SOCIETY FOR RENAISSANCE STUDIES NATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2010
University of York, 16-18 July 2010
The 4th National Conference of the Society for Renaissance Studies will
be held in the historic city of York on 16-18 July 2010. The conference
will follow immediately after the Leeds Medieval Congress and will
coincide with the final weekend of the York Early Music Festival--which
will feature The Sixteen performing the music of Tallis and others in
the York Minster, a major new performance of Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers,
and a partial performance of the York Mystery Plays in the streets of
the city. Participants will be offered tickets for all of these events
along with tours of the city and outings to historic sites. The
conference will also feature workshops on publishing and research
funding (including a presentation by Shearer West, Director of Research
at the Arts and Humanities Research Council). Confirmed plenary speakers
include Iain Fenlon (Cambridge) and Penelope Gouk (Manchester).
We now invite proposals for panels (max. 90 minutes) on any aspect of
Renaissance history, art, literature or culture, and for individual
papers (max. 25 minutes) on one of the following themes:
- Rethinking the Medieval/Renaissance Divide
- At the Boundaries of Science
- Soundscapes and Landscapes,
- Environments and Ecologies
- Possessions and Collections
- Between Spirituality and Materiality
Cultural Encounters
Proposals (max. 400 words) are welcome from both established scholars
and postgraduates and they should be sent by Friday 25 September 2009 to
the conference organizer:
Prof William Sherman
Centre for Renaissance & Early Modern Studies
University of York
Heslington YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
ws505@york.ac.uk
Further details (e.g. full programme, registration forms and
postgraduate bursaries) will be posted as they become available.
For more information about the Society for Renaissance Studies:
www.rensoc.org.uk
For more information about the University of York and the Centre for
Renaissance & Early Modern Studies: www.york.ac.uk/crems
For more information about the York Early Music Festival:
http://www.ncem.co.uk/
For all other inquiries, please contact Prof Sherman at the address
above.
1509 – 1564 CALVIN COLLOQUIUM
1st - 3rd September 2009, St Luke’s College, University of Exeter
An essential part of ecumenical understanding is appreciation of influences and spiritual styles which help shape Christian communities. Calvin's influence, for good or ill, has been considerable on many of the churches in England and Wales. We hope that the colloquium will bring scholars and those concerned about church life and inter-church relations into conversation about one of the formative influences on the churches in England and Wales.
EUROPEAN REFORMATION RESEARCH GROUP CONFERENCE
Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 September 2009
Now in its nineteenth year, the European Reformation Research Group’s annual conference is the United Kingdom’s principal forum for researchers working on all aspects of the Reformation in Europe, including the British Isles, and on related subjects. This year the conference is being hosted by the University of Plymouth
The conference provides a forum for discussion of new research by postgraduates and researchers in the early part of their careers. Contributions from more senior academics have always been an important ingredient of the conference, and papers from such scholars are also warmly welcomed. Additional bursaries for postgraduates to assist with transport costs are available on application. If you are interested in attending, please contact Liz Tingle or Elaine Fulton, addresses below.
Dr Elizabeth Tingle, General secretary
University of Plymouth
Department of History
4-5 Portland Villas
Plymouth
PL4 8AA
Elizabeth.tingle@plymouth.ac.uk
Dr Elaine Fulton, Treasurer
University of Birmingham
Centre for Reformation and Early Modern Studies
Department of Modern History
School of Historical Studies
University of Birmingham
Birmingham B15 2TT
e.k.fulton@bham.ac.uk
SOCIETY FOR REFORMATION STUDIES 16th Annual Conference
‘Sing unto the Lord a New Song’: worship, prayer and devotion
in Reformation and Renaissance Europe
Westminster College, Cambridge 1-3 April 2009
Recent studies have reminded us that the Reformation was rhymed and sung into the hearts of the faithful as much as it was preached. In this there was continuity with the past, but also innovation. New liturgies harked back to purer sources, aids to private devotion were mass-produced by new technologies, the monastic imitatio Christi was democratized, sacred space was transformed. The year which marks the 500th anniversary of the publication of Lefèvre d’Etaples’ Quincuplex Psalterium and the 450th of the Elizabethan Prayer Book is an excellent opportunity to focus our attention on the wellspring of early modern religion: the worship of God.
We invite papers (to last not more than 20 minutes) which bear on this theme. How did liturgical innovation relate to theology, spirituality, scholarship, social and cultural history, politics, architecture or other perspectives? How were confessional differences reinforced or transcended by devotional literature? To what extent do the ‘doors of the sacred’ provide ‘windows onto men’s souls in this period? Leading us in the consideration of these matters will be Professor Ian Green (Queen’s University Belfast), Revd. Dr Judith Maltby (Corpus Christi College Oxford) and Dr Arnold Hunt (British Library).
Further details and a booking form obtainable from the Secretary: PatrickAPreston@aol.com <mailto:PatrickAPreston@aol.com>
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES SUMMER SEMINAR FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TEACHERS: The Reformation of the Book: 1450-1650
Antwerp, London and Oxford, 22 June until 24 July 2009
Download details here. Deadline 1 March 2009.
NB. This seminar is available only to US citizens or those who have lived and taught in the US for three years prior to 2009.
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