Birkbeck Early Modern Society Events
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Monday, June 21st, 2010The Birkbeck Early Modern Society AGM and ‘Restorations’ Conference Saturday 3 July 2010, Room B20, Birkbeck, Malet St 10.00 Registration, tea and coffee in room B02 10.30 AGM 11.00 Robin Rowles: welcome to conference, introductions, opening comments 11. 10 Session 1: Frank Ferrie, ‘Piero della Francesca’s Madonna del Parto (The Expectant Virgin Mary): A History [...]
Birkbeck Early Modern Society: Julian Swann Lecture & End of Year Party
Saturday, June 12th, 2010Prof. Julian Swann, ‘Despotism, Public Opinion and the Crisis of the Absolute Monarchy’, 6.30 pm, Thursday 24 June, Malet St, Room B35, followed by our end of year party in B04 Julian Swann is an expert on old regime France and has published widely on subjects such as the parlement of Burgundy, power and provincial [...]
CFP: Restorations: Birkbeck Early Modern Society’s 4th Student Conference
Friday, May 21st, 2010This is a reminder that the deadline for proposals for the Birkbeck Early Modern Society’s fourth student conference is 31 May 2010. You are invited to submit a proposal of 250 words maximum for a paper lasting 20 minutes (approximately 2,000 words) to the Conference Organiser, Robin Rowles. The Birkbeck Early Modern Society Fourth Student [...]
Birkbeck EMS Event: Death in Early Modern English Prints and Book Illustrations
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Dr Malcolm Jones, ‘Death in Early Modern English Prints and Book Illustrations’, Thursday 20 May, 6.30 pm, Malet St, Room 320 A reminder about tomorrow’s lecture. Dr Malcolm Jones is an expert on early modern English printed images, having been responsible for the ‘print of the month’ on the British Printed Images to 1700 website: [...]
Dr Malcolm Jones, ‘Death in Early Modern English Prints and Book Illustrations’
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Dr Malcolm Jones, ‘Death in Early Modern English Prints and Book Illustrations’, Thursday 20 May, 6.30 pm, Malet St, Room 320 We are delighted to invite you to our next event. Dr Malcolm Jones is an expert on early modern English printed images, having been responsible for the ‘print of the month’ on the British [...]
Tonight! Richard Williams on ‘Culture Clash: Word and Image in Reformation Europe’
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Dr Richard Williams, ‘Culture Clash: Word and Image in Reformation Europe’, Thursday 29 April, 6.30 pm, Malet St, Room 320 The Birkbeck Early Modern Society is delighted to invite you to our next event. Dr Richard Williams returns to the society due to popular demand! Having spoken to us about Holbein and Cranach, next week [...]
CFP: Birkbeck EMS Summer Student Conference: Restorations
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010The Birkbeck Early Modern Society Fourth Student Conference RESTORATIONS Saturday 3 July 2010, 10.00-16.30 Birkbeck College, Malet Street CALL FOR PAPERS The Birkbeck Early Modern Society is pleased to announce our fourth annual student conference. We aim to provide a safe and constructive space for students to present their research and exchange ideas with peers [...]
Richard Williams, ‘Culture Clash: Word and Image in Reformation Europe’
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010Dr Richard Williams, ‘Culture Clash: Word and Image in Reformation Europe’, Thursday 29 April, 6.30 pm, Malet St, Room 320 The Birkbeck Early Modern Society is delighted to invite you to our next event. Dr Richard Williams returns to the society due to popular demand! Having spoken to us about Holbein and Cranach, next week [...]
Prof Michael Hunter, ‘The Decline of Magic: The Paradoxical Role of the Royal Society’
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Prof Michael Hunter, ‘The Decline of Magic: The Paradoxical Role of the Royal Society’ You are warmly invited to our next paper. Prof. Michael Hunter returns to the Birkbeck Early Modern Society, having last spoken to us almost four years ago when we were a fledgling society. His biography of Robert Boyle was published last [...]
Tim Knox on ‘The Strange Genius of Sir John Soane’ an EMS Event
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Tim Knox (Director of Sir John Soane’s Museum), ‘The Strange Genius of Sir John Soane’, 6.30 pm, Friday 5 March 2010, Malet St, Room 415 You are warmly invited to our next paper on the architect Sir John Soane, which will be out first foray into the end of the early modern period and possibly [...]
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