Upcoming Center for Renaissance Studies Events

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

Black Feminist Premodern Book History

Led by B.K. Adams (Arizona State University) and Carissa Harris (Temple University)

Oct 06, 2023

9:30am–4:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

2023-2024 Dissertation Seminar: Premodern Critical Race Studies

Led by Led by Ambereen Dadabhoy (Harvey Mudd College) and Roland Betancourt (University of California, Irvine)

Oct 13, 2023

9:30am–12:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

Il Moro/The Moor: A Story of Alessandro de’ Medici

Film Screening and Talk with Daphne di Cinto

Oct 17, 2023

6:00pm–7:15pm

At the Newberry – Ruggles Hall

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

Introduction to Critical Indigenous Studies for Early Modern Scholars

Led by Lehua Yim (Independent Scholar)

Oct 27–Nov 17, 2023

1:00pm–3:00pm

Online – Virtual via Zoom

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

Performing Race: Past and Present

Vanessa Corredera, Allen Gilmore, and Ericka Ratcliff, with actors from Congo Square Theatre

Nov 07, 2023

6:00pm–7:30pm

Hybrid – Ruggles Hall and Zoom

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

Seeing Race Before Race: Planning a Public Humanities Project

Led by Lia Markey, Christopher Fletcher, Rebecca L. Fall, and Yasmine Hachimi (Newberry Library)

Nov 10, 2023

9:30am–4:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

The World in Books: 1100-1800

Led by Lia Markey, Rebecca L. Fall, and Christopher Fletcher (Newberry Library)

Weekly on Tuesdays, Jan 09–Mar 14, 2024

At the Newberry

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

The Scientific Authority of Large Illustrated Books in the Premodern

Led by J.B. Shank (University of Minnesota), Suzanne Karr Schmidt (Newberry Library), and Lia Markey (Newberry Library)

Jan 12, 2024

9:30am–4:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

2024 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference in Premodern Studies at the Newberry Library #NLGrad24

Feb 01–Feb 03, 2024

12:00pm–1:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

Thinking and Working Beyond the Medieval Archive

Led by Tarren Andrews (Yale University)

Mar 01, 2024

9:30am–4:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

Unpacking the Early Modern Collection: The Newberry's Altemps Inventory

Led by Lia Markey (Newberry Library)

Weekly on Thursdays, Mar 28–May 30, 2024

1:00pm–4:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

The Digital Afterlife of Ephemeral Print: Research and Pedagogy with French Pamphlets at the Newberry

Led by Elisa J. Jones (College of Charleston) and Sara K. Barker (University of Leeds)

Apr 05, 2024

9:30am–4:30pm

At the Newberry