Conference: BARS 2017: Romantic Improvement (July 27-30, 2017)

"BARS 2017: Romantic Improvement" will be held at University of York.

I will present "Imperial Ruins: Indian Ruins in British Romantic-Period Travel Writing" (11:30 am, July 30) and chair two panel sessions:

1) "Improving Books" (5:15 pm, July 27) with panelists, Casie LeGette (University of Georgia), Francesca Kavanagh (University of Melbourne), and Beatrice Turner (University of Roehampton); and

2) "Sunny Spots of Greenery? Gardens Inspired and Inspiring" (9:30 am, July 29) with panelists, Kantaro Ohashi (Kobe University), Waka Ishikura (University of Hyogo), and Hiroko Washizu (University of Tsukuba).

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