The Cabinet of Curisities presents...

The CREMS postgraduate forum would like to invite all postgraduate students and staff to a research seminar with Lieke Stelling, a visiting PhD candidate from the University of Leiden, Netherlands. This will be followed by informal discussion. The paper will begin at 4:30 pm and refreshments will be provided from 4:15.
We hope to see you there, Sarah Clark and Lena Liapi

If you have any questions, please contact Sarah or Lena at: curiositycabinet2010@gmail.com

Download Poster: Research Seminar Lieke Stelling (PDF , 232kb)

An abstract from Lieke's paper:

'Up until the late sixteenth century, spiritual conversion - the rejection of sin in favour of the pursuit of a life of godliness - had dominated dramatic plots for centuries. In the Elizabethan and Jacobean era, playwrights' interest in spiritual conversion was largely replaced by a new interest in "interfaith" conversion, the embrace of a new religion or confession. Yet spiritual conversion did not disappear entirely from the stage, but altered under the influence of increasing confessionalization. This paper will explore crossovers between spiritual conversion and confessional concerns in early modern drama, with particular attention to the importance of the doctrine of election as a crux in the dramatic portrayal of spiritual conversion.'