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The Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group was founded in 1981. It welcomes to its meetings all who have an interest in the culture, life and history of medieval and early modern Europe. Membership is open to the general public, as well as to staff, graduates, postgraduates and undergraduates of all Western Australian universities. Guests are welcome to attend all meetings. |
PMRG is a partner in the ARC Network for Early European Research (NEER). |
2009 Programme |
| Wednesday 25 March 7:00 PM | Annual General Meeting All welcome. Paper presentation follows the AGM. Dr Alexandra Sanmark (University College, London): Visiting Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer "Execution sites and boundaries in Scandinavia, AD400-1500" Venue: ALR 9 (Arts 1.61) |
| Wednesday 1 April 7:30 PM | Professor Jocelyn Wogan-Brown (University of York) "Making a Difference? The French of England" Venue: ALR 9 (Arts 1.61) |
| Thursday 2 April 4:00 PM | Dr Alexandra Sanmark (University College, London) Visiting Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer "Places of Assembly: Recent Results from Viking Age and Medieval Sweden" Venue: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, Room 1 (SS G28) |
| Monday 27 April 4:00 PM TBC | Professor A. J. Pollard (University of Teesside) "Popular politics in the fifteenth century" Venue: Chez Andrew Lynch |
| Wednesday 6 May 7.30 PM | Christine Porr Honorary Research Fellow "In quest of the Masters: The Renaissance book covers of the Historic Library of the Municipal Museums of Quedlinburg" Venue: ALR 9 (Arts 1.61) |
| Wednesday 20 May 7.30 PM | Dr David Barrie (History, UWA) "Police Development and the Scottish Enlightenment, 1770-1830" Venue: ALR 9 (Arts 1.61) |
| 11-13 June | Annual Symposium "Perceptions of Terra Australis" For more details, visit the symposium website. |
| Thursday 11 June 6.00 PM | IAS / ARC NEER Free Public Lecture Myra Stanbury (Curator Dept Maritime Archaeology, WA Museum) "Journeys of Enlightenment: Changing perceptions of Terra Australis" Venue: Webb Lecture Theatre (Geography Lecture Theatre 1) |
| Monday 15 June 4.00 PM |
Dr Alfred Hiatt (University of Leeds, UK) "Teaching Literature with Maps" Venue: Gentilli Lecture Theatre (Geography Lecture Theatre 2) Presented by The Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS), in conjunction with The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) |
| Monday 20 July 1.00 PM | CMEMS Research Lunch (Staff & Students) • Dr Stephanie Tarbin • Prof Andrew Lynch will be discussing their current research projects Venue: Dean’s Committee Room (Arts G.23) |
| Wednesday 5 August 7.30 PM |
CMEMS/PMRG Public Lecture Professor Rita Copeland (University of Pennsylvania) "Naming, Knowing, and the Object of Language in Twelfth-Century Grammar Curriculum" Venue: Arts Lecture Theatre 9 (Arts 1.61) |
| Thursday 13 August 4.00 PM |
1st Postgraduate Sundowner RSVP to Pam Bond |
| Monday
24 August 6.30 PM |
Annual Quiz Night
Eight quiz rounds fizzing with challenge and suspense! Venue: UWA Tav |
| Thursday 3 September 7.30 PM |
CMEMS/PMRG Public Lecture Professor John Kerrigan (Cambridge) "Shakespeare, Oaths and Vows" Venue: Arts Lecture Theatre 9 (Arts 1.61) |
| Tuesday 8 September 7.30 PM |
CMEMS/UWA School of Music |
| Thursday 10 September 6.00 PM |
CMEMS/UWA School of Music Machaut Mass (Guilluame de Machaut, c.1300-1377), Messe de Nostre Dame Presented by The Giovanni Consort Liturgical performance of the Mass in Sung Eucharist Venue: The Chapel of St George’s College, Mounts Bay Rd, Crawley |
| Tuesday 15 September 1.00 PM | CMEMS Research Lunch Bring along your lunch and join in an informal discussion with Yasmin Haskell and Jenna Mead about their current research. Venue: Arts G.23 (Dean’s Committee Room) |
| Thursday 17 September 4.00 PM | 2nd Postgraduate Sundowner Venue: Arts 1.13 (1st floor tea room) |
| Wednesday 30 September 7.30 PM |
CMEMS/PMRG Public Lecture Prof Karen Pratt (Kings College London) "Voice, gender and authority in late medieval French literature" Venue: Arts Lecture Theatre 9 (Arts 1.61) |
| Wednesday 14 October 4.00 PM | CMEMS/PMRG Public Lecture Dr Paul MacDonald (Murdoch University) "A New Edition of Kenelm Digby's Two Treatises (1644)" Venue: Arts Lecture Theatre 8 (Arts 1.60) |
| Tuesday 20 October 6.00 PM | IAS/CMEMS/PMRG Public Lecture Dr Stefano Carboni (Director, Art Gallery of Western Australia) "The 'liquid frontiers' of Islamic art: Interaction and exchange in the medieval period" Venue: TBA |
| Thursday 22 October 4.00 PM | 3rd Postgraduate Sundowner Venue: Arts 1.13 (1st floor tea room) |
| Tuesday 27 October Time TBA | CMEMS Research Seminar Prof. Dr. H.F.J. (Manfred) Horstmanshoff (Professor of the History of Ancient Medicine Universiteit Leiden) Topic : to be advised Venue: TBA |
| Thursday 19 November 4.00 PM | 4th Postgraduate Sundowner (if required) Venue: Arts 1.13 (1st floor tea room) |
| Friday 27 November TBC | Annual Christmas Party Details TBA. |
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