Graduate Conference: Negotiations & Negotiating in Historical Perspective - A Conversation in Early Modern Studies

The second biennial CEMS Graduate Conference will be ‘Negotiations & Negotiating in Historical Perspective: A Conversation in Early Modern Studies’. The early modern period saw a dramatic increase in people talking, debating and arguing with each other; religion, colonialism, nationalism and political ideology separated people from each other as much as they brought them together. This was a period defined by debate, conversation, misunderstanding and caricature.

This conference aims to bring together scholars from across the humanities to facilitate greater interdisciplinary work, to discuss how the study of the early modern era is entwined with our understanding of the current world, and how such work may impact the present. We aim to inspire thought on structures of empowerment and disempowerment in settings of law, politics and institutions, and also within trade and writing. We want to address the question of what it means to negotiate, to converse, and to foster productive political debate.

A keynote address will be given by Professor Andy Wood (Durham University). Registration will be free, with some funds available for the travel costs of postgraduates and early career researchers.

See a preliminary schedule of the day here

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