Conference "The Taste of 1759", Ottawa (Canada), 5-8 November 2009 - Call for papers

Conference "The Taste of 1759", 5-8 November, 2009, Ottawa, Canada.
The Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (CSECS) and the North East American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (NEASECS) will be jointly hosting a conference on "1759".
1759 was a year of great significance politically, intellectually, and culturally. The year saw Canada won by the British, the unveiling of the British Museum, and the births of Robert Burns, Mary Wollestonecraft, and William Pitt the Younger. In addition, some of the most important texts on aesthetics were published this year, including Edmund Burke's "Introduction on Taste", Alexander Gerard's Essay on Taste, Edward Young's Conjectures on Original Composition, and Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments.
Three or four participants are asked to fill a panel on Adam Smith's TMS, though any approach to any of his texts is welcome.
Papers dealing with philosophical texts of the same period, especially those on taste and aesthetics, are also welcome.
Abstracts (150 words) should be sent to A.T. Siraki (asira037@uottawa.ca) by June 20, 2009.
More information at:
http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~18cconf/cfp.html