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Accounting for Time in Early Modern Women’s Life Writings with Prof Danielle Clarke
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...
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...
DECRA Success for Dr Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan
CEMS is delighted to announce that Dr Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan has been awarded an Australian Research Council DECRA (Discovery Early Career Research Award) for the project "Understanding the Religious Transformations of Early Modern Indonesia." This project aims to...
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...
New Member: Dr Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan
CEMS is pleased to welcome Dr Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan as a new member. Jarrah is a historian specialising in the premodern history of Indonesia at the Australian National University. He is Lecturer and Convenor of the Indonesian language program in the School of...
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...