The Early Modern Circle is an informal, interdisciplinary seminar open to interested students, academics and researchers. The group meets at 6:15 pm, during semester, usually on the third Monday of the month. All seminars take place in William Macmahon Ball Theatre (Room 107), Old Arts
Semester 1 2020
Monday 24 February
Professor Evelyn Welch, Kings College London
Renaissance Wrinkles
Monday 20 April
Dr Finola Finn, Durham University
Translating historical research into new mediums: Making and reflecting on ‘Know thyself’
- postponed because of COVID-19
Monday 18 May
Dr Charlotte Millar, University of Melbourne
Urban Ghosts: Space and Spectral Narratives in Early Modern London - postponed because of COVID-19
Semester 2 2020
Monday 17 August
Dr Sarah Bendall, University of Melbourne
“Ffor whalebones to it”: The baleen trade and fashion in early modern Europe
Monday 21 September
Dr Matthew Champion, Australian Catholic University
The Sands of Time: Histories of the Medieval and Early Modern Hourglass
Monday 19 October
Dr Darius von Güttner, The University of Melbourne
“Born to rule men” - Bona Sforza, Queen of Poland
