College of Arts and Sciences

Renaissance Studies

Renaissance Studies is a multi-disciplinary program for faculty and graduate students who work on Renaissance and early modern materials from the 14th to the 17th century. The mission of the program is to foster dialogue and collaboration across disciplines, languages and traditions. Renaissance Studies organizes a vast range of events, including conferences, lecture series, symposia and roundtables. A Ph.D. minor or an area certificate in Renaissance Studies provides the multi-disciplinary education necessary to equip students for research on Renaissance and early modern topics, drawing on a wide selection of courses with a Renaissance / early modern focus.

Upcoming Events

  • Beginning-of-Year Faculty Roundtable and Reception
    4pm, Friday, December 6, 2024
    Gayle Karch Cook Center at Maxwell Hall, Room 122 (with reception to follow in the Grand Hall)
    Please join us for the 16th roundtable featuring the exciting work of advanced graduate students from a wide variety of disciplines, exploring issues of general interest to scholars of Renaissance and early modern studies. The roundtable will begin at 4pm with brief presentations by each of the panelists followed by Q&A, before we continue the exchange at the reception. The panelists are: Miriam Burrascano (French and Italian), Sarah Sabol (Musicology), and Torun Fatih (History). This will be a great chance to meet faculty and graduate students working in other disciplines. We will also advertise the Renaissance Studies minor and certificate, and announce our events planned for 2025. The event is made possible with generous support from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Mary-Margaret Barr Koon Fund of the Department of French and Italian, the Department of History, and the Musicology Department.