MONDAY, March 2nd: Russ Leo, “Nil Volentibus Arduum, Baruch Spinoza, and the Reason of Tragedy” 

Please join the Renaissance Workshop

MONDAY, March 2nd, when

Russ Leo
Associate Professor, English
Princeton University
presents the paper:

 “Nil Volentibus Arduum, Baruch Spinoza, and the Reason of Tragedy”
MONDAY, March 2nd
4:30-6:00pm
Rosenwald 405

The paper, to be read in advance, will be distributed to the Renaissance Workshop mailing list and is attached below. Light refreshments will be served.

If you would like to join our mailing list, please click here. We are committed to making our workshop accessible to all persons. Questions, requests, and/or concerns should be directed to Ryan Campagna (rcampagna@uchicago.edu) or Michal Zechariah (michalz@uchicago.edu).

Image: Portrait of Baruch de Spinoza, 1665, from Gemäldesammlung der Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, Germany.

Katie Kadue, “The ‘Enchanting Ravishment’ of Chastity in Shakespeare and Milton”


Please join the Renaissance Workshop
MONDAY, January 6th, when

Katie Kadue
Collegiate Assistant Professor, Humanities
University of Chicago
presents the paper:

 “The ‘Enchanting Ravishment’ of Chastity in Shakespeare and Milton”
MONDAY, January 6th
4:30-6pm
Rosenwald 405

The paper, to be read in advance, will be distributed to the Renaissance Workshop mailing list and is available with a password in the post below. Light refreshments will be served.

If you would like to join our mailing list, please click here. We are committed to making our workshop accessible to all persons. Questions, requests, and/or concerns should be directed to Ryan Campagna (rcampagna@uchicago.edu) or Michal Zechariah (michalz@uchicago.edu).

Ellen MacKay, “The Moods of Gamification in The Tempest”

Please join the Renaissance Workshop
MONDAY, November 18, when

Ellen Mackay
Associate Professor
English and TAPS
University of Chicago
presents the paper:

“The Moods of Gamification in The Tempest”
MONDAY, November 18th

4:30-6pm
Rosenwald 405

The paper, to be read in advance, will be distributed to the Renaissance Workshop mailing list and is available with a password in the post below. Light refreshments will be served.

If you would like to join our mailing list, please click here. We are committed to making our workshop accessible to all persons. Questions, requests, and/or concerns should be directed to Ryan Campagna (rcampagna@uchicago.edu) or Michal Zechariah (michalz@uchicago.edu).

Image: Woodcut from the title page of pamphlet “Hocus Pocus Jr.”

Ben Jeffery, “The Despotic Image: Grievance and Non-presence in Shakespeare”

Please join the Renaissance Workshop
MONDAY, October 21, when

Ben Jeffery
PhD Candidate
Committee on Social Thought
University of Chicago
presents the paper:

“The Despotic Image: Grievance and Non-presence in Shakespeare””
MONDAY, October 21st

4:30-6pm
Rosenwald 405

The paper, to be read in advance, will be distributed to the Renaissance Workshop mailing list and is available with a password in the post below. Light refreshments will be served.

If you would like to join our mailing list, please click here. We are committed to making our workshop accessible to all persons. Questions, requests, and/or concerns should be directed to Ryan Campagna (rcampagna@uchicago.edu) or Michal Zechariah (michalz@uchicago.edu).

Image: John Austen, Hamlet. 1922.