The 2007 conference theme invites participants to consider the objects of Romantic study.  This broad topic can include the goals of our academic inquiry and the artistic and intellectual pursuits of Romantic period authors, as well as the material things that provoke these goals and pursuits.  What are Romantic objects?  How are they defined and expressed?  What kinds of responses do objects demand?

The conference organizers are Fran Botkin, Department of English, Towson University, and Erin Goss, Department of English, Loyola College in Maryland.  Communication regarding the conferences can be initiated via email at icr2007@loyola.edu.