impact of parliamentary rule
The parliamentary governments that developed in Western Europe and North America during the 17th and 18th centuries are the focus of an international conference being held at Yale Thursday-Saturday, April 79.
The conference will span three locations, and the sessions for each day will be organized according to a different theme: "Parliaments," the first day; "Peoples," the second; and "Power," the third.
Two sessions on Thursday will take place at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, 121 Wall St. Presenters will speak on subjects ranging from "The Unrepresentable French" to "The Problem of Representation in Scandinavian Political Life." Scholars from the United Kingdom, Germany, Scotland, Russia and Denmark will offer historical perspectives on aspects of parliaments and analogous institutions in their respective countries.
Friday's session, exploring how parliamentary institutions affected society through images and artwork, will take place at the Lewis Walpole Library in Farmington and the Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St. At 5:30 p.m. William Vaughan, professor of the history of art at the University of London, will give the keynote address, titled "Art Claims Liberty: Democracy and the Greek Ideal in the Later Enlightenment," in the lecture hall of the Yale Center for British Art.
Saturday's sessions, also being held at the British Art Center, will explore sovereignty and the place of parliament within the state, with particular emphasis on the implications of power in location, architecture and design. Steven Pincus, who teaches British history at the University of Chicago, will give the summation and conclusion.
The conference is free and open to the public, but prior registration is required. For more information, visit www.library.yale.edu/walpole/parlconf.html.
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