Archive for February, 2010
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Revealing Medieval and Renaissance Europe Makers and Markets 1100-1600 Thursday 18 – Saturday 20 February V & A Lecture Theatre 10.30-17.00 This three-day conference related to the new Medieval & Renaissance Galleries examines artistic production in the period 1100-1600, how objects were traded and used, and what they reveal about the culture in which they [...]
Melancholic Johnson at Dr Johnson’s House
Monday, February 8th, 2010Thursday 18 February 2010, 7pm Melancholic Johnson A lecture by Dr Jane Darcy Boswell was keen to present Johnson as an exemplary eighteenth-century Man of Feeling, a man whose melancholic moods were evidence of his refined sensibility. In so doing, he could play down evidence of Johnson’s distinctly odd behaviour, and most importantly, insist that [...]
Call for Papers: 17th Century Studies Conference at Durham
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Durham University Centre for Seventeenth-Century Studies THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DURHAM CASTLE 19-22 JULY 2010 CALL FOR PAPERS Proposals are invited for the thirteenth Conference of the Durham Centre for Seventeenth-Century Studies, which will focus on the general theme: Ideals and Values It is expected that this theme will be approached from a very wide range [...]
Save Palaeography at King’s Petition
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Humanities are under threat at King’s College, London. One of the proposals is the elimination of the Palaeography Chair. You can read about that – and find some useful links including Mary Beard’s blog post at – http://www.inthemedievalmiddle.com/2010/02/palaeography-at-kings-college-london.html. There is also a Facebook Group which is keeping track of developments and links available here. You [...]
Follow a Museum on Twitter
Monday, February 1st, 2010Today is ‘Follow a Museum Day’ on Twitter. Lots of museums around the world use Twitter to communicate with their followers. It’s a great way for them to promote exhibitions and events. So spread the word about musuems on Twitter! And don’t forget to use the hashtag #followamuseum when you follow museums! You can find [...]
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