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![Call for Papers: The Fabric of Trust [Renaissance Society of America, San Francisco, 19-21
February 2026]
The Toronto Renaissance and Reformation Colloquium (TRRC) will sponsor up to 3 panels at the
next Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America in San Francisco, February 19–21,
2026.
We welcome proposals on the theme of The Fabric of Trust: how trust was encouraged,
experienced, and contested in the early modern world (c. 1400–1700). We are particularly
interested in contributions that examine the material, sensory, and gendered dimensions of
trust, and the ways in which it was embedded in visual, textual, ritual, legal, and performative
practices.
Topics may include (but are not limited to):
• The visual and material culture of trust (e.g. relics, portraits, textiles, documents)
• Gendered expressions and expectations of trust in domestic, civic, or religious contexts
• Embodied and sensory experiences of credibility, authority, and faith
• Technologies of trust: surveillance, mapping, accounting, and record-keeping
• Cross-cultural, mercantile, and diplomatic encounters
• Performative strategies in theatre, ritual, or legal speech
Proposals from all disciplines will be considered, and themes/topics that lend themselves
to interdisciplinary treatment and digital humanities methods and are strongly preferred.
TO APPLY:
Please submit a proposal as a single WORD document to Andrea Rizzi arizzi@unimelb.edu.au
by Friday, 1 August 2025. Your proposal should include the paper's title and abstract (150-
word max.), a CV, your current affiliation, email address, and (if applicable) completion date of
PhD.
Please note that the RSA requires that those presenting papers at its conference must be
members of the RSA. Those who do not take out membership before the conference begins
are removed from the program.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qpyuexlwnsvzasncix7otetk/bafkreibcwk4iktkstpmvmzl6kwhf7mtwe5qtwj3flzbxfthondvomylyfm)
