Greetings!
This list announces talks in the greater Boston area pertaining to the study of the early modern period ca. 1350-1800, in any discipline and with any regional specialization. To keep this list during our time of self-isolation, we are announcing video conferences and other online activity relevant to the Boston area. Please forward announcements of virtual socials, web-meetings, online exhibits, and application deadlines for future conferences in our region. If you’d like your event to be posted on the first list of the new academic year, scheduled for Sept 1, please write before then. After that we’re planning a mailing roughly every two weeks—please therefore send notices of events at least two weeks in advance. Please forward announcements, in the format requested at the end of this message, and e-mail addresses to: earlymod(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:earlymod@fas.harvard.edu>.
For security reasons the list will not disseminate zoomlinks directly, but we can list an email contact for who write expressing a wish to attend. Alternatively we can circulate registration information for events.
Tuesday, September 15, 4-6pm
Please save the date for our 2020 Fall Aperitivo, the opening event of the Early Modern World Initiative at Harvard University<https://earlymodernworld.fas.harvard.edu>, featuring introductory remarks by Leah Whittington (English) and flash talks by Jeff McDonough (Philosophy), Anne-Marie Eze (Houghton Library), Gordon Teskey (English), and David Atherton (East Asian Languages & Civilizations). The talks will be followed by a virtual reception. Please email earlymod(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:earlymod@fas.harvard.edu> to RSVP and get the zoomlink.
*If you would like your announcement to be posted in an upcoming Early Mod Events listing please send your event details to: earlymod(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:earlymod@fas.harvard.edu>
To be included in the Early Mod Events mailing, the event must take place or (in case of zoom talks) be relevant to the greater Boston area. Announcements are posted at the discretion of the Early Mod Listserv administrator. It would be a great help if you could follow this format:
Day, date, time
Sponsor (if available)
Type of event (ex. Lecture/Symposium/Workshop), Event Title
Person giving talk (in bold), their home institution (if applicable)
Additional info (no more than a couple of sentences)
RSVP or Registration information/link. Please don't send a zoom link, to avoid intrusion.
* Event must take place in or (in case of zoom conferences) be relevant to the greater Boston area.
Greetings!
This list announces talks in the greater Boston area pertaining to the study of the early modern period ca. 1350-1800, in any discipline and with any regional specialization. Please forward announcements, in the format requested at the end of this message, and e-mail addresses to: earlymod(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:earlymod@fas.harvard.edu>.
To keep this list during our time of self-isolation, we are announcing video conferences and other online activity relevant to the Boston area. Please forward announcements of virtual socials, web-meetings, online exhibits, and application deadlines for future conferences in our region.
Many of us and our students are looking for opportunities to get together for reading groups or to participate in a group project related to early modern studies: Please find below novel announcements. We hope to see you soon in good health!
Upcoming Online Events and Online Summer Schools
Thursday, August 6, 10am-12pm ET
Globally History, Global Seminar
"The political economies of slavery in the Dutch Empire (16th-19th century)"
Pepijn Brandon, Senior Researcher, International Institute of Social History, the Netherlands
Comment: Sonal Singh, PhD Candidate, University of Delhi; Leonardo Marques, Professor of History, Universidade Federale Fluminense, Brazil
The paper and Zoom meeting link are available by request to wigh(a)wcfia.harvard.edu<mailto:wigh@wcfia.harvard.edu>.
Website: https://history.fas.harvard.edu/event/zoom-event-global-history-globally-se…
Canceled: August 15, 2020 Deadline for CFP
The 2020 New England Renaissance Conference at Boston College (was: Saturday, October 24, 2020), Theme: “Early Modern Europe: From Below, at the Margins, Behind the Scenes.” Info: Prof. Franco Mormando (mormando (at) bc.edu<http://bc.edu>) has been postponed. We will send news and updates as soon as possible.
Canceled: SCSC Sixteenth Century Society Annual Conference
The Sixteenth Century Society was scheduled to meet in Baltimore 29 October – 1 November 2020
Organizers of papers, sessions, and roundtables are invited to resubmit their proposals for the coming annual meeting at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, 28-31 October 2021, once the new CFP will be sent out early next year.
The website will be updated shortly at https://sixteenthcentury.org/
Search for Volunteers
Harvard Libraries project, transcribing colonial documents, open to all (on a strictly volunteer basis):
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/04/your-opportunity-to-make-har…
Omohundro Institute (sponsored by William & Mary), transcription projects of early Americana:
https://oieahc.wm.edu/explore/vastearlyamerica-resources/transcription/
Phillips Academy Archives and Special Collections, Andover MA: Phillips Family Papers, 1647-1879 (transcription project):
https://fromthepage.com/phillipsacademyarchives/phillips-family-papers
*If you would like your announcement to be posted in an upcoming Early Mod Events listing please send your event details to: earlymod(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:earlymod@fas.harvard.edu>
To be included in the Early Mod Events mailing, the event must take place or (in case of zoom conferences) be relevant to the greater Boston area. Announcements are posted at the discretion of the Early Mod Listserv administrator. It would be a great help if you could follow this format:
Day, date, time
Sponsor (if available)
Type of event (ex. Lecture/Symposium/Workshop), Event Title
Person giving talk (in bold), their home institution (if applicable)
Streaming/website URL
* Event must take place in or (in case of zoom conferences) be relevant to the greater Boston area.
Additional info (no more than a couple of sentences)
RSVP or Registration information/link
