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WEDNESDAY, May 7th, Aydan Shahdadpuri, “Playing It Both Ways: Naive Performance as Social Strategy”

Please join the Renaissance Workshop
WEDNESDAY, May 7th, when
Aydan Shahdadpuri
PhD Student, Department of English and TAPS
University of Chicago
presents the paper
“Playing It Both Ways: Naive Performance as Social Strategy”
WEDNESDAY, May 7th
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  under the password “naive.” 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).
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Please join the Renaissance Workshop
WEDNESDAY, April 30th, when
Boyan Wang
The Master of Arts Program in the Humanities Student
University of Chicago
presents the paper
“Navigating The Trope of Motherhood: (Dis)Empowered Female Merchants in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair”
WEDNESDAY, April 30th
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 under the password “mercantile.” 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).
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WEDNESDAY, April 23rd, Sam Lee, “The Stone is Mine”: Automatism and Renunciation in The Winter’s Tale

Please join the Renaissance Workshop
WEDNESDAY, April 23rd, when
Sam Lee
PhD Candidate, Department of Social Thought
University of Chicago
presents the paper
‘”The Stone is Mine”: Automatism and Renunciation in The Winter’s Tale’
WEDNESDAY, April 23rd
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 under the password “statue.” 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).
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WEDNESDAY, April 16, Tanya Pollard, “Burbage’s Haunted Generation: Sex and Succession in King Lear”

Please join the Renaissance Workshop
WEDNESDAY, April 16th, when
Tanya Pollard
Professor of English at Brooklyn College and
the CUNY Graduate Center
presents the paper
“Burbage’s Haunted Generation: Sex and Succession in King Lear”
WEDNESDAY, April 16th
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 here under the password “burbage.” 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).
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Renaissance Workshop Spring 2025 Schedule

Dear Renaissance Workshop community,

We are excited to announce our Spring 2025 workshop schedule! This quarter, we will meet on Wednesdays, from 12pm to 1:30pm in our usual room, Rosenwald 405 (unless otherwise specified). Please also note that one of our sessions will be held at an irregular time. Should you like to join a meeting via Zoom, please email either Alyssa Mulé (amule@uchicago.edu) or Andrés Irigoyen (airigoyen@uchicago.edu) for accommodation.

Materials for the workshop, as well as the schedule and any updates, are available on our website. The Renaissance Workshop is free and open to the public, and we encourage those new to the workshop to attend. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Best,

Andrés Irigoyen and Alyssa Mulé

Spring 2025
April 16 | Tanya Pollard
Professor, Department of English
Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
“Burbage’s Haunted Generation: Sex and Succession in King Lear”
*Please note the different time. This workshop will be held 5-6:30pm.
April 23 | Sam Lee
PhD Candidate, Committee on Social Thought
University of Chicago
‘As We Are Mocked With Art’: Mannerism and Verisimilitude
April 30 | Boyan Wang
MAPH student
University of Chicago
Title TBA
May 7 | Aydan Shahdadpuri
PhD Student, Department of English
University of Chica