T

he cosmopolitan ideal is commonly

understood as one of the key legacies
of the European Enlightenment. This
interdisciplinary conference will explore
the possibilities and contradictions of the
cosmopolitan ideal in the Enlightenment
by considering a range of thematic
perspectives, including Europes regional
and colonial peripheries.
This conference is in honor of Anthony
Pagden and his work.
S ATURDAY, DE CE MBE R 1 4 , 2 0 1 3
Location: The Huntington
Ahmanson Classroom, Botanical Center
9:30 Registration & Coffee
10:00 Session 4
Moderator: John Brewer (California Institute of
Technology)
Sankar Muthu (University of Chicago)
Enlightenment Cosmopolitanism as a Theory
of Interactive and Countervailing Powers
Melissa Calaresu (University of Cambridge)
Cosmopolitanism and Patriotism in Naples:
The Case of Pietro Napoli-Signorelli
(1731-1815)
11:45 Lunch
F RI DAY, DE CE MBE R 1 3 , 2 0 1 3
Location: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles
9:45 Registration & Coffee
10:15 Welcome: Barbara Fuchs (UCLA Center for
17
th
- & 18
th
-Century Studies and The William
Andrews Clark Memorial Library)
Steve Hindle (The Huntington)
Remarks: Joan-Pau Rubis (ICREA/Universitat Pompeu
Fabra, Barcelona)
Neil Saer (The John Carter Brown Library)
10:30 Session 1
Moderator: Peter Mancall (University of Southern
California)
Daniel Carey (National University of Ireland,
Galway)
Lockes Dilemma: Cosmopolitanism,
Rationality, and the Problem of Human
Nature
Joan-Pau Rubis
The Cosmopolitan Paradox: Travel,
Anthropology, and Cultural Diversity
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Session 2
Moderator: Daniela Bleichmar (University of Southern
California)
Neil Saer
Enlightenment Natural History as
Cosmopolitan Ideal
Jorge Caizares-Esguerra (University of Texas,
Austin)
Baroque Cosmopolitanism and Creole
Identities
3:00 Break
3:15 Session 3
Moderator: Margaret Jacob (University of California,
Los Angeles)
Anoush Terjanian (East Carolina University)
Philosophical History and its Politics
Silvia Sebastiani (EHESS, Paris)
Gendered Cosmopolitanism? The History
of Women and Civilization in the Scottish
Enlightenment
Philippe de Champaigne, Portrait of Jean de Thevenot (ca. 1660), oil on
canvas; Huntington Art Collections. Purchased with funds from the Art
Collectors Council and the Browning Memorial Art Fund.
Enlightenment
and the
Cosmopolitanism
This conference is co-sponsored by

1:00 Session 5
Moderator: Craig Yirush (University of California,
Los Angeles)
David Armitage (Harvard University)
Cosmopolitanism and Civil War
Jos Maria Hernndez (Universidad Nacional
de Educacin a Distancia, Spain)
A Pattern of Global Decorum? From Imperial
Toleration to Cosmopolitan Politics
2:45 Break
3:00 Session 6
Moderators: Joan-Pau Rubis and Neil Saer
Anthony Pagden (University of California,
Los Angeles)
The Legacy of Enlightened Cosmopolitanism
4:30 General Discussion
Enlightenment
and the
Cosmopolitanism
Name(s):

Address:
Email/Phone: Afliation:
There is no registration fee for this conference, but you must pre-register to attend.
Lunches are optional. No conrmation will be sent.
Buffet lunch (December 13) ......................... $ 16.50
Buffet lunch (December 14) ......................... $ 16.50 T OT A L ................. $
Vegetarian (check one) Yes No
Seating for this event is limited. Registrations will be handled on a rst come, rst served basis. You are advised to register as soon as possible.
Please mail form and check payable to The Huntington to: Juan Gomez, The Huntington, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino CA 91108.
PHONE: (626) 405-3432 EMAIL: researchconference@huntington.org
Please note: Conference registration does not include entrance to the research library.
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