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.

Semester 1 2021

Monday 15 March

Dr Charlotte Millar, The University of Queensland

‘Urban Ghosts: Space and Spectral Narratives in Early Modern London’

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Monday 19 April

Carl Villis, National Gallery of Victoria

‘Deciphering Lucrezia’s Portrait’

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Monday 17 May

Jennifer McFarland, The University of Melbourne

‘Honour and profit: Pizzochere and women's work in early modern Venice’

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Monday 21 June

Dr Kristie Flannery, Australian Catholic University

‘Fighting Pirates, Forging Empire in the Spanish Pacific World’

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Semester 2 2021

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Monday 16 August

Professor Paul Salzman, La Trobe University

‘Treasures from the Emmerson Collection in the State Library of Victoria’

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Monday 20 September (non-teaching week)

Associate Professor Catherine Kovesi, The University of Melbourne

‘Hunting for Marco Polo’s Unicorn’

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Monday 18 October

Associate Professor Andrea Rizzi, The University of Melbourne

‘Face value: translators and interpreters’ portraits in early modern Europe’

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Monday 15 November

Nat Cutter, The University of Melbourne

‘Barbarian Civility: British Expatriates, Periodical News, and the Transformation of the Maghreb in British Eyes, 1660-1714’