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#CfP: Society for Court Studies: Manifestations of Conformity, Controversy and Emotions, 16- –18 September 2027, Sintra, Portugal. Proposals by 31st December 2026 #Skystorians #EarlyModernEvents

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Society for Court Studies: Manifestations of Conformity, Controversy and Emotions Date: 16 September 2027 – 18 September 2027 Location: Sintra, Portugal Price: Preliminary: PhD/ECRs £35 / €40; Professors* £55 / €65 Visit website → https://courtstudies.org/events/conferences/ The annual conference of the Society for Court Studies, co-organised with Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa and Parques de Sintra, will take place 16-17 September 2027 at the National Palace of Sintra, with an optional excursion to the National Palace of Queluz on the 18th. Medieval and early modern courts were centres of cultural production, politics and power. They were stages from which power (in varying degrees) was negotiated and performed by the many people that made up the court – from the ruler and courtiers to artists and servants. As such, the various forms of cultural production present at court – literature, art, architecture, performance, and material culture – often emphasised the identities, virtues, and differences that characterised court cultures and their rulers. But, to what extent and in what capacity did these cultural productions represent the realities and divergences of life at court?
October 31, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Lecture by @drwillgreen.bsky.social: "The Forgotten Playhouse: Travelling Players, Renaissance Stratford, and the Making of Shakespeare", 19 November 2026, online via Zoom, Price: £7.00 rensoc.org.uk/announcement... #EarlyModernVirtualEvents #Skystorians #EarlyModernEvents
The Forgotten Playhouse: Travelling Players, Renaissance Stratford, and the Making of Shakespeare Date: 19 November 2026 Location: Online via Zoom Price: £7 Visit website → https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shakespeares-schoolroom-guildhall-the-forgotten-playhouse-tickets-1991398732215?aff=oddtdtcreator Long before he became the most famous playwright in English history, from the 1560s a young William Shakespeare had ample opportunity to witness professional theatre performed within his hometown. Although often thought of as a London-based industry centred upon famous theatres like the Globe, Elizabethan Stratford was a popular destination for actors on tour outside the capital, with the town's Guildhall effectively serving as the local playhouse. Yet these performances did not always run smoothly, with local debates over the appropriateness of such activity in the town ultimately leading to the gradual suppression of theatre in Stratford in the early 1600s. Join Dr. Will Green - Fellow of the School of Advanced Study, University of London and Research Associate at Shakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall, Stratford-upon-Avon - as he investigates the forgotten theatrical heritage of Stratford-upon-Avon's Guildhall, uncovering how these touring players transformed the building into a captivating local playhouse.
October 30, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Book Launch: Neil Kenny, "Rabelais and the Social Order", 24 November 2026, 4.00pm-7.00pm, Queen Mary University of London #Skystorians #EarlyModernEvents rensoc.org.uk/announcement...
Neil Kenny, "Rabelais and the Social Order" Date: 24 November 2026 Location: Room 313, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS Visit website → https://www.qmul.ac.uk/law/events/items/symposium-on-neil-kennys-rabelais-and-the-social-order.html The Imagination Research Network, the Legal Humanities Network, and the Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, are delighted to be hosting a symposium on Neil Kenny's Rabelais and the Social Order (OUP, 2026). Neil Kenny (Oxford) will introduce the book and there is commentary from Raphaele Garrod (Oxford), Warren Boutcher (QMUL), Kathryn Banks (Durham), and Tom Hamilton (Durham). The event will be chaired by Wes Williams (Oxford). When: Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Where: Room 313, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS
October 30, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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#CfP: "Affect, Form and Matter in 17th-Century Literature", 5-6 July 2026, Newcastle University. Abstracts by 15 January 2026 #Skystorians #EarlyModernEvents rensoc.org.uk/announcements/affect-form-and-matter-in-17th-century-literature
Affect, Form and Matter in 17th-Century Literature Date: 5 July 2027 – 6 July 2027 Deadline: 15 January 2027 Location: Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne Keynote Lectures: Benedict S. Robinson (Stony Brook University) Elizabeth Scott-Baumann (King’s College London) Call for Papers: Bringing affect theory back to its seventeenth-century literary and cultural contexts, this conference seeks to explore how this period’s literature represents different affects; how reader responses are shaped by affect; and how both these negotiations reflect broader social or scientific developments of the period. A critical focus on affect can offer insights into the entanglement of body and mind, the sensible and the imagined, aesthetic practice, as well as the contexts and environments in which bodies move and interact. In the broadest sense, textual negotiations of affect point to what is at stake in reading.
October 30, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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Webinar series: "From Biblical Text to Continuous Narrative > Lorenzo Ghiberti's Porta del Paradiso (1425-52) for the Baptistery of St John"

