External Academic Events

Below are a list of relevant conferences, calls, and events that are externally organised and managed.

Conferences

22-24 August 2024
Courtly Experiences in the Premodern World, c. 1200-1800: Cultural, Material and Sensory Experiences in the World of the Court
Olomouc, Czechia, Society for Court Studies and Palacký University Olomouc (semi-hybrid)
More information can be found here: Experiences

Calls (for proposals to conferences or publications)

CFP – Conference papers: Quatre mariages et un enterrement: fêtes et célébrations franco-polonaise (1645-1725)
Versailles, France, Chateau de Versailles
This conference examines the ceremonies and festivities given both in France and in Poland on the occasion of these marriages, as well as to the funeral rituals observed for a deposed monarch who became abbot of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Deadline for proposals: 1 August 2024
More information can be found here: Celebrations

CFP – Book chapter: Unity and Division in European Festivals (Brepols)
The editorial team welcomes proposals for volume of collected essays on the function of festivals in early modern Europe and the part they played in the relations between states, both in intensifying conflict but also in fostering union and unity from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
Deadline for proposals: 31 August 2024
More information can be found by contacting Marie-Claude Canova-Green at m.canova-green@gold.ac.uk.

Relevant Events

January-December 2024
Oxford Court Studies Seminars Oxford, UK, Oxford University (in-person)
Interdisciplinary in approach, this seminar series explores the political and cultural significance of courts in the early modern period, broadly defined. The intention is to connect the many scholars working on related fields at Oxford, and to hear from speakers on subjects including diplomacy, hunting, patronage, dynastic marriage, court entertainment, and cultural transfer between nations, confessions, and courts; throughout Europe and globally. Seminars take place on alternate Mondays, odd weeks, at 16:30 in the Memorial Room, Jesus College, unless otherwise specified.
More information can be found here: Oxford

January-December 2024
Research Seminar Europe 1000-1800 Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden University (hybrid)
This seminar series presents state-of-the-art research on early modern global culture from researchers at Leiden University and international universities.
For more information send an email to ngassistent@hum.leidenuniv.nl.

January-December 2024
Seminar series: European History 1500-1800 London, UK, Institute of Historical Research, University of London (hybrid)
This seminar series present state-of-the-art research on cultural aspects of early modern European history, ranging from sleeping pratices in England to court dwarfs at the Medici court in Florence.
More information can be found here: European