History Faculty, Oxford University: J.H.Elliott Forum programme for next July (pasted)

 This programme looks exceptionally interesting.

Programme:

Thursday, 5 June 2025 – Turl Street, Exeter College, Oxford

17:15 Sir John Elliott Memorial Lecture 

Welcome and Introduction by Giuseppe Marcocci (University of Oxford) 

Serge Gruzinski (CNRS, EHESS),
Between Imperial History and Global History: Sir John Elliott, Historian of the Americas

19:00 Drinks 

 

Friday, 6 June 2025 – Cohen Quad, Walton Street, Exeter College, Oxford 

10:00-10:30 Session 1: The Early Modern Atlantic World 

Chair: Molly Warsh (University of Pittsburgh) 

Fabien Montcher (St Louis University), Iberian Knots: Rhizomatic Readings of the Composite Monarchies

Erica Feild-Marchello (University of Oxford), Language and Race in the Early Modern Spanish World

Gabriel Rocha (Brown University), Corridors in Common: Towards an Integrated Vision of the Early Atlantic

12:30-13:00 Pre-lunch Speech: Judith Elliott, A Personal Recollection

13:00-14:00 Lunch Break

14:00-16:30 Session 2: The Early Modern Mediterranean 

Chair: Harald E Braun (University of Liverpool) 

Claire Gilbert (St Louis University), Linguistics and Diplomacy across the Early Modern Mediterranean

Andrew Devereux (University of California, San Diego), A Golden Web: Auriferous Geographies and Imperial Rivalry in the Early Modern Mediterranean and Sahara 

Daniel Hershenzon (University of Connecticut), Forced Baptism and the Inheritability of Servile Status: The Enslavement of Muslims in Early Modern Spain

16:30-17:00 Tea Break 

17:00-18:00 Roundtable: Sir John and His World 

Moderator: Richard L Kagan (Johns Hopkins University, The American Philosophical Society) 

Rebecca Earle (University of Warwick, The British Academy)
Xavier Gil Pujol (Universitat de Barcelona, Real Academia de la Historia)
Erin Rowe (Johns Hopkins University)
Francesca Trivellato (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) 

19:00 Dinner (Clore Library, University Church, High Street, Oxford) 

Valedictory Speaker: Alexandra Walsham (University of Cambridge, The British Academy) 

 

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