17 Mar 2016 - 19 Mar 2016 | All day | CRASSH (SG1&2) and Corpus Christi College |
- Description
- Programme
Description
The conference is now fully booked however the plenary sessions are open to all and attendance is encouraged.
Conveners
Anthony Grafton (Princeton University)
Scott Mandelbrote (University of Cambridge)
William Sherman (V&A/University of York)
Summary
The conference is co-hosted by Corpus Christi College (of which Parker became Master in 1544), which will allow study sessions to take place in the Parker Library and to be accompanied by a rolling exhibition of books and manuscripts from Parker's collections (changing as appropriate for each paper). Confirmed speakers include Alexandra Walsham, David Crankshaw, Alexandra Gillespie, Jeffrey Todd Knight, Paul Nelles, Elizabeth Evenden, Lori Anne Ferrell, Brian Cummings, James Carley, and Arnold Hunt.
Sponsors
Supported by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CRASSH).
We are unable to arrange or book accommodation, however, the following websites may be of help.
Visit Cambridge
Cambridge Rooms
University of Cambridge accommodation webpage
Administrative assistance: events@crassh.cam.ac.uk
Programme
Day 1 - 17th March 2016 - The Parker Library, Corpus Christi College | |
10.00 - 10.15 | Welcome and Introduction:
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10.15 - 11.00 | David Crankshaw (King’s College London): “A Man of Stomach”: Matthew Parker's Reputation Chair: Scott Mandelbrote (University of Cambridge) |
11.00 - 11.30 | Tea and Coffee |
11.30 - 13.00 | Parker's Sense of History I:
Chair: Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) |
13.00 - 14.15 | Lunch break (please note lunch will not be provided) |
14.15 - 16.00 | Parker and the Religious Book:
Chair: William Sherman (V&A/University of York) |
16.00 | Tea and Coffee |
17.00 | Plenary (CRASSH):
Chair: William Sherman (V&A/University of York) |
Day 2 - 18th March 2016 - The Parker Library, Corpus Christi College | |
9.30 - 11.00 | Parker's Sense of History II:
Stefan Bauer (University of York), Chair |
11.00 - 11.30 | Tea and Coffee |
11.30 - 13.00 | Parker as Collector and Reader:
Chair: William Sherman (V&A/University of York) |
13.00 - 14.00 | Lunch break (please note lunch will not be provided) |
14.00 - 16.00 | Parker as Annotator: From Scribal to Digital Culture:
With a presentation of the digital project on Parker’s printed books by Andrew Dunning (BL) and Alexandra Gillespie. Chair: Scott Mandelbrote (University of Cambridge) |
16.00 | Tea and Coffee |
17.00 - 18.00 | Plenary (CRASSH):
Chair: Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) |
18.00 | Drinks reception (CRASSH) |
Day 3 - 19th March - CRASSH (SG1/2) | |
9.30 - 10.30 | Plenary (CRASSH):
Chair: Scott Mandelbrote (University of Cambridge) |
10.30 - 11.00 | Tea and Coffee |
11.00 - 12.00 | History's Sense of Parker:
Chair: Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) |
12.00 - 13.00 | Roundtable on Parkerian Legacies:
Chair: David McKitterick (University of Cambridge) |
13.00 | Lunch and closing round-table on the publication of our findings. |