Northern Early Modern Network: Annual Conference 2024 In brief Dates - 11 and 12 June Venue - Lister Learning and Teaching Centre Organiser - Northern Early Modern Network Keynote - Dr Inma Sánchez García (University of Edinburgh) Book your spot via Google Forms About the event The fourth annual Northern Early Modern Network (NEMN) conference is this year being held at the University of Edinburgh, with the theme being '‘Ipsa scientia potestas est:’ Cultures of Knowledge, Learning, and Imagination in the Early Modern World'. This conference will showcase the work of academics and postgraduate researchers from all over the world who are studying the early modern period. The conference consists of a number of panels, the topics of which can be found below in the programme, and a keynote lecture from Dr Inma Sánchez García (University of Edinburgh) entitled 'Queering Romeo and Juliet on Contemporary Screen Cultures: From the Netherlands to Ukraine'. Full details of other speakers and their paper titles are available at time of booking your space. About the network The Northern Early Modern Network was originally established to provide a regional network for early modern scholars in Scotland and the north of England. Since its creation, the scope of the NEMN has been extended and includes members from around the world. NEMN helps to facilitate connections between postgraduate research students and early career researchers across the United Kingdom and beyond, as well as to provide a hub of information about events, conferences, and resources relevant to early modernists. Programme Tuesday 11 June Time Panel A Panel B 9:15am to 10:15am Perceptions of Gender and Sexuality Perceptions of the Monarchy Abroad 10:45am to 12:15pm Diplomacy and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe Religion, Censorship, and Persecution in Early Modern Scotland 1:15pm to 2:15pm Knowledge, School, and Pedagogy in Early Modern Thought Knowledge of Agriculture and Botany in Early Modern Thought 2:45pm to 3:45pm Imagination and Visualisation in the Early Modern World Body and Soul: Medicine and Melancholy in Early Modern Thought 4pm to 5pm Keynote by Dr Inma Sánchez García (University of Edinburgh): 'Queering Romeo and Juliet on Contemporary Screen Cultures: From the Netherlands to Ukraine' at Davidson Lecture Theatre (G.01) Wednesday 12 June Time Panel A Panel B 9:15am to 10:15am Witnessing Changing Climates and Geographies From Parlance to Print: Early Modern Language 10:45am to 12:15pm Literacy and Criminology: Language and the Law Constructing Identity in Early Modern Witchcraft 1:15pm to 2:15pm Resistance and Rebellion in the Hispanic World Educating the Crown in Early Modern Europe 2:45pm to 3:45pm Sojourns and Storytellers: Travel Writing in Early Modern Europe 4pm to 5pm NEMN Committee Reflections and Group Discussion How to attend This is free to attend, and open to all. Spaces are limited, however, so you can reserve your spot via Google Forms. Book your free spot via Google Forms Are you interested in a PhD in English Literature? We offer two PhDs: one in English Literature; and one in Creative Writing. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support research which crosses boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about PhD study in English Literature Jun 11 2024 00.00 - Jun 12 2024 23.59 Northern Early Modern Network: Annual Conference 2024 A two-day conference organised and run by the Northern Early Modern Network, a peer network of academics and scholars researching the early modern period (c. 1400 to 1800). Lister Learning and Teaching Centre 5 Roxburgh Place University of Edinburgh EH8 9SU Find the venue Book your free spot via Google Forms
Northern Early Modern Network: Annual Conference 2024 In brief Dates - 11 and 12 June Venue - Lister Learning and Teaching Centre Organiser - Northern Early Modern Network Keynote - Dr Inma Sánchez García (University of Edinburgh) Book your spot via Google Forms About the event The fourth annual Northern Early Modern Network (NEMN) conference is this year being held at the University of Edinburgh, with the theme being '‘Ipsa scientia potestas est:’ Cultures of Knowledge, Learning, and Imagination in the Early Modern World'. This conference will showcase the work of academics and postgraduate researchers from all over the world who are studying the early modern period. The conference consists of a number of panels, the topics of which can be found below in the programme, and a keynote lecture from Dr Inma Sánchez García (University of Edinburgh) entitled 'Queering Romeo and Juliet on Contemporary Screen Cultures: From the Netherlands to Ukraine'. Full details of other speakers and their paper titles are available at time of booking your space. About the network The Northern Early Modern Network was originally established to provide a regional network for early modern scholars in Scotland and the north of England. Since its creation, the scope of the NEMN has been extended and includes members from around the world. NEMN helps to facilitate connections between postgraduate research students and early career researchers across the United Kingdom and beyond, as well as to provide a hub of information about events, conferences, and resources relevant to early modernists. Programme Tuesday 11 June Time Panel A Panel B 9:15am to 10:15am Perceptions of Gender and Sexuality Perceptions of the Monarchy Abroad 10:45am to 12:15pm Diplomacy and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe Religion, Censorship, and Persecution in Early Modern Scotland 1:15pm to 2:15pm Knowledge, School, and Pedagogy in Early Modern Thought Knowledge of Agriculture and Botany in Early Modern Thought 2:45pm to 3:45pm Imagination and Visualisation in the Early Modern World Body and Soul: Medicine and Melancholy in Early Modern Thought 4pm to 5pm Keynote by Dr Inma Sánchez García (University of Edinburgh): 'Queering Romeo and Juliet on Contemporary Screen Cultures: From the Netherlands to Ukraine' at Davidson Lecture Theatre (G.01) Wednesday 12 June Time Panel A Panel B 9:15am to 10:15am Witnessing Changing Climates and Geographies From Parlance to Print: Early Modern Language 10:45am to 12:15pm Literacy and Criminology: Language and the Law Constructing Identity in Early Modern Witchcraft 1:15pm to 2:15pm Resistance and Rebellion in the Hispanic World Educating the Crown in Early Modern Europe 2:45pm to 3:45pm Sojourns and Storytellers: Travel Writing in Early Modern Europe 4pm to 5pm NEMN Committee Reflections and Group Discussion How to attend This is free to attend, and open to all. Spaces are limited, however, so you can reserve your spot via Google Forms. Book your free spot via Google Forms Are you interested in a PhD in English Literature? We offer two PhDs: one in English Literature; and one in Creative Writing. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support research which crosses boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about PhD study in English Literature Jun 11 2024 00.00 - Jun 12 2024 23.59 Northern Early Modern Network: Annual Conference 2024 A two-day conference organised and run by the Northern Early Modern Network, a peer network of academics and scholars researching the early modern period (c. 1400 to 1800). Lister Learning and Teaching Centre 5 Roxburgh Place University of Edinburgh EH8 9SU Find the venue Book your free spot via Google Forms
Jun 11 2024 00.00 - Jun 12 2024 23.59 Northern Early Modern Network: Annual Conference 2024 A two-day conference organised and run by the Northern Early Modern Network, a peer network of academics and scholars researching the early modern period (c. 1400 to 1800).
