Conference Schedule
Keynote Presentations
"A Cultural History of Premodern Eyeglasses: Disability, Technology, and Literate Artistry"
Dr. Jonathan Hsy, Assistant Professor of English, George Washington University
"Readings of Martyrdom and Images of Violence in Early Modern Iran"
Dr. Amy Landau, Associate Curator of Islamic Art and Manuscripts, Walters Art Museum
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"A Cultural History of Premodern Eyeglasses: Disability, Technology, and Literate Artistry"
Dr. Jonathan Hsy, Assistant Professor of English, George Washington University
"Readings of Martyrdom and Images of Violence in Early Modern Iran"
Dr. Amy Landau, Associate Curator of Islamic Art and Manuscripts, Walters Art Museum
Click here for abstracts.
FRIDAY, APRIL 19
8:30-9:00am
Breakfast
Continental breakfast to be provided for conference participants and attendees
9:00-10:30am
Reading Culture: Perceptions of the Early Modern World
“Franciscans and the Mongols in the Middle Ages: Theoretical Approaches to Reading Travel Literature”
Colleen Ho, University of California, Santa Barbara, History
“Sacrament, Symbol, Synecdoche, and Shit: Hair Jewelry in the Poetry of John Donne”
Megan Smith, University of California, Los Angeles, English
“Literacy, Chorography, and Insanity in Early Modern England”
Dr. John Halbrooks, University of South Alabama, English
10:45am-12:15pm
Workshop on Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research
Dr. Karen Nelson, University of Maryland, English
Dr. Meredith Gill, University of Maryland, Art History and Archaeology
12:15-1:30pm
Lunch Break
Lunch to be provided for conference participants and attendees
1:30-3:00pm
Witches, Demons, and the Occult: The Supernatural in Word and Image
“The Nature of Evil: Reading Demonology in Martin Schongauer’s Tribulations of St. Anthony”
Molly Harrington, University of Maryland, Art History and Archaeology
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“The Devil Beside You: The Supernatural as Theater in The Witch of Edmonton”
Erin Farquhar, George Mason University, English Literature and Folklore Studies
3:00-3:30pm
Afternoon Break
Coffee and tea service to be provided for conference participants and attendees
3:30-5:00pm
Keynote Lecture
“A Cultural History of Premodern Eyeglasses: Disability, Technology, and Literate Artistry”
Dr. Jonathan Hsy, The George Washington University, English
5:00-6:00pm
Cocktail Reception
Refreshments to be provided for conference participants and attendees
SATURDAY, APRIL 20
8:30-9:00am
Breakfast
Continental breakfast to be provided for conference participants and attendees
9:00-10:30am
The Politics of Faith: Controversial Texts
“Goostly psalmes and spirituall songes: The Death of England’s First Hymnal”
Heather Judd, The Catholic University of America, English
“Miles Smith’s Lost Preface and the King James Bible’s Consequent Reception History”
Sarah Shumway, Boston College, English
“Edward Stillingfleet: Empirical Rhetoric and Political Discourse”
Jennifer Curtis, Notre Dame of Maryland University, English
10:45am-12:15pm
Keynote Lecture
“Readings of Martyrdom and Images of Violence in Early Modern Iran”
Dr. Amy Landau, Associate Curator of Islamic Art and Manuscripts, The Walters Art Museum
12:15-1:30pm
Lunch Break
Lunch to be provided for conference participants and attendees
1:30-3:00pm
Inside the Humanist Mind: Renaissance Learning and Debate
“Drawing Dante: Botticelli’s Illustrations for the Divina Commedia”
Devon Baker, Temple University, Art History
“Translation, Imitation, and Innovation: Buzzing Through Renaissance Bee Metaphors”
Grace Noh, New York University, Institute of Fine Arts, Art History
“In Defense of Arthur: The Ancient History of Britain in Sixteenth-century England”
Neil Weijer, Johns Hopkins University, History
3:00-3:30pm
Afternoon Break
Coffee and tea service to be provided for conference participants and attendees
3:30-5:00pm
Good Ladies and Gentlemen: Navigating Gender Roles
“‘Lustfull Thoughts Expell’: Gentrification and Male Chastity in The Downfall of Robert, Earl of Huntington”
Kaitlin Huggins, George Mason University, English
“The Paradox of the Renaissance Epigram: Form, Value, and Content Concerning Women”
Katie Field, Notre Dame of Maryland University, English
“Transforming Authorship? Mme Galien and the Status of Women’s Authorship in Early Eighteenth-Century France”
Dr. Kathleen Loysen, Montclair State University, French
5:00-6:00pm
Cocktail Reception
Refreshments to be provided for conference participants and attendees