Events

AT BROWN

SEMESTER I 2009-2010

All event take place in the Annmary Brown Memorial (21 Brown St.) unless stated otherwise

Tuesday, October 27th 5:30-7p.m., Yuen-Gen Liang, “A Family History of Empire: The Fernandez de Cordoba Lineage” (co-sponsored with MEMHS)

Thursday, November 5th 5:30-7p.m., Michael Randall, “The Shipwreck of the Virgin: Molinet’s Remake of the Ghent Rebellion of 1477.” Rochambeau House, 84 Prospect St.

Monday, November 16th 5:30-7p.m., Piotr Wilczek, “The Devil’s Disciples: Visions of the Heretic in Polish Counter-Reformation Polemics” (co-sponsored with the Department of Slavic Languages)

Monday, November 30th 5:30-7p.m. Evie Lincoln, work in progress (co-sponsored with Italian Studies Graduate Colloquium)

early December (date TBA) Faculty presentation by: Nico Wey-Gomez on early modern cartography

Medieval and Early Modern History Seminar (with the department of History)

BOSTON

This list announces talks pertaining to the study of the early modern period ca.
1450-1750, in any discipline and with any regional specialization. Please
forward announcements and e-mail addresses to: earlymod@fas.harvard.edu.

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EVENTS NOT PREVIOUSLY LISTED

*Friday, October 30, 2009
11:00 am with 12:00 pm Lunch Buffet
The Aga Khan Program presents: "Mamluk Art and Europe"
Doris Behrens Abouseif, Nasser D. Khalili Professor of Islamic Art and
Archaeology
at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Harvard University
Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Room 515
485 Broadway
Cambridge, MA
Lectures are free and open to the public.

*Thursday, November 5th, 2009
5:30 pm
The Program in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies presents:
A Lecture by Michael Randall on “The Shipwreck of the Virgin:
Molinet’s Remake of the Ghent Rebellion of 1477.”
Rochambeau House
Music Room
84 Prospect Street
Cambridge, MA

*Tuesday, November 10, 2009
5:00 pm
Seminar on Prints and the Production of Knowledge presents:
Jasper van Putten and his research on Augustin Hirschvogel's work as a
cartographer
and etcher; and Chris Barrett will present the development of an iSite for the
project.
Harvard University
Barker Center 133
Cambridge, MA

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Friday, October 30, 2009
6:00pm reception, 7:00pm dinner
Renaissance Banquet. Annual feast featuring Renaissance food and a variety of
entertainment including singing, dancing and more.
Top of the Campus, UMass Campus Center
$75 per person. $140 for couples. Please call 577-3600 or email
renaissance@english.umass.edu to make reservations.

Friday-Saturday, October 30-31, 2009
Boston University: New England Renaissance Conference annual meeting, entitled
"Value and Judgment in the Renaissance." For more information on registration
(forms available on line after Sept. 15)
Featuring: Ann Blair (History, Harvard), "Theory and Practice in Renaissance
Pedagogy" (Fri afternoon); and on Saturday: Robert Proctor (Italian,
Connecticut College), title TBA; Caroline Duroselle-Melish (Houghton Library,
Harvard), "Learning and Controlling Print Technologies: The Work of a
Renaissance Naturalist"; Andrew Morrall (Bard Graduate Center),title TBA;
Thomas Martin (Bard College), "Forging Bronzes and New Identities: the Case of
Filarete"; Yen Gen-Liang (History, Wheaton College), "The Evaluation of
'Experience' and 'Qualification' in the Administration of the Nascent Spanish
Empire."
All events will take place at 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor
Boston University
Contacts: Victor Coelho (blues@bu.edu) and Jodi Cranston (cranston@bu.edu)
See our website: http://nercblog.wordpress.com.

Sunday, November 1, 2009
2:00pm
“Chansons, Frottole, and Songs of the Sephardim.” Concert with "The Petrucci
Project" featuring Renaissance music from the Odhecaton, Renaissance dance
music, and music from the Sephardic tradition. Featuring Roy Sansom, Lisle
Kulbach, Jay Rosenberg and Meg Pash. First Sunday Concert Series. Free and open
to the public. Donations accepted. Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies
650 East Pleasant St., Amherst, MA
renaissance@english.umass.edu

Monday, November 2, 2009
4:00-6:00pm
The Erasmus Lectures 2009, Descartes’ Laboratory.
Dutch Origins of Modern Science & Philosophy by Professor Klaas van Berkel:
Erasmus Lecturer on the History & Civilization of the Netherlands and Flanders.
“Creating the Laboratory: The Dutch Republic”. Comments: Professor Ann Blair
(History).
Harvard University
Science Center Rm 469
1 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA
NOTE: Beginning Friday, November 6, Klaas van Berkel will offer a related master
class on ‘The Relevance of Dutch History of Science’. For more information:
kberkel@fas.harvard.edu

