Fall 2014 Colloquia
An early modern copy of Erasmus' Moriae Encomium, illustrated by Hans Holbein.
The Late Antique-Medieval-Early Modern Faculty Working Group at Brooklyn College presents their fall 2014 colloquia.
All are welcome.
Thursday, September 18
Transitioning Antiquities
- Assistant Professor Brian Sowers, Classics—Magical Mass or Mass Magic: Narratives of Power in the Late Antique Cult of Saints Justina and Cyprian
- Professor Andrew Meyer, History—Feng Xuan Buys Humaneness and Rightness, Gongyi Xiu Expels His Wife: Economic Exemplars in the Warring States and Han
12:30–2 p.m.
Costas Library (2405 Boylan Hall)
Thursday, September 30
Classifying the Middle Ages
- Associate Professor Karl Steel, English—Bad Heritage: Vikings in the Americas
- Associate Professor Andrew Arlig, Philosophy—You Have So Much Potential!: On the Many Ways to Possess Potential Parts
5:15 p.m.
Costas Library (2405 Boylan Hall)
Tuesday, November 18
Early Modern Visionaries
- Professor Sharon Flatto, Judaic Studies—Enlightened Jewish Mystics at the End of the Early Modern Era?: Visionaries on the Danube, Spree, and Moldau
- Associate Professor Justin Steinberg, Philosophy—Spinoza and the Taming of Fortune
12:30–2 p.m.
Costas Library (2405 Boylan Hall)
