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Month: April 2023

Appel à nomination – Prix SSEMWG

The Society seeks nominations for awards for scholarly work on women and gender in the early modern period (ca. 1450-1750) published/completed between June 2022 and May 2023. The deadline for all nominations is May 15th, 2023. The deadline includes receipt of all relevant information as well as all materials. Awards will be announced in November 2023. Awards Categories:  Book Award (scholarly monographs) Essay/Article Award Editions Awards (critical editions of primary sources) For this category, we are seeking nominations for both teaching and scholarly editions. We have three...

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The Other Sister: New Research on Non-Cloistered Religious Women (1100-1800)

Université de Toronto In order to attend the conference via Zoom or in person, please email us at tos2023conference@gmail.com. The final schedule will be available later in April. Check our blog https://othersisters.hypotheses.org/ Throughout Christian history, there have been groups of women who lived recognizably religious lives but outside of traditional monastic structures. Despite leaving a substantial documentary and (in some cases) visual record, they are conspicuously absent from the dominant scholarly tradition. By defining and contextualizing the experiences of these women, we can...

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Parution de notre éditeur partenaire Classiques Garnier

Edition critique et traduction : Catherine KIRKBY Paris, Classiques Garnier, avril 2023, 29 € Présenté pour la première fois en traduction française, L’Enfer du couvent d’Arcangela Tarabotti est un témoignage critique sur la condition des filles contraintes de prendre le voile à Venise au XVIIᵉ siècle. À la description des souffrances vécues par ces religieuses s’ajoute une magistrale analyse des causes politiques, économiques et culturelles de ce phénomène. Table des matières et achat en ligne 

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