Archive for April, 2011
« Previous EntriesBrimmers & Boozers: Drinking in Early Modern England
Thursday, April 21st, 2011Our next event features a topic which is dear to our hearts… Dr Angela McShane (V&A), ‘Brimmers and Boozers: Materialities, Identities and Practices of Drinking in Early Modern England’, Thursday 28 April, 6.30 pm, Room B03, 43 Gordon Sq Dr Angela McShane teaches the history of design at the V&A and the RCA, and also [...]
Urban Communities in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1700
Thursday, April 21st, 2011http://earlymoderncommunities.com is a website associated with a literature review project entitled ‘Urban Communities in Early Modern Europe c1400-1700′. This AHRC Connected Communities scoping study aims to examine recent directions in research that takes community as a central theme. The project is run by Fabrizio Nevola and David Rosenthal through the University of Bath. Between now [...]
CFP: Society for Renaissance Studies Conference, Manchester, July 2012
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011Society for Renaissance Studies 5th Biennial Conference University of Manchester 9-11 July 2012 The 5th Biennial conference of the Society for Renaissance Studies will be held at the University of Manchester. Accompanying events are being planned in the Whitworth Gallery, Chetham’s Library, the John Rylands Library, the People’s History Museum, the Royal Northern College of [...]
Symposium: Early Modern Female Miscellanies & Commonplace Books
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011Symposium: Early Modern Female Miscellanies and Commonplace Books University of Warwick 22 July 2011 Keynote Speaker: Professor Margaret Ezell, Sara and John Lindsey Chair of Liberal Arts, University of Texas A&M Speakers: Helen Hackett, Gillian Wright, Elizabeth Clarke, Sarah Ross, Jayne Archer, Rebecca Bullard, Johanna Harris, Sajed Chowdhury, Elizabeth Scott Baumann This interdisciplinary one day [...]
Civil Law Centre Conference, Aberdeen, 29 July
Monday, April 18th, 2011There is plenty of early modern interest with a legal history theme at the Civil Law Centre Cenference taking place in Aberdeen on 29 July 2011. All those interested in Scottish legal history are warmly invited to attend. There is no charge for this conference. Please email Adelyn Wilson to register.
Bulletin No. 18 is Here!
Thursday, April 14th, 2011The latest edition of our official journal, The Bulletin, is out now. Our Spring 2011 issue features: An obituary for Professor Barry Coward by John Croxon John Croxon’s visit to Mister Lovell Hall in Oxfordshire (with some lovely photos!) John Croxon’s review of The Rivals (directed by Peter Hall ) at the Haymarket Theatre Timothy [...]
Remembering Professor Barry Coward
Thursday, April 14th, 2011John Croxon (Birkbeck Early Modern Society) writes: Professor Barry Coward The Early Modern Society is sad to announce the death of Professor Barry Coward who died on the 17th March 2011 aged seventy after a long illness. It only seems like a few months ago that I wrote a piece in the Birkbeck Early Modern [...]
Prof. Carlo Ginzburg is giving 2 lectures in London in May
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011Prof. Carlo Ginzburg, the distinguished Italian historian of micro-history whose most well known book is probably The Cheese and the Worms, is giving 2 lectures in London in May. Monday 9 May, 18:00, The Chancellor’s Hall, Senate House, First Floor: ‘Our Words and Theirs. A Reflection on the Historian’s Craft Today‘. Contact: katia.pizzi@sas.ac.uk Tues 10 May, 17.30, Lecture [...]
CFP: Communities in Early Modern Europe, Sheffield, 15 July 2011
Saturday, April 9th, 2011Communities in Early Modern Europe: Big and Small Societies, c. 1500 to 1800 A one day conference Friday 15 July 2011 The organisers are pleased to announce this one-day conference to showcase the work of postgraduate and early career researchers whose research into early modern Europe relates to communities. They would like to encourage interdisciplinary [...]
Renaissance Seminars at Queen Mary
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011Queen Mary, University of London will be hosting two Renaissance Seminars in May. Thursday 12 May 2011, 6:30 pm How some of Spain’s Moriscos rewrote History Chair: Sir John Elliott Speaker: Trevor J Dadson FBA Venue: Drapers’ Lecture Theatre, Geography Building, Mile End To book: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/qmul/events/details.php?id=46663 Thursday 26 May 2011, 6:30 pm The Queen Is [...]
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