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EARLYMOD THIS WEEK
May through Sunday, September 15, 2015
Hosted by the John Carter Brown Library and supported by the Program in Science and Technology Studies, Brown University, and the German Consulate General Boston
Exhibition, “Neue Welt: Germans and the Americas, 1493-1830
MacMillan Reading Room, John Carter Brown Library, 94 George Street, Brown University, Providence, RI
This exhibition is in conjunction with the, “German Science and the Creation of Knowledge in the Atlantic World,” series of events being held September 12-13, 2013
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/John_Carter_Brown_Library/german/index.html
Registration not required for exhibition (some events in the series require registration, as indicated below)
Wednesday, Sept 11, 2013 – 5:00pm
Co-sponsored by the Early Modern History Workshop and the Early Sciences Working Group
"The Unexpected Descartes: Exile in The Netherlands?"
Harold Cook, Brown University
Thompson Room, Mahindra Humanities Center (located in the Barker Center), Harvard University, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Thursday,September 12, 2013 – 3:30-4:30pm
Hosted by the John Carter Brown Library and supported by the Program in Science and Technology Studies, Brown University, and the German Consulate General Boston
Rare book workshop
Led by Dennis C. Landis
John Carter Brown Library, 94 George Street, Brown University, Providence, RI
This workshop is part of the, “German Science and the Creation of Knowledge in the Atlantic World,” series of events being held September 12-13, 2013.
Registration Required: www.german-atlantic.eventbrite.com
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 5pm
"Masculine Hierarchies in Roman Ecclesiastical Households."
Co-sponsored by the Early Modern History Workshop and the Lauro de Bosis lectureship in the history of Italian civilization
Laurie Nussdorfer, Wesleyan University
Lower Library, Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy Street, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Precirculated paper with comment by Joseph Connors (History of Art and Architecture, Harvard). For a copy of the paper and figures please visit
http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=earlymod&pageid=icb.page195317
PW: baroque
Thursday, September 12, 2013 – 5:30-6:30pm
Hosted by the John Carter Brown Library and supported by the Program in Science and Technology Studies, Brown University, and the German Consulate General Boston
Lecture, “New Worlds of Stuff: Nature, Books and Things in Early Modern German,” reception to follow
Pamela H. Smith, Columbia University Professor
MacMillan Reading Room, John Carter Brown Library, 94 George Street, Brown University, Providence, RI
This lecture is part of the, “German Science and the Creation of Knowledge in the Atlantic World,” series of events being held Sept 12-13, 2013.
http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/event/2013/09/12/lecture
Registration not required for lecture
**Friday, September 13, 2013 – 9:00am-2:30pm
Hosted by the John Carter Brown Library and supported by the Program in Science and Technology Studies, Brown University, and the German Consulate General Boston
Symposium, “German Science and the Creation of Knowledge in the Atlantic World”
Co-chaired by Tara Nummedal, Brown University and Pamela H. Smith, Columbia University – with speakers:
Christine Johnson, Washington State University in St. Louis
Alisha Rankin, Tufts University
Ulrike Strasser, University of California, San Diego
Alix Cooper, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Music Room, Rochambeau House, 84 Prospect Street, Brown University, Providence, RI
This symposium is part of the, “German Science and the Creation of Knowledge in the Atlantic World,” series of events being held September 12-13, 2013.
For Registration (required) and program visit: www.german-atlantic.eventbrite.com
UPCOMING EVENTS (a star indicates a newly listed item)
*Wednesday, September 18, 2013 – 12:00-2:00pm
Sponsored by the History Department, Early Modern Workshop, Medieval History Workshop, and International & Global History; with the financial support of GSAS
Seminar Discussion, “When Is Global History? A Graduate Student Conversation,”
Led by Prof. Carol Symes, University of Illinois - with remarks by:
Eva Bitran, History Department and Harvard Law School
Shane Bobrycki, History Department
Devin Fitzgerald, History and East Asian Languages
Stuart McManus, History Department
Lydia Walker, History Department
Lower Library, Robinson Hall, Harvard University, 35 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Global history, in its many forms, has been one of the most dynamic areas of historical research and teaching in recent years. But the rise of the global perspective has brought some challenges to the practice of history insofar as history is a discipline concerned with time. Is the global perspective limited to modernity, or is all history global history? Has the geographical breadth of the global perspective been gained at the expense of chronological depth? Join us as our five panelists lead off a graduate student discussion about the meeting point of time and space. Luncheon will be provided.
