Author: Tristan Alphey

Early Career Seminar: Applying for Postdocs

23 March 2018

All Soul’s College, Oxford

Early career scholars are invited to a seminar on how to apply for postdoctoral fellowships and early career positions on the morning of 23 March 2018 in the Old Library of All Soul’s College Oxford, from 10:00am-1:00pm. The seminar will be presented by Dr Lydia Schumacher, Visiting Fellow at All Soul’s, who will speak from past experience as a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow and Junior Research Fellow at Oriel College, Oxford; a Chancellor’s Fellow at Edinburgh University; a European Research Council Principal Investigator; and recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship in Germany. At the seminar, guidelines will be shared for structuring a strong research proposal that is tailored to the requirements of different funding bodies. Advice will also be given on how to navigate the period just after the PhD and to make creative use of time ‘between positions’. There will be time for questions, and depending on the number of participants, a chance to gain feedback on a working research proposal.

To propose a paper, please submit an abstract of up to 200 words by 30 November 2017.

Prospective speakers be notified of the outcome by 1 January 2017.

QUESTIONS? Please contact Lydia Schumacher at Lydia.schumacher@kcl.ac.uk

SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT by 30 November 2017 and/or RSVP by 7 March 2018 for either or both events to Tom J. Savage at Thomas.savage@kcl.ac.uk.

Women’s Responses to the Reformation

Oxford, 23 June 2016

Proposals are invited for a workshop on women’s responses to the Reformation in June 2016.

The 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses is fast approaching. The University of Oxford has begun preparations to mark this key event in European history, some of which are centred on the Taylor Institution’s collection of Lutheran pamphlets. This workshop focuses specifically on how women from all walks of life, and from across Europe and beyond, responded to the events of the Reformation. In particular, we are interested in exploring women’s cultural and written responses. We are delighted that Professor Ulrike Strasser (UC San Diego) will speak on gender and the Jesuit missions in the Marianas Islands as part of the workshop.

The organisers hope to attract proposals from early career researchers (postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers) in particular, and seek participation from a broad disciplinary spectrum.

Proposals for papers should include the name, affiliation and contact details (including email address) for all authors, as well as a brief (max. 200 words) abstract and paper title. Please send all proposals to women.and.the.reformation@gmail.com by 1 April 2016. All general inquiries should be sent to the same address.

Possible topics could include:

1. Women’s correspondence during the Reformation
2. Women in literature, art, and music during the Reformation
3. How women used their books during the Reformation
4. Women and historical writing in the Reformation
5. Women and politics during the Reformation
6. Women and Reformation pamphlets
7. Different responses in different regions
8. Differing responses throughout the period
9. Women’s responses across different strands of Protestantism and Catholicism
10. Effects on family life and marriage

Image from Hortulus Animae. Lustgarten der Seelen (Taylor Institution, shelf mark: 91.H.8)