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.
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EARLYMOD THIS WEEK
Wed Sept 6, 4–5:30pm
Early Modern Workshop, Harvard
Welcome Aperitivo
Leah Whittington (English)
James Hankins (History)
Cemal Kafadar (History)
Hannah Marcus (History of Science)
Robinson Hall Lower library, Harvard Yard, Cambridge
Join us for an evening of discussions with Harvard faculty, followed by a wine and cheese
reception.
Wed Sept 6, 4-6 pm
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 11, 4-6pm
Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop
Workshop, “Teleology and Mechanization in the 17th Century”
Andrea Sangiacomo, University of Groningen
Robbins Library (Emerson Hall, Second Floor), 25 Quincy Street, Harvard University,
Cambridge MA)
https://philosophy.fas.harvard.edu/calendar/upcoming/department-events/harv…
No registration required
Thursday, September 14, 2017 – 4:30-6:15pm
Wesleyan Renaissance Seminar
Seminar, "Men of Marble: The Decorum of Spanish Royal Portraiture"
Adam Jasienski, Assistant Professor of Art History, Southern Methodist Universty
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/
Tuesday, Sept 19, 6pm
Modern Greek Literature and Culture, Mahindra Humanities Seminar
Natasha Constantinidou-Taylor (University of Cyprus), "Printing Greek Books in
Sixteenth-Century Paris"
Room 133, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Tues Sept 19, 12–1:30pm
Early Modern Workshop, Harvard
Joan-Paul Rubiés (Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) "Comparing cultures in the early modern
world: hierarchies, genealogies and the idea of modernity."
Robinson Hall Lower library, Harvard Yard
Pizza and salad will be served but please RSVP if possible to maryam_patton (at)
g.harvard.edu
Wed Oct 11, 4 pm
The Arthur F. Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies, University of
Massachusetts Amherst (former "Renaissance Center")
Bridgett Marshall (UMass Lowell): "Witch Trials in Western MA"
650 East Pleasant Street, Amherst MA
Free and open to the public. Refreshments co-sponsored by The Amherst Woman's Club
Tues Oct 24, 4–6pm
Early Modern Workshop, Harvard, co-sponsored with the Early Sciences Working Group.
Edna Bonhomme (Max Planck Institute for History of Science, Berlin) "Ports, Risk, and
Death: Mapping the Rise and Fall of Epidemics in Tunisia, 1705-1820."
Science Center 469, Harvard, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge
Thurs Oct 26 5–7pm – Fri Oct 27 9–6pm
Early Modern Workshop, Harvard
Conference: Invention of Byzantine Studies in Early Modern Europe
110, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Conference Registration, program, and additional information at
https://inventionofbyzantium.com/
Thurs Nov 9, 4pm
Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies, the Jewish Cultures and Societies Seminar,
Mahindra Humanities Center and the Early Modern History Workshop
Elisheva Carlebach (Columbia University) "Archive Envy: An Early Modern Jewish
Community and its Records."
Room 133, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge
The formation of archives has become the object of critical historical inquiry. This
lecture explores dimensions of Jewish communal archives from the early modern period with
particular emphasis on the rich archive of the Hamburg-Altona community and its fate.
Mon Nov 20, 4–6 pm
Early Modern Workshop, Harvard
Conference "New Approaches to Early Modern Political Economy," featuring Sophus
Reinert (Harvard Business School) "Political Economy and the Medici," and
Doohwan Ahn (Seoul National University) "Bringing International Relations Back In:
Anglo-French Relations and the Financial Revolution in Eighteenth-Century Britain."
Robinson Hall Basement Conference Room, Harvard Yard, Cambridge
Mon Nov 27, 6-8 pm
History of Medicine Working Group
"The Utility of Medicine: Medicine and the Printed Book in Early Modern
Europe."
Hannah Marcus, Harvard University
Science Center 469, Harvard University, 1 Oxford 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/
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