Medieval Renaissance Program Presents: The Joy of Close Reading - A Conference in Memory of Prof. Hope Glidden
Peter Graham Scholarly Commons 114 Bird Library, 222 Waverly Ave
Sponsored by - The Dept. of History - The Medieval and Renaissance Program - College of Arts and Sciences - Dept. of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics - Humanities Center - Bird Library Eleven faculty members working in the fields of Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies present about the practice of close reading texts within their respective fields of research. Keynote speaker is Prof. Phillip Usher (NYU) This conference is held in memory of Prof. Hope Glidden, a distinguished scholar of early modern French literature and member of the Dept. of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics who passed away on Sept. 17, 2017. Faculty, staff and especially undergraduate and graduate students are welcome! For requests of accommodations, please contact Prof. Albrecht Diem, Dept. of History (adiem@maxwell.syr.edu; phone 315 443 0785) by April 19. Program: 9:00 Breakfast 9:20 Opening Remarks 9:30 Keynote Lecture by Phillip John Usher (New York University): The Life of an Ode 10:30 Coffee Break 10:45-12:15 First Panel: Reading Discontent James Watts (Religion): The Disappointments of Close Reading, with an Example from Leviticus 12 Jeff Carnes (LLL, Classics): The Archaeology of Sexuality: Montaigne's Vergil and Ovid's Narcissus. Ahmed Meguid (Religion): The Paradox of Reading Islamic Philosophy: The Discontents of Philology 1:00-2:30 Second Panel: Reading Performance Amanda Winkler (Art & Music Histories): Singing Devils; or, the Trouble with Trapdoors: History, Performance, and Practicality in Staging the Restoration Tempest Stephanie Shirilan (English and Textual Studies): Sympathetic Breathing in King Lear Laurinda Dixon (Art & Music History): The Mechanics of Mirth: A Close Look at Laughter in the Renaissance 2:30-2:45 Coffee Break 2:45-4:15 Third Panel: Reading Power Dennis Romano (History): Popular Protest and Alternative Visions of the Venetian Polity, c.1260 to 1423 Fred Marquardt (History): How was Christ’s Crucifixion Re
Eleven faculty members working in the fields of Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies present about the practice of close reading texts within their respective fields of research. Keynote speaker is Prof. Phillip Usher (NYU).
For more information, please contact Prof. Albrecht Diem, Dept. of History (adiem@maxwell.syr.edu; phone 315 443 0785) by April 19.
Sponsored by the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program