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
4:00pm, Reading Room
“Renaissance Sports: Were There Any?” with Ron Story.
Historical discussion of the sports and athletic contests of Renaissance Europe.
Renaissance Wednesday. An informal discussion co-sponsored by the Amherst
Woman's club. Followed by refreshments. Free and open to the public.
UMass Amherst
Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies
650 East Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 577-3600
renaissance@english.umass.edu

Thursday, November 5, 2009
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Women and Culture in the Early Modern World
Description Patricia Crouch (Framingham State). “Making Fragments Whole: Generic
Experimentation in Lucy Hutchinson’s Elegies and Life Writings”.
Humanities Center Seminar
Harvard University
Barker 133
Source Calendar: Humanities Center
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr/calendar/index.cgi

Saturday, November 7, 2009
9:00am - 4:00pm
Conference: History of the Book. A day-long conference featuring speakers and
presentations about the history of books and printing in Early Modern Europe.
Lunch will be provided. Pre-registration. Free and open to the public.
UMass Amherst
Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies
650 East Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 577-3600
renaissance@english.umass.edu

Monday, November 9, 2009
4:00-6:00pm
The Erasmus Lectures 2009, Descartes’ Laboratory.
Dutch Origins of Modern Science & Philosophy by Professor Klaas van Berkel:
Erasmus Lecturer on the History & Civilization of the Netherlands and Flanders.
“Living in the Laboratory: Descartes & the Dutch”. Comments: Professor Alison
Simmons (Philosophy).
Harvard University
Science Center Rm 469
1 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA
NOTE: Beginning Friday, November 6, Klaas van Berkel will offer a related master
class on ‘The Relevance of Dutch History of Science’. For more information:
kberkel@fas.harvard.edu

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
4:00pm
Natalie Mears (Durham University), Stephen Taylor (University of Reading) and
Philip Williamson (Durham University)
"Fasts and thanksgivings: public worship in Reformation Britain and its
afterlife" Harvard University
Robinson Hall, Lower Library
Sponsored by the Early Modern History Workshop.

*Tuesday, November 10, 2009
5:00 pm
Seminar on Prints and the Production of Knowledge presents:
Jasper van Putten and his research on Augustin Hirschvogel's work as a
cartographer and etcher; and Chris Barrett will present the development of an
iSite for the project.
Harvard University
Barker Center 133
Cambridge, MA

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
5:00pm
Steve Hindle, “Master and the Servant in Seventeenth-Century England: Sir
Richard Newdigate and His Household Staff, 1680-1710”
Location TBD
Brown University
Providence, RI
http://blogs.brown.edu/project/medieval/2009/11/

Thursday-Saturday, November 12-14, 2009
The University of Connecticut will host an interdisciplinary conference on
Elizabeth I and Ireland. Plenaries will be given by Hiram Morgan (Nov 12), Leah
Marcus and Marc Caball (13th) and Paul Hammer (14th). Registration covers all
meals, including dinners on Fri and Sat, and can be done through the following
the link: www.regonline.com/elizabethconference

Thursday, November 12, 2009
5:00pm
Dayton Haskin (Boston College) “Lip-service to Milton: The Making of an Academic
Subject”
Renaissance Colloquium Meetings
Harvard University
Barker Center, Kresge Room

Friday, November 13, 2009
4:15pm
Wellesley College Working Group on Medieval and Renaissance Form presents
Douglas Trevor, University of Michigan, "Love and Heresy in Early Modern
England." Contact: Helene Bilis, hbilis@wellesley.edu.
Newhouse Humanities Center
Green Hall
Wellesley College
106 Central St, Wellesley, MA

Friday, November 13, 2009
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Shakespearean Studies
Description Linda McJannet (Bentley College. Talk title to be announced.)
Humanities Center Seminar
Harvard University
Room 133, Barker Center
Source Calendar: Humanities Center
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr/calendar/index.cgi

Friday-Saturday, November 13-14, 2009
For times, check http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/tab1.aspx?EventID=761629
Elizabeth I & Ireland Conference
Plenary speakers: Hiram Morgan (University College Cork), Marc Caball
(University College, Dublin), Paul Hammer (Department of History, University of
Colorado, Boulder), Leah Marcus (Department of English, Vanderbilt University).
Registration required.
University of Connecticut
Student Union-Room 304 and Ballroom
2110 Hillside Road
Storrs, CT 06269

