Reading Publics in 15th and 16th-century Europe: Warwick -Newberry Library Workshop

Warwick-Newberry Summer Workshop: Reading Publics in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Renaissance Europe
Vernacular Literature, Platonism, Philosophy, and Medicine
Held at the University of Warwick, Coventry, England

Workshop dates: Monday, July 9, to Friday, July 20, 2012
Application deadline: Friday, March 9

Directed by Simon Gilson, David Lines, and Maude Vanhaelen, University of Warwick

Participants will consider the role of reading in fostering networks, developing ideas, and forging ideological beliefs; the differences and similarities between print and manuscript cultures; and comparisons between reading practices and networks in Italy and other European countries.

Eligibility: Open to advanced graduate students and early postdoctoral scholars in any relevant discipline. Limited enrollment by competitive application; applicants from Center for Renaissance Studies consortium institutions have priority.

Funding: Non-local participants receive housing, meals, and travel expenses.

To apply: Application materials will be uploaded online; see the website above for a link to the application page. If you have questions, please contact renaissance@warwick.ac.uk.

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This is one of a series of collaborative programs between the University of Warwick Centre for the Study of the Renaissance and the Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies, funded by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies
60 W. Walton St.
Chicago, IL 60610
312-255-3514

Email: renaissance@newberry.org
Visit the website at http://www.newberry.org/07092012-warwick-newberry-summer-workshop-reading-publics-fifteenth-and-sixteenth-century


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