The Annual Thomas More Studies Conferences
University of Dallas,
www.udallas.edu
Upcoming Conferences
Nov.
6-7, 2009: Socratic
Seminar on Thomas More's Life of Pico
and Earliest Works (1493-1510)
Nov.
5-6, 2010: More's
Influence on Shakespeare's 1-3 Henry
VI and Richard III
Registration
To register on our secure site online
using a credit card, click
here. To register by mail, click
here.
--Special guests with prior arrangements made with the Center: To
register click here.
Conference Hotels:
*Both hotels include complimentary shuttle to the University of
Dallas
--Wyndham Las Colinas Garden Hotel
Phone number: 1-800-Wyndham. Ask for reservations at
"University of Dallas discounted rate" at the "Wyndham Las Colinas
Garden Hotel"
Address: 110 John Carpenter Freeway, SW corner of
Highway 114 and O'Connor
Blvd, Irving, TX 75039
--Fairfield Inn Marriot ($59
Fri-Sat)
Phone number: 1-972-550-8800 (ask for the University
of Dallas special rate)
Address: 630 W. John Carpenter Freeway (114 and
MacArthur) Irving, TX 75039
Past Conferences
Nov.
4-6, 2005: Utopia
Nov.
3-5, 2006: Richard III
Nov. 2-4,
2007: More's
Humanism before 1530: Investigating Thomas More's 1529 Dialogue
Nov. 7-8,
2008: Thomas More
on Trial: Law and Conscience in More's Last Letters and Trial Accounts
Objectives of these
Annual
Conferences
1. To give participants an
opportunity each year to study and discuss specific major works by
Thomas More, especially as those major works relate to the many issues
of literature, history, philosophy, law, and statesmanship.
2. When possible, to provide
CLE credit for those involved. For information on out of state CLE
credit, contact Tamara Kuykendall.
3. To help develop
curricular
materials for teaching Thomas More.
4. To provide a forum for
current Thomas More scholarship, especially as it relates to the many
issues of literature, history, philosophy, law, and statesmanship.