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.
To keep this list during our time of self-isolation, we are announcing video conferences
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 our students are looking for opportunities to do research or participate in a
group project related to early modern studies: Please find below a couple of transcription
projects in search of volunteers.
We hope to see you soon in good health!
Upcoming:
April 28, 2020, 4:30pm (new link below!)
“Monastic Technologies of Authority: Cistercian Diplomatic Praxis, Crusade, and the
Colonization of the Midi.”
<https://blogs.brown.edu/memhs/files/2020/04/Occitania-Chapter-no.-2.pdf> (The link
opens the PDF file of the book chapter)
Leland Grigoli (Brown University, History)
Join the Zoom meeting here.<https://brown.zoom.us/j/218497046>
August 15, 2020
Deadline CFP: The 2020 New England Renaissance Conference at Boston College (Saturday,
October 24, 2020), Theme: “Early Modern Europe: From Below, at the Margins, Behind the
Scenes.” Info: Prof. Franco Mormando (mormando (at)
bc.edu)
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
Open Sources of the Month:
Frank Snowden (Yale): Hist 234--Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600 (Recorded in
Spring 2010)
https://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-234
<https://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-234>
Kinney Center for Interdiscipinary Renaissance Studies
The Musical Settings of Tasso's Poetry. An Online Concert, directed by UMass music
history professor Emiliano Ricciardi. Guest ensemble Palma Choralis (Brescia, Italy)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMOYhD9u7sNJYty0kEtTcAg/featured
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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 the greater Boston area.
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RSVP or Registration information/link