22, 29 & 30 December 2026, 12.00-14.00 GMT
£20.00 per webinar.

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These three webinars will take place on 22, 29 & 30 December 2026, 12.00-2.00 p.m. London, UK, time. In these three webinars, we shall be embarking on a narrative-driven close analysis of Lorenzo Ghiberti's celebrated Porta del Paradiso (1425-52) for the Baptistery of St John in Florence. As we move through the ten panels of this final set of bronze doors, we shall be returning to, and reading in detail, the original Biblical text(s) that provided Ghiberti with his narrative source, and from which Ghiberti then generated the remarkable scenes that inhabit and radiate from the ten panels of the doors. We shall be exploring the Old Testament stories of the Creation of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the stories of Noah, the stories of Abraham, Isaac with Esau and Jacob, the stories of Joseph (son of Jacob), Moses on Mount Sinai, the stories of Joshua, David and Goliath, and the meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. As visual and chronological context for Ghiberti's resplendent panels, we shall be looking at the mosaic ceiling inside the Baptistery of St John, sculptural works by Andrea Pisano, Donatello, and Jacopo della Quercia, paintings by Masolino da Panicale and Masaccio, the Sistine Chapel frescoes, and Michelangelo's timeless masterpieces.
October 31, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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#CfP: "Beyond Bobadilla: Greek Learning and Religion in Early Modern Europe" conference, 27–28 May 2027, Rome, The Norwegian Institute (University of Oslo). Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2026 #Skystorians #EarlyModernEvents
Beyond Bobadilla: Greek Learning and Religion in Early Modern Europe Date: 27 May 2027 – 28 May 2027 Deadline for Proposals: 1 December 2026 Location: Rome, The Norwegian Institute (University of Oslo) Visit website → https://www.hf.uio.no/dnir/english/research/news-and-events/news/2026/call_bobadilla.html The Jesuit Nicholas Bobadilla’s (ca. 1509 – 1590) phrase qui graecizabant lutheranizabant (whoever was attracted to Greek was also attracted to Lutheranism) is often cited to characterise the association of Greek learning with Protestant movements in Europe, as well as the Catholic suspicion surrounding Greek studies in early modern Europe. Indeed, Protestant scholars often emphasised Greek learning as a first and significant step towards Reform and towards accessing the word of Scriptures, and as distinguishing feature from Catholicism. At the same time, however, and after a certain recalibration, Catholic circles did not abandon Greek studies, despite this uncertainty surrounding Greek. For example, the Greek language continued to play a role in discussions within Catholicism, particularly among Jesuits, and later, Jansenists. Was there a shift in their approach? Is this shift discernible, either in curricula or in other discourses? Did Protestants favour some Greek authors, works and genres over others? Can we speak of a ‘Protestant’ and a ‘Catholic’ approach to Greek studies? While some of these questions have to some extent been addressed in specialised examples focussing on specific individuals and milieus, there remains a lack of overarching understanding regarding the role of Greek studies in shaping religious intellectual culture during this period. This necessitates an overall evaluation of how knowledge of Greek, Greek literature, and Greek history was used in religious contexts in early modern Europe.
October 21, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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#CfP: "Watching, Reading, Listening (1400-1800)", 13 – 14 January 2027, University of Birmingham. Abstracts by 13 November 2026 rensoc.org.uk/announcement... #Skystorians #EarlyModernEvents
"Watching, Reading, Listening (1400-1800)" Date: 13 January 2027 – 14 January 2027 Deadline: 13 November 2026 Location: University of Birmingham Visit website → https://linktr.ee/earlymodaudconf This conference aims to explore the opportunities and challenges that arise by centring the audience in discussions of early modern entertainment. Featuring keynote addresses from Professor Elaine Hobby and Professor Pete Smith, workshops, and a live performance, we hope to invite a unique opportunity to consider who was engaging with sources of entertainment, and why. Is a royal ordinance strictly a document that describes a law, or is it political theatre designed to stir a reaction in people? Is a printed ballad the final authority, or is its performance an opportunity for subversion?
October 21, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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Lecture: "Schoolboys and Stage Plays: Education, Authority, and Drama in Stratford-upon-Avon's Guildhall" 25 October 2026, Shakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. Price: £10 rensoc.org.uk/announcement...