http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic356034.files/1378483587/Global%20History%20Poster.JPG
*Monday, September 23, 2013 – 12:00pm
Presented by the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Lunchtime Seminar: “Thetford Tomb Raiders”
Richard Adair, University of Leicester, UK
Classroom B, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA
Join us on a journey to discover more about the art, politics, religion, and lives of the Tudors through the 3D scanning of archaeological monuments; see how art meets science; and learn how to engage the public in research projects. Bring your own lunch; cookies and beverages provided.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 – 6:00–9:00pm
Newport Historical Society
Book Talk, “The Indian Great Awakening: Religion and the Shaping of Native Cultures in Early America”
Linford D. Fisher, author and Brown University Professor
Saylesville Meeting House, 374 Great Road, Lincoln, RI
To register contact, Dan Santos, (401) 728-9696
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 5:00pm
The Annual Josephine Von Henneberg Lecture in Italian Art, Fine Arts Department
"'Devouring Marble': Bernini and His Portrait of Costanza"
Sarah McPhee, Winship Distinguished Research Professor, Art History Department, Emory University
Room 101, Devlin Hall, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Newton, MA
For directions and parking: www.bc.edu/content/bc/az/maps/s-approach.html
RSVP by Sept. 13 to 617-552-6459 or elliotj@bc.edu
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 5:30pm
Women and Culture in the Early Modern World, Mahindra Harvard Humanities Center
"Loose gossips, cunning men: gender and garrulity in the late plays of Ben Jonson."
Catherine Rockwood, Independent Scholar
Rm. 133, Barker Center, Harvard University, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Thursday, October 3, - Sunday, October 6, 2013
Newport Historical Society and partners
“No Person Shall Bee Any Wise Molested: Religious freedom, cultural conflict, and the moral role of the state” Conference to mark the 350th anniversary of the 1663 Rhode Island Charter
Various speakers
Various locations in Newport and Providence, Rhode Island
Complete details and registration information: http://www.spectacleoftoleration.org/conference/about-the-conference/
Friday, October 4, 2013 – 8:30am–4:30pm
Co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Italy, the Office of the Dean of Arts and Humanities, and the Mahindra Humanities Center
Conference, “Heavenly Imperfection: Galileo’s Discovery of Sunspots,”
Various speakers
Conference: Rm. Beren Hall, Riesman Center for Harvard Hillel, Rosovsky Hall, 52 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/heavenly-imperfection-galileos-discovery-sunspots
Friday October 4, 2013 - 5:30pm reception/6:00pm seminar
"Collecting 'Shakespeare' Before the First Folio: New Genealogies of Printed Drama in Collection"
Tara Lyons, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Room 133, Mahindra Humanities Center (located in the Barker Center), Harvard University, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 – 5:00-7:00pm
Harvard Renaissance Colloquium
Title TBA
Leah Marcus, Vanderbilt University
Rm. 133, Barker Center, Harvard University, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Thursday, October 10, 2013 – 4:15pm
Wesleyan Renaissance Seminar
“Aristotle in the Italian Vernacular: New Perspectives on Renaissance Intellectual History”
Marco Sgarbi, Department of Philosophy, University of Verona
41 Wyllys (Squash Court Building), Room 113, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
For a copy of this paper, please contact Ester Moran, by telephone at 860-685-2682 or by email at emmoran@wesleyan.edu.
http://rensem.site.wesleyan.edu/
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 – 5:00-7:00pm
Harvard Renaissance Colloquium
Title TBA
Mary Crane, Boston College
Rm. 133, Barker Center, Harvard University, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Friday November 8, 2013 5:30pm reception/6:00pm seminar
"Shakespeare, Anecdotally"
Paul Menzer, Mary Baldwin College
Room 133, Mahindra Humanities Center (located in the Barker Center), Harvard University, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Thursday, November 14, 2013 – 4:15pm
Wesleyan Renaissance Seminar
“Performing Humanism: The Andreini Family and the Republic of Letters in Counter-Reformation Italy”
Sarah Ross, Department of History, Boston College
41 Wyllys (Squash Court Building), Room 113, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
For a copy of this paper, please contact Ann Tanasi by telephone at 860-685-2392, or by email at atanasi@wesleyan.edu.
http://rensem.site.wesleyan.edu/
Friday December 6, 2013 - 5:30pm reception/6:00pm seminar
"New Work in Early Modern Drama: A Graduate Symposium"
James Beaver, Brown University
Joanna Grossman, Harvard University
Martin Moraw, Brandeis University
Room 133, Mahindra Humanities Center (located in the Barker Center), Harvard University, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR LOCAL CONFERENCE
Prisons of Stone, Word, and Flesh: Medieval and Early Modern Captivity An Interdisciplinary Symposium at Brown University, 21 February 2014
We invite submissions for a one-day interdisciplinary symposium to take place at Brown University on February 21, 2014, hosted by the Cogut Center for the Humanities and sponsored by the Department of French Studies, the Department of Comparative Literature, the Medieval Studies Program, and the Department of History. Our theme will be "Prisons of Stone, Word, and Flesh: Medieval and Early Modern Captivity." Professor Adam Kosto (History, Columbia University), author of Hostages in the Middle Ages (Oxford University Press, 2012), will serve as the keynote speaker.
Submissions are sought from graduate students, faculty members, and other scholars in fields including, but not limited to, history, literature, languages, philosophy, religious studies, art and
architectural history, and music. Particularly welcome are submissions which offer new methodological or theoretical approaches to issues of medieval and early modern captivity, or which examine the relationship of captivity to cultural production and/or intercultural exchange.
Papers should be no more than twenty minutes in length and should be in English. Please send a 250-word abstract, along with brief contact information, to John Moreau, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in French Studies and Comparative Literature, at John_Moreau@Brown.edu. The submission deadline is November 1, 2013.
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