Deadline Approaching: Genealogies of Modernity

Elizabeth Feeney Announcement
Location
Pennsylvania, United States
Subject Fields
Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Cultural History / Studies, Humanities, Philosophy, Religious Studies and Theology

When and how did we become modern?  Many twentieth- and twenty-first century thinkers have identified an "age of reform," roughly 1350-1600, as the birthplace of modernity.  Many of these accounts are declension narratives that locate the origins of modernity's ills in late-medieval and Reformation-era intellectual developments.  This seminar will re-examine several influential declension narratives and explore alternative possibilities form within the relevant disciplines: philosophy, led by Thomas Ward (Loyola Marymount University); theology (led by Chris Hackett, Australian Catholic University), art history (led by Christopher Nygren, University of Pittsburgh), and the intersection of biblical and literary studies (led by Ryan McDermott, University of Pittsburgh)--with intellectual, social, and religious history as continual interlocutors (led by Carlos Eire, Yale University).

The seminar's disciplinary foci are history, philosophy, theology, literary studies, and art history, but graduate students across the humanities are welcome to apply for this week-long seminar hosted at the University of Pennsylvania.

Full scholarships will be provided to accepted applicants covering all costs for the duration of the workshop.  The deadline for application is March 31st.  More details on the application process can be found here: http://collegiuminstitute.org/programs/genealogies-of-modernity/

Contact Information

Please direct questions or comments to Elizabeth Feeney (Program Coordinator) at summer.seminar@collegiuminstitute.org.  

Contact Email
summer.seminar@collegiuminstitute.org