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Women’s rights, work and economic activities in early modern European cities Doctoral training week ANR DÉFI: Droits, Économies, Femmes, Italies Gender and Agency in Venice, Florence, Naples, Palermo University of Rouen, 7–10 September 2026 Research into women’s and gender history always engages in dialogue with current events and contemporary issues: in the field of labour history, wage discrimination, the difficult balance between work and motherhood, and various “glass ceilings” are long…

University of Oxford 22-23 October 2026 A pdf file of this call can be found here. Precariousness and hardships were inescapable features of the life of the lower orders in early modern European society. In the Age of Enlightenment, just like in previous centuries, the majority of the population either lived in poverty or faced the constant risk of becoming unable to meet basic needs. Throughout the long eighteenth century, rulers and reformers alike showed sustained interest in the problem…

Rome – Institut Français Centre Saint Louis 6 et 7 novembre 2026 Organisation : Marion Lemaignan (Chercheuse indépendante – Académie de Lyon) Renaud Escande (Pieux Établissements de la France à Rome) Avec l’année 2026 s’ouvre le quadricentenaire de la naissance de Christine de Suède. À cette occasion, l’association Roma Barocca in musica organise un grand concert de l’Escadron Volant de la Reine qui, avec l’aide du musicologue Luca della Libera, a mis au jour et reconstitué la musique des funé…

30th Carolina Conference for Romance Studies University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill April 17-18, 2026 Submission Deadline: January 31st 2026 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Madeleine Dobie The concept of alterity, or “otherness,” denotes the condition of being different from, and defined in opposition to, the self. Far from a static distinction, this opposition of self and other has evolved across time and cultures, reflecting shifting social, political, and symbolic orders. The meaning of alterity…

Special Issue of Religions . The deadline has been extended to August 1, 2026, to submit manuscripts.   For decades, scholars have debated why outbreaks of violence against heretics and witches periodically happened in many societies around the world. It is well known that among the causes of the early modern European witch trials were patriarchy and misogyny, political struggles related to state formation, juridical changes including the introduction of Roman law and inquisitorial procedu…

Université Marie et Louis Pasteur / Centre de Recherches Interdisciplinaires et Transculturelles (CRIT, UR3224) 14, 15 et 16 octobre 2026 UFR SLHS, 30-32 rue Mégevand, 25030 Besançon, France Face à la montée des discours masculinistes et des revendications identitaires autour d’une prétendue « défense des droits des hommes », ce colloque entend offrir un espace de réflexion critique et engagée contre ces dynamiques, en mettant l’accent sur les masculinités dissidentes – celles qui subvertiss…