Saturday, November 14, 2009
10:30am - 6pm
Field Trip to Yale Elizabethan Club rare book collection.
$45, space is limited. Pre-registration is required.
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies
650 East Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 577-3600.
renaissance@english.umass.edu

Monday, November 16, 2009
4:00-6:00pm
The Erasmus Lectures 2009, Descartes’ Laboratory.
Dutch Origins of Modern Science & Philosophy by Professor Klaas van Berkel:
Erasmus Lecturer on the History & Civilization of the Netherlands and Flanders.
“Exporting the Laboratory: Cartesianism & the early Enlightenment”. Comments:
Professor Heidi Voskuhl (History of Science).
Harvard University
Science Center Rm 469
1 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA
NOTE: Beginning Friday, November 6, Klaas van Berkel will offer a related master
class on ‘The Relevance of Dutch History of Science’. For more information:
kberkel@fas.harvard.edu

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
5:00pm
Ronnie Hsia (Penn State), “Elective Affinities: Europe, China, and the Jesuits,
1580-1800”.
MacMillan Hall 115
Brown University
Providence, RI
http://blogs.brown.edu/project/medieval/2009/11/

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
4:00pm, Reading Room
“Rare Book Show and Tell” with Curator Philip Palmer.
A new Center event featuring new acquisitions to the Rare Book Collection.
Renaissance Wednesday. An informal discussion co-sponsored by the Amherst
Woman's club. Followed by refreshments. Free and open to the public.
Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies
650 East Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 577-3600.
renaissance@english.umass.edu

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
5:00pm
Craig Plunges (Harvard U.): “The Rhetorical Reconstruction of Space in King
Lear”
Renaissance Colloquium Meetings
Harvard University
Barker Center, Kresge Room

Thursday, November 19, 2009
4:30pm, Reading Room
“Erotic Appetites: Art, Food, and Sex in the Italian Renaissance,” with John
Varriano, Mount Holyoke College, Five College Renaissance Seminar. Free and
open to the public.
Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies
650 East Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 577-3600.
renaissance@english.umass.edu

Wednesday, December 2, 2009
4:30pm, Reading Room
“The Simian/Human Boundary in Early Modern Europe,” with Ken Gowens, University
of Connecticut, Five College Renaissance Seminar. Free and open to the public.
Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies
650 East Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 577-3600.
renaissance@english.umass.edu

Thursday, December 3, 2009
4:15pm
Benjamin Paul (Art History, Rutgers), "And the Moon Has Started to Bleed:
Apocalypticism and Religious Reform in Venetian Art at the Time of the Battle
of Lepanto."
Wesleyan Renaissance Seminar
Wesleyan University, Middletown CT
Davis Art Center Dining Room
For a copy of the pre-circulated paper contact Erinn Savage:
esavage@wesleyan.edu

Thursday, December 3, 2009
5:30pm
Richard S. Field (Curator Emeritus of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Yale
University Art Gallery), "Cutting Remarks: The Preparation of Woodcuts,
1400-1600". *The Philip and Frances Hofer Lecture*
Harvard University
Edison and Newman Room
Houghton Library

Thursday, December 3, 2009
6:00pm
“Bolognese Tradition or Florentine Rebirth?: Malvasia's History of Art”
Elizabeth Cropper, Dean of the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual
Arts, Washington, D.C.
Harvard University
Room 133, Barker Center

Friday, December 4, 2009
Reception at 5:30pm
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Shakespearean Studies
Description Karen Britland (University of Wisconsin). Talk title to be
announced.
Humanities Center Seminar
Harvard University
Room 133, Barker Center
Source Calendar: Humanities Center
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr/calendar/index.cgi

Sunday, December 6, 2009
2:00pm, Reading Room
Honest Harmony Madrigals. First Sunday Concert Series. Free and open to the
public. Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies
650 East Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 577-3600.
renaissance@english.umass.edu

Tuesday, December 8, 2009
4:30pm
Barbara Lewalski (Harvard University): “Milton and the Opening of Science”
Renaissance Colloquium Meetings
Harvard University
Barker Center, Kresge Room

Thursday, December 10, 2009
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Women and Culture in the Early Modern World
Description Helga Duncan (Stonehill College). “Female Libertinism and Sacred
Space in Aphra Behn’s Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister”.
Humanities Center Seminar
Harvard University
Room 114, Barker Center
Source Calendar: Humanities Center
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr/calendar/index.cgi

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
6:00pm
Michael Cole, University of Pennsylvania
“Sculpture and the Politics of Space”
Room 133, Barker Center
Harvard University

Thursday, April 22, 2010
6:00pm
“Art, Science, and Techne: Practical Knowledge and the Written Word in
Early Modern Europe”
Pamela Smith, Columbia University
Room 133, Barker Center
Harvard University