Welcome to the New England Renaissance Conference Home Page

Founded in the Spring of 1939, the New England Renaissance Conference is the oldest Renaissance Society in the United States. It meets at least once every two years, migrating regularly from one college campus to another. The next meeting of the Conference will be held at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, on Friday and Saturday, 10–11 October 2008 (its program will be posted here when available).

Since its inception the NERC has had no dues, no budget, and no fixed center except for the desk of its President. Its continuance and success therefore depend upon its members, and especially upon those who arrange for their institutions to serve as hosts. In recent years, to facilitate interdisciplinary exchange, each meeting has had a thematic focus.

To view a small selection of recent conference programs, click here. For guidelines on organizing a meeting, click here. Those interested in hosting the Conference are asked — implored, even — to contact its current president, Kenneth Gouwens.

To be added to the e-mailing list for the conference or to obtain further information about its activities, please write to Professor Gouwens at either address below:

(email) kenneth.gouwens@uconn.edu

(snail mail) Department of History U-2103
University of Connecticut
241 Glenbrook Rd.
Storrs, CT 06269-2103