Stirling Maxwell Centre Spring 2021 Seminar Series
The seminar series is a learned group of regular public seminars and workshops. We host speakers and world renowned experts on subjects pertinent to the Centre’s remit, from the Medieval period to the twenty-first century. Subjects range from emblems, comics, cinema, cartoons, History of the Book, History of Art, Philology, Cultural History, History of Architecture, Shakespearean theatre, Early Modern Festivals, 3D architectural reconstruction, and many more. Our programme of events and activities reflects our research culture and our international reach. Our seminars and workshops are open to scholars, students, and (unless specified) to general public alike.
College of Arts School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Date: Thursday 11 February 2021 - Thursday 25 March 2021
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Venue: Online, via Zoom
Category: Public lectures, Student events
Speaker: Various
Document: Stirling Maxwell Event Poster
Linschoten and his Itinerario (1595-1597): a revisitation of the illustrations related to the Portuguese empire
Onésimo T. Almeida (Brown University)
Thursday, 11th February 2021, 5 p.m.
Torpedo Boy vs. Guston: reading race in comics/art
Emmy Waldman (Harvard University)
Thursday, 25th February 2021, 5 p.m.
We can remember it for you wholesale: newspaper comics, disposability, and preservation at the bleeding edge of new media
Mariella Villalobos (independent illustrator/designer)
Thursday, 11th March 2021, 5 p.m.
Emblem Underground – postgraduate edition
A roundtable presentation of postgraduate emblem scholars (see separate CfP)
Thursday, 25th March 2021, 4 p.m.
Online event. To register go to www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/139076338071