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CfP Deadline: 1st March 2022 Ghent University, Carmelite Monastery, 14-15 October 2022 In the field of historical women’s writing, new formalist methodological approaches and theories of affect are being advanced and contested as scholars reimagine the relationship between text and context. Looking at the affordances, collisions and structuring principles of form and affect, this conference invites scholars to explore intersections between form and feeling in women’s writing between 1550-1800: what does a feminist formalist methodology attendant to feeling and affect look like? How does such a perspective allow us to recentre and rethink the position of women’s writing within the…

The Marguerite de Navarre Society/La Société Marguerite de Navarre is pleased to announce the 72 Days of Heptameron virtual reading and discussion project. Grab a copy (print or digital) of Marguerite de Navarre's lively collection of tales from Renaissance France, read her short Prologue, and get ready to discuss a story a day beginning on Sunday, November 1. Discussion will take place on the 72 Days of Heptameron website and on the 72 Days of Heptameron Facebook group -- feel free to participate in either or both! For information on English-language editions of the Heptameron, visit 72daysofheptameron.com and scroll down…

*With apologies for cross-posting* Professor Rosalind Smith is looking for a PhD student to work with her at ANU on the future fellowship project Marginalia and the Early Modern Woman Writer. The PhD candidate will work under Professor Smith’s supervision in a small team with two ECR research assistants (Dr Julie Robarts and Jake Arthur), and the scholarship includes a $5k per annum top up and funding to visit archives, go to conferences and build international networks. Please circulate to your networks and encourage anyone interested to get in touch with Ros: https://cass.anu.edu.au/study/scholarships/phd/marginalia-and-early-modern-woman-writer

Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal Volume 16.1 (Fall 2021) will feature a forum on “Early Modern Women and Epidemics” As Covid-19 has swept the world, early modern scholars have become acutely aware of the ways that its manifestations and the public’s reactions to them have resonated with outbreaks of disease in the premodern world. Social boundaries change and class mobility is brought into sharp focus—who can stay home; who must work, who can escape “hot spots”; who cannot; who cares for the sick and how. Moreover, epidemics provoke plagues of fear, grief, and other emotions. How were people’s reactions…

Lecturer of English in Ancient and Medieval Literature: Job ID 604929 The Northern Arizona University Department of English seeks applicants for the position of lecturer in Ancient and Medieval Literature. Duties include teaching four courses per semester such as Ancient and Medieval literature, British literature surveys, comparative literature, digital humanities, poetry, or other literature courses. Additional professional development, research, and service expectations will be determined in consultation with the Chair of English. The successful applicant is expected to teach on-campus and also develop and teach courses for web delivery. This is a non-tenure track, benefit-eligible lecturer position in the English…

Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies The Northern Arizona University Department of English seeks applicants for the position of Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies. Duties include teaching four courses per semester including surveys, Shakespeare, and other literature courses such as poetry or drama. Additional professional development, research, and service expectations will be determined in consultation with the Chair of English. The successful applicant is expected to teach on-campus and also develop courses for web delivery. This is a non-tenure track, benefit-eligible lecturer position in the English Department, located on the Flagstaff, AZ campus. Review of applications will begin on April 7, 2020. Minimum…

The Department of Art and Art History at DePauw University invites applications for a three-year non-tenure-track position in early modern art (1400–1750) with a transnational focus, beginning August 2020. The successful candidate may have expertise in colonial and/or diasporic histories and/or Islamic, African, or Latin American art. Applicants with a PhD (or ABD) in Art History, African Diaspora Studies, Latin American Studies, Religious Studies or other related areas with an emphasis on art history or visual culture are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will join the department, in partnership with our accredited gallery program, in our ongoing commitment to…

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY School of Art & Design - College of Creative Arts Position Announcement TEACHING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ART HISTORY The School of Art & Design in the College of Creative Arts at West Virginia University invites applications for the position of Teaching Assistant Professor of Art History, with a specialization in pre-1300. The position is a full time, nine-month, non-tenure track appointment commencing August 14, 2020. Opportunities for promotion are available. Appointment is 80% teaching, 10% research, 10% service. Responsibilities: Teach a 4/4 load of courses including: Art History Survey 1 course (pre-1300) for Art and Art History…

[The Vanderbilt University Department of Philosophy would like to announce the following position to the SSEMWG community, if that is OK. If it is not OK, my apologies and please remove this. Thank you! Also, if SSEMWG has any questions about this, please feel free to contact me at julian.wuerth@vanderbilt.edu] The Vanderbilt Philosophy Department invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin in the fall semester of 2020. AOS: Early Modern Philosophy. AOC: Open. Four courses/year (2/2), undergraduate and graduate. Usual non-teaching duties. Applicants must have successfully defended a PhD dissertation by…

The International Institute of the Baroque Studies, together with the Conference and Events Unit at the University of Malta shall be organising a two day symposium from the 30th-31st January 2020. Registration is now open on our website portal. Kindly visit the following website for more information with regards to registration and accommodation: https://www.um.edu.mt/events/baroquesymposium2020 We look forward in hosting you in Malta.