Notices of events and calls for papers pasted from the Centre for Early Modern Studies at King's College. University of London

 Translation and Colonization in the Early Modern Antilles

8 March 2023, 4pm - 6pmUniversity College LondonIn this seminar Michael Harrigan discusses the techniques French colonial populations used to translate for Amerindian and enslaved African populations.West African knowledge, the Royal Society and the early Jamaican mahogany trade9 March 2023, 5.30pm - 7pmInstitute of Historical ResearchPart of the 'Society, Culture & Belief, 1500-1800' seminar series. "Bundles": Empowered Packets in the Early Modern Atlantic World: a workshop with Cécile Fromont28 April 2023, 9.30am - 6pmKing's College LondonHosted by Medicine and the Making of Race, this exploratory workshop gathers an interdisciplinary group of scholars with knowledge and expertise of “early modern bundles”, handcrafted pouches which could bestow their wearers with power or protection. If you would like to attend, please email mmor@kcl.ac.uk.

Calls for Papers

Christianity and Racemaking in the Early Modern Atlantic World13 September 2023King's College London, hosted by Medicine and the Making of RaceDeadline: 14 April 2023The organisers warmly invite proposals for 20-minute papers which explore the relationship between race and religion in the Atlantic World broadly defined, with a particular focus on how Christianity (in theory and in practice) informed the construction and reification of racial difference in this vast and varied region.Shakespeare's LibrariesShakespeare Jahrbuch 160, 2024 VolumeDeadline: 30 April 2023The 2024 volume of Shakespeare Jahrbuch will be a special issue on “Shakespeare’s Libraries”. The editorial board invites contributions on related themes, concepts and debates, from a variety of perspectives, in particular on the material afterlife of Shakespeare’s work in editions, collections and libraries through the ages. Contributions with a contemporary or historical perspective are equally welcome. Please email (as a Word/docx-file) to general editor, Prof Isabel Karremann (karremann@es.uzh.ch). The deadline for submissions (in English or German and of not more than 6,000 words) is 30 April 2023. Please observe the style sheet, which can be downloaded from here.

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