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"Schoolboys and Stage Plays: Education, Authority, and Drama in Stratford-upon-Avon's Guildhall" Date: 25 October 2026 Location: Shakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon Price: £10 Visit website → https://shakespearesschoolroom.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/81979?catID=76557 Stratford-upon-Avon's guildhall is synonymous with the story of William Shakespeare, but the historic building also played an important role in the early development of professional theatre. As both the site of Stratford-upon-Avon’s Tudor grammar school and the heart of civic life in the town, it was a place where education and entertainment could easily collide. Long before he became the most famous playwright in English history, from the 1570s a young Shakespeare was a schoolboy, following a humanist curriculum at Stratford's free grammar school. Classical drama was part of his studies. But the building in which his schoolroom was located often found disruption by other theatrical activities, as travelling players from London were frequently granted permission to transform the revered building into a local playhouse from the 1560s to the 1590s. This caused new conflict between the serious and the frivolous, the old and the new, the liberal and the puritanical, and, as records indicate, was the cause of much disagreement on the town council.
October 21, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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#SRS_Sponsored! England at the Crossroads: Music from the Reign of Elizabeth I. Free early music performance, but booking is essential. 6 November 2026, St Bartholomew the Great, London

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England at the Crossroads: Music from the Reign of Elizabeth I Date: 6 November 2026 Location: St Bartholomew the Great, London Visit website → https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/england-crossroads-music-reign-elizabeth-i The Society for Neo-Latin Studies invites you to enjoy a free concert of music from the reign of Elizabeth I, exploring the rich musical landscape of Elizabethan England. Join us at the historic St Bartholomew the Great in London on at 19:30-21:00 on 6 November 2026 for an evening of music, readings, and reflections on the religious and cultural world of Tudor England. This event is part of the Being Human Festival and has been generously supported by the Society for Renaissance Studies Public Engagement Award. Tickets are free but booking is essential.
October 21, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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#CfP: "Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale': From Page to Stage", 7-9 June 2027, University of Padua. Abstracts by 28 February 2027. rensoc.org.uk/announcement... #Skystorians #EarlyModernEvents
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August 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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#CfP: “Stuart Drama” conference, 6-9 July 2027, @ljmuofficial.bsky.social. Abstracts by 2 October 2026 #Skystorians #EarlyModernEvents

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Text: “Stuart Drama”, surrounded by a host of seventeenth-century playwrights.
May 15, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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CFP: 'MOVING IN THE MEDIEVAL APSE' International Medieval Congress (IMC 2026)
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CFP: 'MOVING IN THE MEDIEVAL APSE' International Medieval Congress (IMC 2026) | MEMOs
The proposed session focuses on movements of devotional objects, images, and texts in the medieval apse.
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July 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Upcoming MEMOs Members Event: Our Glocal Shakespeare: Sustainable Shakespeares with our research team member Murat öğütcü on the organising committee.

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MEMOs MEMBERS EVENT - CFP: Our Glocal Shakespeare: Sustainable Shakespeares | MEMOs
The quest for bridging sustainability and Shakespeare needs further documentation and public discourse, which we intend to provide.
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July 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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CFP: Fifteenth Annual REFORC Conference on Early Modern Christianity
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CFP: Fifteenth Annual REFORC Conference on Early Modern Christianity | MEMOs
The organisers of the conference invite papers and panel proposals on the topic of Early Modern Christian materiality
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July 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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CONFERENCE: Medieval & Early Modern Students Association (MEMSA) Conference 2025
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CONFERENCE: Medieval & Early Modern Students Association (MEMSA) Conference 2025 | MEMOs
The medieval and early modern world was marked by a desire to understand the world and humanity’s place in it.
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July 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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CONFERENCE: The “Excluded Third” in the Co-Production of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | MEMOs #twitterstorians #earlymoderntwitter #earlymodernevents #medievaltwitter #medievalevents

