Autumn Quarter Events in British Studies
The Nicholson Center is pleased to announce the following events in British Studies for Autumn 2009
Brad Gregory (University of Notre Dame)
The Lumen Christi Institute presents an Yves Simon Lecture
October 6, 2009
POSTPONED
Liam Gillick
Contemporary Arts Workshop Artist Talk
October 7, 2009
4:30pm, Franke Institute
Co-sponsored by the Nicholson Center for British Studies, The Center for Interdisciplinary Research on German Literature and Culture, and the Open Practice Committee.
Department of English Graduate Student Conference:
"Captive Senses and Aesthetic Habits"
October 8 - 9, 2009
Rosenwald 405
http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/captivesenses/
Keynote Speaker: Michael Taussig, Columbia University
The conference is generously supported by the Departments of English Language & Literature and Art History, the Division of the Humanities, the Franke Institute for the Humanities, the Nicholson Center for British Studies, the Karla Scherer Center for the Study of American Culture, and the Center for Gender Studies
Nicholson Center Lecture
James Simpson
Douglas P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor
Harvard University, Department of English
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Lecture: "Statues of Liberty: Iconoclasm and Idolatry in the English Revolution"
4:30pm, Classics 110
Opening reception to follow
Friday, October 30, 2009
Workshop: "History as Error"
12:00pm, Rosenwald 405
Co-sponsored by the Renaissance, Early Modern, and Theology workshops
Download "Introduction," from Burning to Read
Download Ch.6 "History as Error," from Burning to Read
Download Ch. 7 "Thomas More and Textual Trust," from Burning to Read (Optional)
Graduate Fellowship Competition, Fall Deadline
Applications due: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 5pm
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