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Carlotta Paltrinieri started the topic Online Lecture in the discussion
Renaissance/ Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months agoOn July 11th, at 6pm, I will be giving a lecture on the Florentine academies (Disegno, Fiorentina, Crusca) as part of the online lectures series: “THE MEDICI AND THEIR ARCHIVES: ARTISTIC PATRONAGE AND DIPLOMACY”. If you are interested in the series you can register here: https://www.medici.org/map-online-lectures-series/
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Froilán Ramos R. deposited Democracia y Desarrollo. Una aproximación a la Alianza para el Progreso en Venezuela (1961-1969) in the group
Global & Transnational Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months agoThis paper analyzes the reception and influence of the Alliance for Progress in Venezuela during the 1960s (1961-1969). The US assistance program financed various social projects in Latin American countries, with the aim of promoting local development, and at the same time counteracting the impact of the Cuban Revolution (1959). Methodologically,…[Read more]
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Carla Zecher replied to the topic Thinking about Careers for Scholars of Renaissance Studies in the discussion
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months agoBlogs might suggest some answers? https://blog.americansforthearts.org/
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Ashley "Aley" O'Mara replied to the topic Thinking about Careers for Scholars of Renaissance Studies in the discussion
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months agoI’m curious about the outlook for careers in theater administration, given the pandemic. I’ve noticed layoffs and cancellations of job searches. Any sense of which areas of theater admin might recover soonest?
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Jessica Wolfe replied to the topic Doing Research in Renaissance Studies in the Age of COVID-19 in the discussion
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months agoAnother suggestion for Kristin Bezio: sometimes, university libraries are willing to foot the bill for a faculty member or graduate student at that university to order a scanned reproduction of one or more documents, so long as you promise to deposit it in the library collection once you have finished using it. You might see whether there are…[Read more]
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Richard Freedman started the topic Welcome to the RSA Humanities Commons Group! in the discussion
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months agoPlease join the RSA Humanities Commons group!
The Renaissance Society of America is the largest international academic society devoted to the study of the era 1300-1700. Founded in 1954, the RSA includes thousands of members around the world. Learn more about the RSA at https://www.rsa.org.
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Carla Zecher replied to the topic Doing Research in Ren Studies in the Age of COVID-19 in the discussion
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months agoThree posts came in while we were still in the process of setting up this discussion topic. Pasting them in here.
From Kristin Bezio:
“At some point, I need access to an MS at the British Library that isn’t part of their digital collection… not sure how I’m going to accomplish that!”
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Reply from Stephen Merriam Foley:
“I was pleas…[Read more]
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Carla Zecher started the topic Doing Research in Renaissance Studies in the Age of COVID-19 in the discussion
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months agoLet’s share questions about research strategies and suggestions for workarounds. How will we progress in our research and writing this summer without being able to travel to libraries, archives, and historical sites? What sorts of help do researchers need?
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Pedro P. Palazzo deposited Architecture as Portrait: Exoticism and the Royal Character of the Louvre, 1380–1681 in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months agoThe architectural evolution of the Louvre between the 15th and 17th centuries is characterized by systematic attempts to distinguish the building within the broader context of French styles. In the 15th and early 16th centuries, this is achieved by producing grander and more elaborate versions of the contemporary French architectural solutions.…[Read more]
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Carla Zecher started the topic Thinking about Careers for Scholars of Renaissance Studies in the discussion
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months agoPublishing and editing, translating, consulting, curating, public engagement, digital humanities, creative industries: What questions do scholars of the Renaissance have about these different career paths, and more? What suggestions do scholars at mid-career and beyond have for emerging scholars just starting out?
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Carla Zecher started the topic Teaching the Renaissance Virtually and Finding Guest Speakers in the discussion
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months agoWhat are the challenges and rewards of teaching courses online in your field? What is working well? What sorts of help do you need? Would you be willing to volunteer to be a guest speaker in an online course taught by a colleague at another institution? Would you like to have a guest speaker for a course that you will be teaching?
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Froilán Ramos R. deposited Ejército, desarrollo y Alianza para el Progreso en Chile (1961-1970) in the group
Global & Transnational Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoThis essay analyzes the role of the Chilean Army in the debate for development and the Alliance for Progress in the country between 1961 and 1970. The Army followed the idea of development through articles in its magazines, and contributed with it through of special courses for conscript soldiers, as well as in construction tasks carried out by…[Read more]
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Annika McQueen deposited Creativity Constrained? To what extent does teaching in a restrictive physical space inspire creative teaching in the EYFS and Key Stage 1? in the group
Education and Pedagogy on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoIt has long been thought that the optimum environment in which to teach Early Years and Year 1 is a large, open-plan classroom with access to outdoor space. The accepted theory that young children require a large amount of indoor and outdoor space to learn effectively through creative teaching and child-initiated creative experiences has been…[Read more]
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Edmundo Murray deposited Explosive Journey: Perceptions of Latin America in the FARC-IRA Affair (2001-2005) in the group
Global & Transnational Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoThe IRA’s alleged connections with FARC, which surfaced in 2001 and continue to appear in the Irish and Colombian media, are an ideal opportunity to analyse perceptions of Latin America in Ireland. Newspaper articles, personal interviews, and the judgement of the Appeals Court in Bogotá have been used to study different attitudes in this puzzling…[Read more]
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Edmundo Murray deposited The Irish in Latin America and Iberia: An Annotated Bibliography in the group
Global & Transnational Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoThis bibliography includes books, book chapters, articles, documentaries and websites grouped in geographic areas: Latin America (general); Central America; the Caribbean; Argentina; Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru; Brazil; Colombia and Venezuela; Mexico; Paraguay and Uruguay; Portugal and Spain. Thematic lists include: San Patricio Battalion of…[Read more]
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Ann E Mullaney deposited Pietro Bembo and the Erotic Lexicon in the group
The Renaissance Society of America on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months agoThe works of Pietro Bembo (1470-1547) intrigue readers approaching them from various angles… Here, my aim is modest: to highlight passages in Bembo’s literary texts which exploit the erotic lexicon so popular in his day.
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