CEMS and the ANU Cultures of Screen, Performance and Print Network (CuSPP) are pleased to co-host this seminar with Professor Danielle Clarke (UCD). When: 19 March 2026 (details forthcoming) Abstract This talk traces the connections between the increasingly prevalent...
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Cross-Disciplinary Approaches in Medieval and Early Modern Studies
When: Thursday 19 and Friday 20 February, 2026 Where: National Library of Australia , Conference Room (Level 4) Registration: A limited number of registrations are available for non-presenting participants. Please email admin.cems@anu.edu.au to register your interest...
CEMS Hybrid Seminar: England’s ‘Island Nationhood?’ with Prof Lorna Hutson
England’s ‘Island Nationhood?’ When: 19 February 2026 Where: National Library of Australia Theatre and Online Registrations: Click here Join Lorna Hutson, Merton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford, as she considers how early modern legal and...
Call for Papers: Cross-Disciplinary Approaches in Early Modern and Medieval Studies
Cross-Disciplinary Approaches in Early Modern and Medieval Studies: An ANZAMEMS/CEMS ANU Seminar for Postgraduates and Early-Career Researchers Thursday 19th to Friday 20th February, 2026 National Library of Australia, Canberra Professor Lorna Hutson, Merton Professor...
CEMS Seminar:“Confounded Fantasies”: Byron and Romantic Platonism, with Prof James Chandler
“Confounded Fantasies”: Byron and Romantic Platonism CEMS and ANU English are pleased to host Professor James Chandler (University of Chicago) for this in-person seminar. When: Thursday 13th November, 1-2pm Where: ANU Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)...
Collections as Data for Humanists
CEMS and ANU English will co-host this in-person seminar with Dr Heather Froehlich (University of Arizona). When: Thursday 6 November, 1pm - 2pm AEDT Where: ANU Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) Building, RSSS Lectorial 1 (Room 1.21), The Australian National...
Early Modern Puppet ‘Literature’: Shakespeare, Marlowe and Milton Puppet Plays
Early Modern Puppet ‘Literature’: Shakespeare, Marlowe and Milton Puppet Plays Professor Tiffany Stern, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham CEMS is delighted to host Professor Tiffany Stern for this online seminar. When: Thursday 2 Oct, 6pm - 7:30pm AEST...
Looking Slowly at Early Modern Maps
Join CEMS for this in-person workshop with historian of cartography Chet Van Duzer. When: Tuesday 14 Oct, 12pm - 2pm AEDT Where: Conference Room 128, A.D. Hope Building (14), The Australian National University Registration: Click to register Maps are incredibly rich...
Marginalia and the Early Modern Woman Writer, 1500-1700, 8 August 2025
Registrations are now open for "Marginalia and the Early Modern Woman Writer, 1500-1700," which will be held on 8 August 2025 at the National Library of Australia. Early modern women marked their books in myriad ways, and their marginalia provide evidence of their...
CFP: Marginalia and the Early Modern Woman Writer, 1500-1700
Marginalia and the Early Modern Woman Writer, 1500-1700 National Library of Australia, August 7-8 2025 Early modern women marked their books in myriad ways, and their marginalia provide evidence of their book ownership, their reading, writing and drawing practices,...








