huntington Library)
• Prof. David Lemmings (ARC Centre for the History of Emotions; The University of Adelaide)
• Prof. David Cressy (The Ohio State University)
• Assoc. Prof. Dana Rabin (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
• Dr Andrea McKenzie (University of Victoria)
• Assoc. Prof. Emily Hodgson Anderson (University of Southern California)
• Dr Esther Snell (Southampton Solent University)
• Prof. Randall McGowen (University of Oregon)
• Prof. Robert B. Shoemaker (The University of Sheffield)
• Dr Simon Devereaux  (University of Victoria, Canada)
• Dr Alexander Wragge-Morley (Somerville College, University of Oxford)
• Dr Katie Barclay (ARC Centre for the History of Emotions; The University of Adelaide)
• Prof. Theresa M. Kelley (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
• Dr Hal Gladfelder (The University of Manchester)
• Assoc. Prof. Allyson N. May (University of Western Ontario)

This conference addresses important changes in the representation of crime, litigation and justice in Britain over the period 1660-1850, and particularly the constitution of public opinion about justice by ‘performances’ which touched the emotions. The principal objective is to encourage a second wave of historical studies relating to the ‘theatre’ of justice in this period; one that builds upon earlier work by transcending the boundary between courtrooms and the public gaze and recognizing the importance of representation and performance.