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CONFERENCE: The “Excluded Third” in the Co-Production of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | MEMOs
The goal is to provide the foundations of a new history of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as co-produced communities.
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April 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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MEMOs MEMBERS ACTIVITIES: Seeds of Empire: Lubaaba Al-Azami & Anna Whitelock | MEMOs #twitterstorians #earlymoderntwitter #earlymodernevents #medievaltwitter #medievalevents

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MEMOs MEMBERS ACTIVITIES: Seeds of Empire: Lubaaba Al-Azami & Anna Whitelock | MEMOs
Lubaaba Al-Azami and Anna Whitelock discuss how the early seeds of the British Empire were sown by fortune hunters and the first Stuart monarch.
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March 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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CFP: Always Here | MEMOs #twitterstorians #earlymoderntwitter #earlymodernevents #medievaltwitter #medievalevents

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CFP: Always Here | MEMOs
Binghamton University's Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies brings together those studying premodern non-binary gender, trans identities, & queerness
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March 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Deadline to submit proposals is TODAY! MEMOrients CONFERENCE CFP: New Encounters | MEMOs #twitterstorians #earlymoderntwitter #earlymodernevents #medievaltwitter #medievalevents

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MEMOrients CONFERENCE CFP: New Encounters | MEMOs
MEMOs is delighted to announce its first hybrid conference to be held from the 11th - 14th of December 2025, in person in Cape Town, South Africa, and online.
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March 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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CONFERENCE: SRS 11th Biennial Conference | MEMOs #twitterstorians #earlymoderntwitter #earlymodernevents #medievaltwitter #medievalevents

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CONFERENCE: SRS 11th Biennial Conference | MEMOs
The University of Bristol is delighted to welcome the Society for Renaissance Studies Conference back to Bristol in July 2025.
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February 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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CONFERENCE: Travellers in Ottoman Lands, places forgotten, places remembered | MEMOs #twitterstorians #earlymoderntwitter #earlymodernevents #medievaltwitter #medievalevents

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CONFERENCE: Travellers in Ottoman Lands, places forgotten, places remembered | MEMOs
Three days of presentation sessions in the historical neighbourhoods of Karaköy and Beyoğlu will be followed by one day of excursions.
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February 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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MEMOs MEMBERS ACTIVITIES: Seeds of Empire: Lubaaba Al-Azami & Anna Whitelock | MEMOs #twitterstorians #earlymoderntwitter #earlymodernevents #medievaltwitter #medievalevents

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MEMOs MEMBERS ACTIVITIES: Seeds of Empire: Lubaaba Al-Azami & Anna Whitelock | MEMOs
Lubaaba Al-Azami and Anna Whitelock discuss how the early seeds of the British Empire were sown by fortune hunters and the first Stuart monarch.
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February 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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CONFERENCE: Jubilee! | MEMOs #twitterstorians #earlymoderntwitter #earlymodernevents #medievaltwitter #medievalevents

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CONFERENCE: Jubilee! | MEMOs
Papers and panels might consider themes of celebration, exaltation, feasting, and festivals
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February 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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MEMOrients CONFERENCE CFP: New Encounters | MEMOs We thoroughly look forward to reading any contributions sent to us by 1/3/25 in advance of our first MEMOs conference in December 2025 in Cape Town/online!#twitterstorians #earlymodernevents #medievalevents

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MEMOrients CONFERENCE CFP: New Encounters | MEMOs
MEMOs is delighted to announce its first hybrid conference to be held from the 11th - 14th of December 2025, in person in Cape Town, South Africa, and online.
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February 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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CONFERENCE: South Central Renaissance Society | MEMOs #twitterstorians #earlymoderntwitter #earlymodernevents #medievaltwitter #medievalevents

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CONFERENCE: South Central Renaissance Society | MEMOs
The South Central Renaissance Conference will host this conference on all aspects of Renaissance Studies for its international conference.
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February 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM