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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
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WEDNESDAY, March 5th, Yunning Zhang, “(Euro-)Asian Relics, Afro-Asian Sediments: Writing Bondage and Martyrdom in Seventeenth-Century Macao.”

Please join the Renaissance Workshop
WEDNESDAY, March 5th, when
Yunning Zhang
PhD Candidate, Department of Comparative Literature
University of Chicago
presents the paper
“(Euro-)Asian Relics, Afro-Asian Sediments: Writing Bondage and Martyrdom in Seventeenth-Century Macao.”
 
WEDNESDAY, March 5th
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 “cafre.” 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, 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).
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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).