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We are writing to announce an NEH Summer Institute for College and University Teachers, Empires and Interactions across the Early Modern World, 1400-1800, hosted by Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, June 3-June 28, 2013. Co-directed by Ahmet T. Karamustafa (University of Maryland, College Park) and Charles H. Parker (Saint Louis University). Application deadline: March [...]

Book History Workshop Programme (24-27 June 2013) For the 10th edition of its Book History Workshop, the Lyon-based Institut d’histoire du livre is offering 3 advanced courses in the fields of book and printing history, taught by Kristian Jensen, Anne Mœglin-Delcroix with Françoise Lonardoni and Nicholas Pickwoad. 1. Course in English Introduction to the Study [...]

“Pleasure is a universal human experience, but its components, evaluation, and meaning, and the contexts in which it is, or is not, a legitimate feeling and form of behaviour vary according to cultures and among individuals. Pleasure can be brought on by sensory stimulation, by aesthetic appreciation, by practising an activity, by sharing a common [...]

The Psalms have been at the centre of English religious life, language and identity since the seventh century. This conference aims to bring together scholars working in different periods and disciplines to open up new avenues of discussion and debate. Psalm Culture and the Politics of Translation will feature keynote addresses and plenary panels featuring [...]

Early Modern Paratexts 2013 is a one-day conference bringing together researchers and readers who are interested in early modern paratexts. Keynote speaker: Dr Helen Smith (University of York) Paratexts, as Gérard Genette describes them, are liminal textual elements – such as prologues, glosses, notes, title pages – that mediate relationships between the parties interested in [...]