Early modern English writing and/against autocracy

This guaranteed panel seeks 250-word abstracts for papers that explore how 17th-century poets, playwrights, and prose writers questioned tyranny (on any scale: patriarchal, monarchical, etc), potentially connecting to and uplifting present-day resistance to power’s abuses.

Deadline for submissions: Monday, March 23, 2026

Sarah Wall-Randell, Wellesley College (swallran@wellesley.edu )