Archive for February, 2010
« Previous EntriesCall for Papers: ‘Reading Anthologies in Renaissance Europe (1450-1650)’
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Trinity College Dublin Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies, University of Liverpool Call for Papers Reading Anthologies in Renaissance Europe (1450-1650) Trinity College Dublin, 19-21 July 2010 As print culture developed through the Renaissance, authors, printers and editors quickly came to exploit the commerical and literary potential of [...]
Shakespeare Domesticated: Private Theatricals and the Enlightenment Public Sphere
Sunday, February 21st, 2010Lecture: Shakespeare Domesticated: Private Theatricals and the Enlightenment Public Sphere Date: 09 March 2010 From: 18:00 to 20:00 Speaker: Prof. Michael Dobson Location: Room 218, 43 Gordon Square Free entry: first come, first seated. The Birkbeck Eighteenth-Century Research Group is delighted to announce that Michael Dobson, Professor of Shakespeare Studies (English and Humanities, Birkbeck) will [...]
Birkbeck Early Modern Society Events Update
Friday, February 19th, 2010The Birkbeck Early Modern Society now has dates and full titles for all of our remaining events this term. Our events start at 6:30 pm sharp unless otherwise indicated. All of the events take place at Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London. A map is available here: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/maps. 5 March: Tim Knox (Director, Sir John Soane’s [...]
Royal Society Anniversary Lecture with Bill Bryson
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Royal Society Anniversary Lecture: An Even Shorter History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson Great Hall, Guildhall 30 September 2010, 6 pm Celebrated author Bill Bryson will give a lecture in the Great Hall at the Guildhall in honour of the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society. Bill Bryson is the internationally bestselling author of many [...]
Early Science Symposium at Wadham College
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Early Science: An Historical Perspective Speakers: Professor Allan Chapman, Professor Robin Wilson, Professor Michael Hunter, Lisa Jardine, Jim Bennett, Professor Sir Roderick Floud FBA Date/Time: 25 November 2010, 11am – 5pm Venue: Wadham College, Oxford A Symposium to mark the 350th anniversary of The Royal Society, examining the early days of Wadham College, Gresham College [...]
The Royal Touch: Brogan at the IHR
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Stephen Brogan, President of the Early Modern Society, will be giving a paper at the Seventeenth-Century British History Seminar at the IHR on Thursday 25 February 2010 entitled ‘The Royal Touch: Scrofula, Sin and the Restored Stuarts, 1660-88′. Venue: Institute of Historical Research (University of London), Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Time: 5:15 [...]
British History in the Long 18th Century: Spring Lectures
Monday, February 15th, 2010There are three seminars left in the Spring 2010 British History in the Long 18th Century Series at the IHR. 24 February Mark Wishon (University College London) British and German interactions in the 18th-century British army 10 March Isabelle Cosgrave (Exeter) A Quaker convert and the writing of fiction: the case of Amelia Opie (1769-1853) [...]
New Publication Series for French History
Sunday, February 14th, 2010The Centre for French History and Culture of the University of St Andrews, together with the Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution at Florida State University and the University of London Institute in Paris, is pleased to announce the launch of a new publication series for French history. The history and historical culture of [...]
Institute for Philanthropy Intern Wanted
Saturday, February 13th, 2010Institute for Philanthropy: History / Archivist Research Intern Established in 2000, the Institute for Philanthropy is the world’s leader in the field of international donor education. An independent, non-profit organisation, with offices now in London and New York, the Institute works closely with a global network of wealthy individuals and families, and in partnership with [...]
Call for Papers: Reformation Studies Colloquium 2010
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Call for Papers: Reformation Studies Colloquium 2010, 7–9 September, University of St Andrews The Reformation Studies Colloquium is one of the leading conferences in Britain on Reformation Studies, for both younger scholars and established academics in the field. Plenary speakers for the 2010 Colloquium will be Brad Gregory (Notre Dame), Ulinka Rublack (Cambridge) and Ethan [...]
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