WEDNESDAY, February 19th, Ryan Campagna, “Restoring the ‘Imperial Race’: Whiteness and Trans* Embodiment in Margaret Cavendish’s Blazing World”

Please join the Renaissance Workshop
WEDNESDAY, February 19th, when
Ryan Campagna
PhD Candidate, Department of English
University of Chicago
presents the paper
“Restoring the ‘Imperial Race’: Whiteness and Trans* Embodiment in Margaret Cavendish’s Blazing World
 
WEDNESDAY, February 19th
12:00-1:30pm
Rosenwald 405
The paper, to be read in advance, has been distributed to the Renaissance Workshop mailing list and is available on our website here under the password “blazing.” 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 concerns should be directed to Andrés Irigoyen (airigoyen@uchicago.edu) or Alyssa Mulé (amule@uchicago.edu).

TUESDAY, February 4th, Richard Strier, “George Herbert and Renaissance Poetry”

Please join the Early Modern and Mediterranean Worlds Workshop and the Renaissance Workshop
TUESDAY, February 4th, when
Richard Strier
Professor Emeritus in English Language and Literature, University of Chicago
will virtually present the paper
“George Herbert and Renaissance Poetry”
with a response from Federica Caneparo
Associate Professor in Romance Languages and Literature, University of Chicago
 
TUESDAY, February 4th
12:00-1:30pm
Pick Hall 105
The paper as well as the relevant poetry, to be read in advance, has been distributed to the Renaissance Workshop mailing list and is available on our website under the password “scattered.” This will be a hybrid workshop session, and participants may choose to join either via zoom or in person (zoom link below).
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 concerns should be directed to Andrés Irigoyen (airigoyen@uchicago.edu) or Alyssa Mulé (amule@uchicago.edu).

WEDNESDAY, January 29th, Andres Irigoyen, “Sick and ‘Tyr’d’: Cymbeline’s Theatre of Fatigue”

Please join the Renaissance Workshop
WEDNESDAY, January 29th, when
Andres Irigoyen
PhD Candidate, English Department
University of Chicago
presents the paper
Sick and “Tyr’d”: Cymbeline‘s Theatre of Fatigue
WEDNESDAY, January 29th
12:30-2:00pm
Rosenwald 405
The paper, to be read in advance, has been distributed to the Renaissance Workshop mailing list and is available on our website here under the password “fatigue.” 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 concerns should be directed to Andrés Irigoyen (airigoyen@uchicago.edu) or Alyssa Mule (amule@uchicago.edu).

MONDAY, November 18th, Sarah-Gray Lesley, “Falstaff’s Fat Suit”

Please join the Renaissance Workshop
MONDAY, November 18th, when
Sarah-Gray Lesley
Teaching Fellow, Department of English

will give a 20-minute talk entitled
“Falstaff’s Fat Suit,”
followed by Q&A and discussion.
 
MONDAY, November 18th
5:00-6:30pm
Rosenwald 405
 
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 concerns should be directed to Andrés Irigoyen (airigoyen@uchicago.edu) or Alyssa Mulé (amule@uchicago.edu).

Please join the Renaissance Workshop
TUESDAY, October 29th, when
Benjamin Jeffery
Harper-Schmidt Fellow and Collegiate Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago
will present the paper
“Beginner’s Magic: The Organization of Reality in The Tempest”
 
TUESDAY, October 29th
5:00-6:30pm
Rosenwald 405
The paper, to be read in advance, has been distributed to the Renaissance Workshop mailing list and is available on our website under the password “magic.” 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 concerns should be directed to Andrés Irigoyen (airigoyen@uchicago.edu) or Alyssa Mulé (amule@uchicago.edu).
Image: “Miranda – The Tempest,” oil on canvas, signed b.r.: J.W. Waterhouse / 1916