Archive for August, 2010
CFP: Hume after 300 Years
Monday, August 30th, 2010Hume after 300 Years: The 38th International Hume Society Conference 18 – 23 July 2011 The Old College, Edinburgh Hosted by The Hume Society and The Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Keynote speakers: * David Fergusson (University of Edinburgh) * Don Garrett (New York University) * J. G. A. Pocock (Johns Hopkins University [...]
Professor of Early Modern History needed at University of Groningen
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Professor of Early Modern History (1,0 fte) The Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen is seeking a professor of Early Modern History. The chair focuses on the study of the history of the period from 1500 to c. 1800. The position involves – coordinating and providing teaching in the above-mentioned field within the [...]
CFP: Storytelling and the Past, University of York
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010Storytelling: Imagination and the Past A one-day interdisciplinary conference to be held at the University of York on 26th November 2010 Recent decades have seen a host of different attempts to use imagination to facilitate public engagement with the past. New teaching methods, especially in primary schools, have aimed at encouraging children to empathise with [...]
CFP: Twentieth British Legal History Conference
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010The Twentieth British Legal History Conference University of Cambridge Wednesday 13 July – Saturday 16 July 2011 The Twentieth British Legal History Conference will be held in Cambridge from Wednesday 13 July 2011 to Saturday 16 July 2011. The conference theme will be: Law and Legal Process The conference addresses the intersection between law and [...]
Napoleonic History Booksale
Sunday, August 15th, 2010From Our London Spy:* Readers of Napoleonic history may be interested that HMV Oxford Street have a mini-sale, while stocks last: Philip Dwyer, Napoleon: The Path to Power, 1769-1799 (hbk, London, 2007), £3 (RRP £20). Stephen Coote, Napoleon and the Hundred Days (pbk, London, 2004), £5 (RRP £8.99). Aka Robin Rowles
Rye Medieval Conference: 16 October 2010
Thursday, August 12th, 2010The Rye Medieval Conference: Medieval Trade and Transport 16th October 2010 Provisional Programme 2010 9.00 a.m. Registration and coffee 9.30 a.m. Opening address 9.45 a.m. Alex Langlands: ‘Travel communication and the landscape of early medieval Wessex’ 10.45 a.m. Refreshments 11.00 a.m. Dr David Pelteret: ‘Anglo-Saxon Travel – The Evidence of the Migrating Manuscripts’ 12.00 noon [...]
Raphael Cartoons and Tapstries Re-united: Special Events at V&A
Thursday, August 12th, 2010Sacred Masterpieces from Renaissance Rome Friday 17 September 17.30-18.45 or 20.30-21.45 Private View, V&A Raphael Gallery 19.00-20.15 Concert, The London Oratory Enjoy the art and music of the Renaissance at a private view of the reunited Raphael Cartoons and Tapestries at the V&A and/or a concert in the dramatic setting of the Brompton Oratory. The [...]
CFP: Journal of the Northern Renaissance
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010From the Journal of the Northern Renaissance JOURNAL OF THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE 3.1 – CALL FOR PAPERS The Journal of the Northern Renaissance is currently inviting submissions for its third issue, on any aspect of the cultural practice of Northern Europe in the period 1450-1650, including literature, visual culture, philosophy, theology, politics and scientific technologies. [...]
Sir Hans Sloane: BBC4 ‘A Point of View’ from Lisa Jardine
Sunday, August 8th, 2010‘Intelligencer favourite Sir Hans Sloane is the subject of Lisa Jardine’s ‘A Pioneering Scientist’ broadcast on BBC4′s ‘A Point of View’ from 6 August 2010. You can hear the broadcast: here.