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Announcing a call for proposals for the 2026-2027 Gillespie Curatorial Fellowship in Shakespeare and the Book and Renaissance of the Earth Fellowship!

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Join us on February 28 from 1-3pm for the opening reception of our spring exhibit with Missy Dunaway, Aliza Fassler, Bo Kim, Suzette Marie Martin! Link in bio for details.

[Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance @MassRenaissance]

Announcing a call for proposals for the 2026-2027 Gillespie Curatorial Fellowship in Shakespeare and the Book and Renaissance of the Earth Fellowship!

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This Saturday, join us for the Opening Reception of "Apocalypse: Science & Myth" at @MassRenaissance
Begins at 1pm! More info: https://t.co/SqjshKUFQQ

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News of Caravaggio from faculty Monika Schmitter: https://t.co/V4pbKN7pUp

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UMass Renaissance Center Features Exhibit by Madge Evers as Part of New Artist in Residence Program : UMass Amherst https://t.co/iIqsy8KCeU

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We share the sad news of the passing of Arthur F. Kinney, Founding Director of the Renaissance Center & Founding Editor of ELR.
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Today! Join us at 4pm for a Visiting Scholar Lecture by Nathaniel Leonard, titled "What is Metatheatre? Exploring the-Play-within-the-Play, Cultural Performance, and Genre on the Early Modern English Stage." This is a virtual talk, register using the link below!

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Join us Friday November 5th for this year’s Normand Berlin Memorial Lecture by Justin Shaw (Clark University): “Killing Race, Curing Melancholy: White Obsessions in Early Modern Mediterranean Drama”. Visit the link below to register for this webinar!
https://t.co/Oyw0esiHjw

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Tomorrow at 4: Join Ken Botnick of emdash design for a virtual Five College Seminar in Book History. Ken will share his design and print processes for his Diderot Project. Visit the link below to register for the talk.
https://t.co/yC1vhWxR6c

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Today at 4: Gigi Barnhill, “Print Making Processes in Nineteenth-Century American Books” a Five College Seminar in Book History. this talk will be held over Zoom, use the link below to register! https://t.co/yXatDycURQ

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Our final episode, The Harvest, is out now! Thank you to our guests @AyyVeeBee and @MarjorieRubrig1 for teaching us about husbandry, kitchen gardens, and the theme of harvesting in early modern literature (and keeping us laughing the entire time)
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Join us for the 2021 Dan S. Collins Lecture "Imagining Human Rights in Early Modernity" with Sharon Achinstein on 4/30 @ 2pm!
For more info & to RSVP, visit: https://t.co/encAT4RpR3

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Join us for a virtual lecture, "'A Continual Tavern in My House': Food and Venetian Diplomacy in Early Modern Istanbul" with Eric Dursteler on 3/25 at 6pm. For more info visit: https://t.co/5xU7sKlXMt

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Join us for a Virtual Workshop--The Refinery: Caravaggio in Conversation on 3/19 @ 4pm!

For more info & to RSVP, visit:
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Join us 10/17 @ 1pm for Grounded Knowledge: Preservation, with local orchardist Matt Kaminsky, Gnarly Pippins & Dr. Marissa Nicosia, @rarecooking. Space for this virtual workshop is limited. For more info & to RSVP visit https://t.co/QmMvLNDKYQ #MassRenaissance #groundedknowledge

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Thank you to @hayliebswenson, Jade Alicandro Mace, and all of our participants for a great conversation about bees, hives, and honey yesterday at the inaugural Grounded Knowledge Workshop! #massrenaissance #groundedknowledge

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Something new is abuzz at @MassRenaissance ! Join us 8/1 @ 1pm for Grounded Knowledge: Bees, with @hayliebswenson & Jade Alicandro Mace. Space for this virtual workshop is limited. For more info & to RSVP visit https://t.co/ZPspfxZVEb
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All programs and events at the Center are suspended through April 3rd.

Please check back for updates.