Daily Archives: 8 April 2015

Early Modern Literature, Sermons, and the Rhetoric of the Passions – Call For Papers

Early Modern Literature, Sermons, and the Rhetoric of the Passions
ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions Working Day
The University of Queensland
Friday, 14 August, 2015

Sermons are now recognized as one of the most popular and influential literary genres of the early modern period. This working day aims to develop the critical analysis of early modern sermons and their literary impact by inviting participants to pre-circulate short papers (4000-5000 words) in preparation for a day of discussion and argument. Professor Brian Cummings, of the University of York, will deliver a paper on the passions in John Donne’s sermons, while other participants will speak to their papers in a roundtable format.

Potential paper topics might include (but are not limited to):

  • The role of sermons as literature
  • The influence of sermon culture on poetry and/or drama
  • The rhetorical use of the passions in early modern sermons

The working day is sponsored by The University of Queensland Node of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (Europe 1100-1800), a nation-wide interdisciplinary research initiative focused on aspects of emotion and affect in the art, literature, philosophy, and social and political history of medieval and early modern Europe.

The working day will take place at The University of Queensland, in Brisbane, on Friday, 14 August. Lunch and morning and afternoon tea will be provided. This event will coincide with the presence of Professor Dympna Callaghan (Syracuse University) as this year’s Lloyd Davis Memorial Visiting Professor in Shakespeare Studies at UQ, and participants may wish to take advantage of this chance to hear and work with two leading figures in early modern studies today. Ideally, as a result of this event, a special issue on sermons and emotions will be proposed to a leading journal in the field, so that our work will contribute to the field’s development.

Full papers will be due in July, but to start with, proposals only are requested by Friday 17 April, to Jennifer Clement at j.clement@uq.edu.au.

Max-Planck-Institute: Two PhD/Post-doctoral Positions (Late Medieval/Early Modern History) – Call For Applications

The Max-Planck-Institute for European Legal History and the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main are partner institutions of the Collaborative Research Centre 1095 ‘Discourses of Weakness and Resource Regimes’. In this framework, the Max-Planck-Institute for European Legal History offers two PhD/ Post-doctoral positions in the field of late medieval/early modern history, legal history or ecclesiastical history (starting July 1, 2015, or later; 3-year contracts).

In this context, the position holders are expected to research on one of the two following subjects:

  • I. Martín de Azpilcueta’s Manual for Confessors and the phenomenon of epitomization
  • II. The Third Provincial Council of Mexico (1585) and the elaboration of a Manual for Confessors

The applicants must hold a university degree, preferably in one of the following disciplines: law, canon law, theology, history or philology. Language skills must include English as well as Latin (project I) or Spanish (project II). Moreover, researchers who do not speak German, are expected to learn it during their stay in Frankfurt. Furthermore, participation in the collective activities of the CRC is mandatory.

Both doctoral and post-doctoral researchers can apply for the above mentioned positions. As regards doctoral students the PhD can be granted by the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, if the applicants fulfill the necessary requirements. However, candidates who wish to obtain their PhD from another university will also be admitted. Doctoral students will be given the opportunity to familiarize with their research topic.

The selected candidates will be working at the Max-Planck-Institute for European Legal History in Frankfurt am Main and will be integrated into the respective research fields of the Institute.

For full details, and to apply, please visit: http://mpier.iwww.mpg.de/job_offers.

Applications close 15 May, 2015.