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Cultural Forms and Ideology in Early Modern Europe and its Colonies A Conference and Dinner in Honour of Professor Charles Zika Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September 2009 Hosted by the School of Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne For more than thirty years, Charles Zika’s influential work in early modern European history has been recognised internationally for its remarkable scholarship and path-breaking methodology. Covering fields such as magic and witchcraft, the history of visual culture, religious reform, and colonial history, Zika’s work will be honoured by a conference taking up some of his key methodological and empirical themes. Australian-based and international speakers will present in a single-stream format, with an accompanying poster session to showcase the work of Charles’s current and recent postgraduate students. Venue: Graduate House, 220 Leicester Street (corner of Grattan Street), The University of Melbourne, Parkville. Registration: $160; concession rate of $80. A daily rate is also available for those only available to attend one day (full $85/concession $45). Registration includes coffee and tea on arrival, lunch and morning and afternoon tea on both days. Non-speakers are very welcome to register and to participate in question times. |
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Call for Papers/Expressions of Interest for a Planning & Scoping Meeting: 'Human Rights: A Longer History' Sponsored and supported by the ARC network for Early European Research and the State Library of Victoria Professor Michael Bennett of the University of Tasmania and Dr. Jason Taliadoros of Monash University are co-convening a Planning & Scoping Meeting 'Human Rights: A Longer History' to take place on 9 and 10 October 2009 at the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne. This meeting, sponsored by the ARC network for Early European Research (NEER) and hosted by the State Library of Victoria, aims to draw together both NEER and non-NEER specialists and scholars. See attached flyer for contacts and details. |
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The Medievalism of NostalgiaAn ARC NEER Conference School of Graduate Research, University of Melbourne November 27-28, 2009 http://www.amems.unimelb.edu.au/nostalgia/ Registration now open: see the web site for details. Reminder: call for papers closes 30 August. Nostalgia, first perceived in the 17th century as an obscure condition of homesickness afflicting soldiers serving abroad, is now recognized as a key symptom of modernity. Medievalism - the re-imagining and re-invention of the Middle Ages - has provided a desirable home for the longings of nostalgia since the 18th century or earlier. This conference offers an opportunity to investigate the privileged association between the two terms. Keynote speakers at the conference are Professor Linda M. Austin (University of Rochester), Dr. Louise D'Arcens (University of Wollongong), Professor Andrew Lynch (University of Western Australia). Papers are invited which explore the links between medievalism and nostalgia from any perspective. Possible fields of interest include: theory and history of nostalgia and medievalism; literature; music and performing arts; art and architecture; cinema, television and digital media; popular culture; detective fiction; tourism and heritage sites; historical recreation societies; nationalism and medievalism; school and university pedagogy; museums and galleries. Please submit title and a 250-word abstract for papers of twenty minutes in length to the convenor, Helen Dell, University of Melbourne by August 30, 2009. Please include affiliation and contact details with your abstract. A postgraduate/early career researcher masterclass will be held immediately after the conference, on Sunday November 29. This day-long event will focus specifically on the theorising of nostalgia and will be geared toward assisting postgraduates and early career researchers in developing a rigorous and confident engagement with nostalgia and associated concepts. While the masterclass will have a medievalist emphasis, it will not be limited to medievalism, so postgraduates and early career researchers in a range of areas are welcome to apply. This event will be convened by Louise D’Arcens and Andrew Lynch as part of their current Australian Research Council-funded project on Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory. The masterclass will also involve input from other academic guests working in the areas of nostalgia and cultural memory. Further details to come when they are confirmed. Interested postgraduates and early career researchers should contact either Andrew Lynch or Louise D'Arcens by October 1. Proposals should include name, academic affiliation and 200 words describing your current research project and how you see it intersecting with issues of nostalgia and/or cultural memory. |
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Proposed changes at the National Archives, UKANZAMEMS members should be aware of proposed changes at the National Archives, Kew (UK) that have immense potential to impact negatively on historians working on English history of any period of government record. TNA has decided to cut its budget by 10%, by reducing access to materials, opening hours, and the number specialist staff, among other things. Fuller details of the proposed changes are on the website: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/changes-general-info.htm Please could you circulate this information as widely as possible and encourage anyone with an interest to consult the proposal document and make their response to the given email address (changes@nationalarchives.gov.uk) as soon as possible? The consultation period runs only 'until September'. A website 'action4archives' is apparently being established, which will provide more information as it comes to hand, as well as a petition which can be signed online. It is due to be live next week. ANZAMEMS members might also want to keep an eye out for that opportunity. |
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Early Celtic Legal Language: a symposiumUniversity of Sydney, Friday 28 August 2009Download the Programme: here Sponsored by the ARC NEER Discretionary Fund |
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The Otago/Sydney Early Modern Seminar 2009Women, philosophy and literature in the early modern periodUniversity of Otago 3-4 September 2009 Centre for Innovation 87 St David Street Speakers: Jacqui Broad Karen Green Jocelyn Harris Carla Lam Charles Pigden Liam Semler Jane Spencer Vicki Spencer Sophie Tomlinson Registration: Waged $20 / Unwaged $10 For more information go to: http://www.otago.ac.nz/humanities/research/clusters/modernthought/seminar.html |
