[earlymod-list] Earlymodern Studies, from Nov 29, 2017

Greetings! This list announces talks in the greater Boston area pertaining to the study of the early modern period ca. 1450-1750, 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. For exhibitions and *call-for-papers for events in the Boston area*, see the end of this email. If you do not wish to be on this list, please reply to that effect. Many thanks to those who contributed to this effort. * indicates a newly announced event ** indicates an updated or corrected event EARLYMOD THIS WEEK UPCOMING EVENTS * Wednesday 11/29 at 5:15 Harvard Renaissance Colloquium, co-sponsored by the Romance Languages and Literatures Department Hélio J. S. Alves (University of Évora) Lecture, “Cervantes’s Portuguese Painter” Barker Center, room 114 (Kresge), Harvard University, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge Thursday, November 30, 2017, 4:30-6:15pm Wesleyan Renaissance Seminar Seminar, “What is an author? Rabelaisian avatars” Virginia Krause, Professor of French Studies, Brown University Boger Hall 113, Wesleyan University, 41 Wyllys Ave, Middletown, CT 06457 The seminars are entirely devoted to discussion of previously circulated papers. For a copy of this paper please contact Esther Moran by email at emmoran@wesleyan.edu<mailto:emmoran@wesleyan.edu> http://rensem.site.wesleyan.edu/ Friday December 1, 5:30 Reception, 6:00 Seminar Shakespearean Studies Seminar “New Work in Early Modern Drama: A Graduate Symposium” Dianne E. Berg (Tufts University) Deanna Malvesti (Boston College) Bailey Sincox (Harvard University) Mahindra Humanities Center, Barker Center 12 Quincy Street, Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/shakespearean-studies Saturday, Dec 2, 2017, 11am and 1pm Museum of Printing, Haverhill Lectures and Exhibition: "Gutenberg and the History of the Printed Bible" Frank Romano (Rochester Institute of Technology) The Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA http://www.museumofprinting.org *Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 2:00–4:00 pm. Colloquium: Censoring Scientific Books in Early Modern Europe Hannah Marcus (Harvard University): "Material Practices of Censorship in Early Modern Europe" and Francisco Malta Romeiras (Boston College): "Censoring Medicine and Natural Philosophy in Early Modern Portugal." Burns Library, Boston College 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Website URL: www.bc.edu/iajs<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.… Free and open to the public. No reservations. Thursday, December 14, 2017, 5:30 -7:00 pm Women and Culture in the Early Modern World, Mahindra Humanities Seminar, co-chairs Diana Henderson and Marina Leslie Emily Fine, Department of English, University of Alabama, ‘“The Law of Thy Mother’: Women and Inheritance in 17th-Century Mother’s Legacy Texts” Room 133, Barker Center, 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA Call for Papers: April 6-8, 2018 Conference: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Healing Charms and Medicine Harvard, Barker Center, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge MA Website: https://harvardcharmsandmedicine.wordpress.com<https://urldefense.proofp… Save the Dates: *Friday to Saturday, Feb 9-10, 2018 Harvard-Princeton Graduate Workshop (taking place at Harvard) April 23, 25, 27, 2018 4-6pm The Robert P Benedict Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy "Thomas Hobbes on History, Politics, and Philosophy" Kinch Hoekstra (UC Berkeley) Boston University, Barrister's Hall, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Exhibitions: Sept 6-Dec 15, 2017 Exhibit: Reformation: Dialogue and Identity, Opening Reception Andover-Harvard Theological Library (2nd floor), 45 Francis Ave, Cambridge, MA Focusing on the exchange of ideas between Luther, his contemporaries, and subsequent generations of reformers, on display are foundational texts, popular printed images, and objects that reflect the connection between texts and their readers. The exhibit also highlights examples of how books and images influenced and reflected religious and social identity in early Protestant communities. Michelle C. Sanchez, Assistant Professor of Theology, will offer brief introductory remarks at the reception. Watch for other Reformation-themed events in October, sponsored by Andover-Harvard Theological Library as part of Theological Libraries Month. More Information: ncarlson(a)hds.harvard.edu September 19 - December 17, 2017 The Davis Museum at Wellesley College Exhibit: "Martin Luther: Protest in Print" Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery Wellesley College, Davis Museum, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 http://www.wellesley.edu/davismuseum/whats-on/upcoming/node/118061 May 19, 2017–December 31, 2017 The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820 Special Exhibitions Gallery, Harvard Art Museums Between 1766 and 1820, Harvard College assembled an extraordinary collection of paintings, portraits, and prints; mineral, plant, and animal specimens; scientific instruments; Native American artifacts; and relics from the ancient world. http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/exhibitions/4916/the-philosophy-cham… *If you would like to request that your announcement be posted in an upcoming Early Mod Events e-mail: Please send your listing to: earlymod(a)fas.harvard.edu It would be a great help if you could follow the format below. 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