Thinking with Mysticism (from medieval to early modern)

This symposium will explore how the mystical, the prophetic, enthusiastic or the apophatic were deployed, to political, scientific or artistic purposes.

Art as Commodities / Commodities as Art: An Interdisciplinary Conference

This conference will demonstrate the centrality of markets to art’s modern cultural ascendancy, while also recasting art objects as bodies of knowledge and vehicles of cultural exchange through networks of global trade.

‘Courage, Language, Discretion and Learning’: Lancelot Andrewes and Early Modern Religious Culture

This conference will be the first to investigate the works of Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626) and his engagement with early modern cultures of religion, literature and learning.

Early Modern Soundscapes Workshop 3: Sound Affects

This final workshop builds upon our exploration of the sites, spaces and archives of sound to explore how people act on sound and sound on people.