CRRS

The CRRS organizes a series of events throughout the year. Click here for a list of upcoming events or the links below for a background on our main event categories.

Friday Workshops

The Friday Workshops are a series of workshops in an informal setting, designed to give students and faculty opportunities to present works in progress for interdisciplinary critical discussion.

Toronto Renaissance and Reformation Colloquium (TRRC)

The Toronto Renaissance and Reformation Colloquium (TRRC) is a not-for-profit organization of scholars interested in the period. TRRC organizes a series of professional lectures every year, and assists in the publication of the journal Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme. The current president is Grégoire Holtz from the Department of French, University of Toronto.  See more about the TRRC.

CRRS-sponsored Conferences

Each year, the CRRS sponsors one or more international and interdisciplinary conferences hosted at Victoria College, at the University of Toronto. On October 22-24 we are hosting Rethinking Early Modern Print Culture and in the spring of 2011, the Canada Milton Seminar. See a list of past conferences.

Erasmus Lectures

In recognition of the importance of the Centre’s Erasmus Collection, each year a scholar of international reputation is invited to present a formal lecture at the CRRS. See a list of past Erasmus Lecturers.

Distinguished Visiting Scholar

Each year a senior scholar of distinction is invited to visit the CRRS to share his or her current research with the faculty and graduate students in Toronto and its vicinity, and to give two seminars. The program is designed to make possible informal contact between the visitor and local scholars. See a list of past Distinguished Visiting Scholars.

Special Events

Special Events include CRRS-sponsored events such as lectures by local and visiting scholars, undergraduate seminars, and receptions.

Renaissance Spring Festival

The CRRS has hosted an annual festival of lectures, workshops, readings, concerts, and other social events geared toward bringing students interested in the Renaissance together on campus of Victoria Univeristy. Check the 2009 program for details Renaissance Spring Festival

Ad Fontes: The Toronto Neo-Latin Workshop

Ad Fontes is a forum for students and scholars in the Toronto area who work on all aspects of Latin texts from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries to present their work and get feedback from other participants. The group usually meets on the last Friday of every month in Room 304 of Pratt Library. Please check the calendar for specific dates and times as well as our Announcements for any further updates. Texts under consideration at each meeting will be made available in advance at the front desk of the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies. We have compiled a Basic Bibliography and Online Resources for those interested in Neo-Latin Studies. For more information, please e-mail: Emma Wilson

Non-CRRS Events

Events of interest to the CRRS community are listed in our Calendar as well. If you have an event that you would like advertised to the CRRS community, please contact the webmaster.