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The world of letters played a crucial role in helping to assimilate, explore and influence this changing world: from histories of civil society to economic philosophy, merchant handbooks and, last but ... the diverse literatures of commerce and their

Monday 12 February – Naming Diseases. Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright explore how diseases are named and the political, economic and social impact of disease names past and present.

A follow-up to The Bad Trip (2019), Well Beings interrogates both the declinist and narcissistic narratives of the 1970s and against the backdrop of the period’s economic, political and

instantiations of cultural, intellectual, social and/or economic entities in which human aspirations were interactive with discourses, spaces, and things” (290-91).

3 Jul 2024: What effect has the recession, falling real and disposable incomes and economic uncertainty about the future had upon people’s book-buying habits? ... Which socio-economic groups buy Kindles the most? How many printed books does the Kindle buyer

The conference timetable includes artistic practitioners and academic speakers from disciplines including literature, sociology, economics, visual arts, cultural studies, anthropology, history, music, and politics.

As the author notes, much of this work has focused on burgeoning Anglo-Ottoman exchanges—economic, diplomatic and cultural—epitomized by the inauguration of the Levant Company in 1592 and finding

With important elections coming up across the region in 2015-16 it is essential to pause and consider how ideas can transform the political, economic, social and cultural landscape across the ... The interaction of social, cultural, economic and

Thursday 10 March. Early Modern Economic and Social History Seminar. 5pm, History Faculty, Room 12. ... Although partly inspired by the plight of foreign Protestants, the conversation focused primarily on economic, demographic and legal issues, a cluster

mind when considering Henry VII’s reign, such as the role of the government in social and economic regulation.

There is a little discussion of social and economic issues when riots or outbreaks of plague bring them to the fore.

Carannog and the Dragon Beowulf the Warrior King […]. Laura Davies’ project ‘A Good Death’ has received £1000 from the Economic and Social Research Council for a collaborative public event with the

In the Late Bronze Age Levant, great and already ancient cities along the Mediterranean coast collapsed in flames as a regional network of social and economic connections frayed and eventually failed

This will allow speakers to emphasise how the economic, cultural, and physical attributes of certain materials contributed to understanding the value and connotations of objects in their original contexts.

With important elections coming up across the region in 2015-16 it is essential to pause and consider how ideas can transform the political, economic, social and cultural landscape across the ... The interaction of social, cultural, economic and

01/12/15. G-R06/07. On Not Defending Poetry: The Economics of Sidney’s Golden World. ... between drama and economy, drama and law: how did legal, social and economic practices of the time condition Renaissance drama?

In Langland’s view, the donation of Constantine was a formative disaster for the Church, which led it to become enmeshed in political and economic fabric of the world; the entire ... day, including the demographic and economic impact of the Black Death,

In Chapter 4, Maus details how Merchant’s characters desire affection that cannot be reduced to pure economic exchange. ... More broadly, Maus’s topic feels as informed by contemporary economic realities as by current scholarly debates.

between drama and economy, drama and law: how did legal, social and economic practices of the time condition Renaissance drama? ... how did the early modern theatre respond to, and, in turn, shape the legal and economic life of the period?

It will do so by examining bibliography and circuits of communication, investigating the link between economic and intellectual trends, and tracing connections between transformations in media and changing perceptions of selfhood. ... the diverse