Program: Thursday, 21 August 2014
Thursday, 21 August
A-832 (8th floor), Schulich School of Music, 527 Sherbrooke St. W.
0830 COFFEE
0900
Opening details
0915
Year 1 summary reports from 5 research teams
Moderator: Leigh Yetter
Team leaders will provide 10-minute overview summaries of the year’s work and propose a theory/methodology of early modern conversions. Presentations will be followed by full-team Q&A. Slideshows and other details from the group presentations at CRASSH (Cambridge) in May are available at the links below. Team members are encouraged to review the materials before the meeting.
José Jouve-Martin: Early Modern Cities as Theatres of Conversion Slideshows and Video
Ben Schmidt: Spaces of Conversion and the Conversion of Spaces Slideshow 1 Slideshow 2
Valerie Traub and Bronwen Wilson: Mapping Horizons Slideshow Bibliography
Lyn Tribble and Carla Zecher: The Sense of Hearing Slideshow
1100
BREAK
1115
Theories and Methodologies of Conversion
Moderator: Leigh Yetter
John Sutton and Paul Yachnin will each reflect on the work of the first year and the progress toward a theory and/or methodology of conversion. Followed by full-team discussion of the potential for the development of a theory/methodology of conversion and the direction of inquiry going forward.
1245
LUNCH
1345
Digital Humanities presentation and discussion
Moderator: Julie Cumming
Stéfan Sinclair, José Jouve-Martín and Stephen Wittek will present an update on the development of the History Visualization Lab and of the application of digital humanities methodologies to team research
1445
Presentations of work by Graduate Student Associates
Moderator: Angela Vanhaelen
Students will speak for ten minutes each, in groups of 3. Each cluster of presentations will be followed by full-team discussion
Group 1
Tomasz Grusiecki, ‘Between Metamorphosis and Conversion: Baltic Amber in Italy’
Heather Muckart, ‘Doubling and Distortion in Henry Holland’s Her oologia Anglica’
Yelda Nasifoglu, ‘Instruments of Conversion: Compass, Rule and Analysis’
Group 2
Marco Piana, ‘Converting Demons: Gianfresco Pico and the Neoplatonic Heresy’
Anna Lewton-Brain, ‘”My heart stands armed in mine ear”: Musical Conversions of Metaphysical Verse and the Penetrating Powers of Sound’
Hannah Smith-Drelich, ‘A New World Order: Sensory Perception as Narrative Representation in Jean de Léry’s History of a Voyage to Brazil‘
1700
END of DAY 1
1900
Full team reception at the home of Paul Yachnin and Liane Ferguson
Program: Friday, 22 August 2014
Friday, 22 August
A-832 (8th floor), Schulich School of Music, 527 Sherbrooke St. W.
0830
COFFEE
0900
Report of project business and plans going forward with emphasis on the ongoing networks of collaboration and exchange
Paul Yachnin and Leigh Yetter: Administrative and policy details, website, networks of exchange, partner involvement
Anna Lewton-Brain and Yelda Nasifoglu: Early Modern Conversions Project website
Mark Vessey: University of British Columbia activity past and future
Steven Mullaney: University of Michigan activity past and future
Bronwen Wilson: UK activity past and future
Paul Yachnin on behalf of Sarah Beckwith: planned activity at Duke University
Leigh Yetter: Major upcoming events for 2014-15
1100
BREAK
1115
Book Projects
Moderator: Torrance Kirby
Bronwen Wilson and Paul Yachnin (eds.) Horizon Lines: Conversional Ecologies in Early Modern Europe and its Worlds
John Sutton and Valerie Traub (eds.) [Mind-Bodies-Spirits-Matter]
José Jouve-Martín and Stephen Wittek (eds.) Performing Conversion: Urbanism, Theatre and Transformation in the Early Modern World
1245
LUNCH
1345
Discussion of pre-circulated papers
Moderator: Carla Zecher
6 team members will share short papers with the full team in advance of the meeting. 6 other team members will each write a 1-page summary of one of the papers, and 6 more will each provide a 10-minute response to one of the papers. Authors will engage with the full team during the Q&A
George Hoffmann, ‘Reconversion Tales: How to Make Sense of Lapses of Faith’
Summary by: Kathleen Long
Comment by: Peter Marshall
José-Juan López-Portillo, ‘Agents of Conversion: Work in Progress’
Summary by: Torrance Kirby
Comment by: Justin Smith
Matteo Soranzo, ‘Sacred Places, Conversions, and Christian Identity’
Summary by: Rebecca Coughlin
Comment by: Douglas Hedley
Summary by: Ben Schmidt
Comment by: Patsy Badir
Summary by: Paul Yachnin
Comment by: Marguerite Deslauriers
Stephen Wittek, ‘Toward a Theory of Conversion’
Summary by: Jacob Sagrans
Comment by: Steve Mullaney
1600
Looking Forward
Sidonie Smith with offer a reflection on the first two days of the meeting and lead a discussion of the organization of research over the course of the project and how to enhance active networks among participating institutions and individuals
1700
END of DAY 2
Program: Saturday, 23 August 2014
Saturday, 23 August
Ballroom, Thomson House, 3650 McTavish St.
0830
COFFEE
0900
Workshop: Early Modern Listening
Team members will participate in two related workshops focused on the art and practice of early modern listening.
The first will ask participants to explore and experience listening practice for Renaissance sacred music through part-reading, improvisation, and composed polyphony.
Conductor
Julie Cumming
Soprano
Anna Lewton-Brain
Alto
Zoey Cochran
Tenor
Daniel Donnelly
Bass
Jacob Sagrans
The second will be a ‘live rehearsal’ of the last scene of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, with a focus on the conversional experiences of actors, characters, and audience.
Director
Paul Hopkins
Leonato, governor of Messina, father of Hero
Torrance Kirby
Benedick, a young lord of Padua
Paul Hopkins
Beatrice, niece to Leonato
Anna Lewton-Brain
Hero, daughter to Leonato
Patsy Badir
Margaret, gentlewoman attending on Hero
Zoey Cochran
Ursula, gentlewoman attending on Hero
Carla Zecher
Antonio, brother to Leonato
Steven Mullaney
Friar Francis
Douglas Hedley
Claudio
José-Juan Lopez-Portillo
Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon
Peter Marshall
1200
Discussion of public exchange strategies
Moderator: José-Juan López-Portillo
1300
LUNCH and Looking Forward 2
Moderator: Paul Yachnin
What important lines of inquiry are not represented thus far? What are the goals for the next 11 months? Where do we want to be as a team by the next meeting in July 2015?
1430
END of DAY 3 for FULL TEAM
IPLAI, 3610 McTavish St
1445
Management Committee Meeting
Committee Members: Sarah Beckwith, Julie Cumming, Stéfan Sinclair, John Sutton, Angela Vanhaelen, Mark Vessey, Stephen Wittek, Paul Yachnin, Leigh Yetter
1830
Farewell drinks with full team at Benelux, 245 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Travel and Accommodation
All team members travelling to participate in the team meeting have had rooms booked on their behalf at Chateau Versailles, 1659 Sherbrooke St. W. Breakfast is included. Charges will be paid by the project.
To request reimbursement for other costs related to travel, please see the Project Travel Policy.
Both meeting sites are approximately 15mins from the hotel by foot. For the Schulich School of Music, walk east along Sherbrooke (address numbers will get smaller) to Sherbrooke and Aylmer. We will be on the 8th floor of the modern, glass building on the corner. For Thomson House, walk east along Sherbrooke to McTavish, then head north (turn left). Climb the pedestrian steps at McTavish and Penfield, then continue halfway up the next block.