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Scientific Institutions and Experimental Science: 1657-1757Campion College, Sydney, 4 December 2009
Sponsored by the ARC NEER Discretionary Fund |
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The Network for Early European Research (NEER) in conjunction with the Early Modern Reading Group at the University of Adelaide presents a one day symposium for postgraduates and early career researchers‘Reading the Past in Present Day Adelaide: Researchers and Resources’ Date: Monday 28 September 2009 Venue: The University of Adelaide Organisers: Dr Heather Kerr (English, University of Adelaide), Dr Lucy Potter (English, University of Adelaide), Dr Claire Walker (History, University of Adelaide) Distinguished Visiting Scholars: Associate Professor Susan Broomhall (History, University of Western Australia), Dr Juanita Ruys (ARC QEII Senior Research Fellow and Associate Director of the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Sydney) “Reading the Past in Present Day Adelaide” is a one-day symposium designed as a satellite event to the 2 PATS being held at the University of Adelaide in September 2009. It brings local and interstate postgraduates and early career researchers together with Adelaide scholars and professionals, and distinguished visiting scholars working in medieval and early modern studies. Please email Dr Lucy Potter (lucy.potter@adelaide.edu.au) by Friday 31 July 2009 to register your intention to attend. |
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The ARC Network for Early European Research presents ‘Preparing for Life after the PhD’, consisting of 2 Sponsored Postgraduate Advanced Training Seminars (PATS):1. ‘From postgraduate to professional: how to get a real job’and2. ‘From thesis (or other scholarly work) to book: the proposal’Dates: Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 September 2009 Venue: The University of Adelaide Organiser: Dr Lucy Potter (English, University of Adelaide) lucy.potter@adelaide.edu.au Distinguished Visiting Scholars: Associate Professor Susan Broomhall (History, University of Western Australia), Dr Juanita Ruys (ARC QEII Senior Research Fellow and Associate Director of the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Sydney) Rationale and Aims: These two training seminars aim to take the fear out of life after the PhD by preparing participants for their careers in two, specific ways: • By giving participants a head start in today’s competitive job market through the production of a job application package; and • By encouraging participants to look beyond their PhD with the production of a book proposal based on their thesis for an academic press. These seminars are designed to enable postgraduates to identify the skills they have learned during their candidature, and to apply, or ‘transfer’ those skills to real-life contexts both in and beyond the academy. They offer expert guidance directed at developing two specific documents with which students can meet the challenges they will face after completing their PhD. Information for Applicants Applicants for the PATS are encouraged to attend the Symposium—‘Reading the Past in Present Day Adelaide: Researchers and Resources’—to be held at the University of Adelaide on Monday 28 September 2009. Postgraduates registered with NEER and ECR NEER participants accepted to attend may be eligible to receive financial assistance from NEER of up to $500.00. Applications should be sent directly to Lucy Potter (lucy.potter@adelaide.edu.au), and should include: (i) details of the degree in which you are enrolled (PGs) or the title of your current research projects (ECRs) (ii) a statement of support from your supervisor or equivalent (PGs) (iii) a c.300-word statement outlining how the event will benefit your research (Symposium and PATS 2) and/or your current position (PATS 1) (iv) demonstrated necessity of financial assistance (if applicable) Deadline for Applications: Friday 31 July 2009 |
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AUSTRALIAN EARLY MEDIEVAL ASSOCIATION SIXTH ANNUAL CONFERENCEGATHERING THE THREADS - WEAVING THE EARLY MEDIEVAL WORLD REGISTRATION OPEN; CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED - CLOSING 10 JULY http://home.vicnet.net.au/~medieval/ AEMA's sixth annual conference will be held from 30 September to 2 October 2009 at the Caulfield Campus of Monash University, Victoria. We thank all those who have already submitted abstracts and also advise that the closing date for submission of abstracts has been extended to Friday 10 July. Registration is now open and the registration form is available on the web site, together with details of the invited speakers and abstracts received to date. From the Middle East to the North Atlantic, cultural differences were woven into the new social fabric of the early medieval world. Peoples, languages, religions, traditions and technologies were the threads woven into the period's complex tapestry. The Australian Early Medieval Association invites papers which explore the patterns and intersections formed by these diverse threads. Papers on any other aspect of early medieval research or scholarship will also be accepted. A title and a 250 word abstract for papers of twenty minutes in length should be submitted to the conference convenor by July 10. Please include affiliation and contact details with your abstract. Presenters will be invited to publish their papers in the refereed Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association. CONFERENCE CONVENOR Natasha Amendola |
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"Perceptions of Terra Australis" 12-13 June 2009 University Club of Western Australia A symposium jointly sponsored by the ARC Network for Early European Research (Theme: Early European/Australasian Connections) and the Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group Keynote Speakers: Dr. Alfred Hiatt (University of Leeds) Professor Mercedes Camino (University of Lancaster) Professor Emeritus Norman Etherington (University of Western Australia) Flyer: The flyer for the symposium is available to download here (PDF). REGISTRATION through The Institute of Advanced Studies, UWA is now closed. For further information, please visit the symposium website www.pmrg.arts.uwa.edu.au/ annual_symposium |
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Université François-Rabelais de Tours - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Centre d'Études Supérieures de la Renaissance - Centre des Monuments NationauxPsyché à la Renaissance
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