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Sixth Annual RefoRC Conference 2016 Copenhagen

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26 May 2016 to 28 May 2016

The Sixth Annual RefoRC Conference 2016 will be held May 26-28, 2016 and will hosted by the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Theology.

Deadlines
February 15, 2016: short paper submissions
April 1, 2016: poster presentation submissions
May 19, 2016: registration without presenting a paper or poster

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The Englishness of English Poetry in the Early Modern Period

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19 May 2016 to 21 May 2016

This two-part international conference taking place first in Strasbourg (May 19th-21st 2016) and then in Paris (May 2017), will focus on the evolution of English poetry over the early modern period. It will deal with aspects related to form and genre, but also with the material dimension of poems as commodities and the different modes of their circulation, across national borders through embassies and translations. As Nikolaus Pevsner defined the “Englishness” of English art (and more specifically architecture) from its mixed quality, we will try to determine if a specifically English way of thinking of and practicing poetry emerges in the Tudor-Stuart era.

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The Presence of Majestie: James V and Sir David Lyndsay

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19 Sep 2015

The proposition to be examined is that there was a considered and coherent programme to promote the new King to his people, and himself and his country to the other crowned heads of Europe; and that this campaign was initiated almost immediately he seized power aged 16 in 1528, and was only terminated by his early death aged 30

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Job Opportunities at Liverpool

Lecturer in History (Up to 3 posts)

£32,277 - £37,394 pa

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Histories, Languages and Cultures

Location: University Campus, University of Liverpool

Ref: A-588119/WWW

Closing date for receipt of applications: Fri, 03 Jul 2015 17:00:00 BST

For more information, see: http://www.liv.ac.uk/working/jobvacancies/currentvacancies/academic/a-588119/

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SRS Postdoctoral Fellow wins major award

Holly James-Maddocks (SRS Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014-2015), has been awarded the first New Chaucer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015-2016) at St Louis University, and a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2016-2019) at the University of Birmingham, to conduct research on 'The Illuminators of the Middle English Poetic Tradition'. Holly aims to better contextualise the production of more than 100 illuminated manuscripts containing works by Chaucer, Lydgate, and Gower, by identifying the non-literary output of the artists involved.

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Vile Beings, Bodies, and Objects in Early Modern France (1500-1700)

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09 Jul 2015 to 11 Jul 2015

A two-day conference to be held at the Maison Française, Oxford

Organisers: Dr Jonathan Patterson (Oxford) and Dr Emilia Wilton-Godberfforde (The Open University)

To register, and to access the conference programme, see the conference website: https://sites.google.com/site/vilebeingsconference/home

For further enquiries, email: vilebeingsoxford@gmail.com

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Economics of Poetry 2016 Efficient techniques of producing neo-Latin verse

Event Date:

28 Apr 2016 to 30 Apr 2016

The American University of Rome

Call for Papers: deadline August 16, 2015

This international conference will focus upon the techniques neo-Latin authors employed and developed to reduce the effort of poetic composition, streamline its production, and facilitate its presentation when time was a crucial factor for success

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Samuel Daniel, Poet and Historian: A Two-day Conference

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10 Sep 2015 to 11 Sep 2015

This is the first Conference devoted to Samuel Daniel (1562-1619), and it is presented by a consortium of universities—UCL’s Centre for Early Modern Exchanges, the English Faculty at Oxford University, St John’s College Oxford, and the Royal College of Music.

Confirmed Speakers include: Warren Boutcher (QMUL); Christopher Goodwin (Lute Society); Karen Hearn (formerly of the Tate, Hon. Professor UCL).

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Centres of Diplomacy, Centres of Culture I: The Habsburg and Papal Courts c.1450 to c.1630

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21 Sep 2015 to 22 Sep 2015

This event aims to bring early career scholars from different disciplinary angles (including, but not limited to History, History of Art, Modern Languages, English) into productive dialogue with one another. The conference will also feature a lunchtime workshop with specialists from the museum sector about working with museums for public engagement and teaching.

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