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This image portrays a formal family meal in 16th-century Flanders, specifically captured in a painting titled A Family Saying Grace before a Meal by Antoon Claeissens, created around 1585

Launch of the Early Modern Research Centre, 1450-1850

Please join us to celebrate the launch of the Early Modern Research Centre, 1450-1850.
This image portrays a formal family meal in 16th-century Flanders, specifically captured in a painting titled A Family Saying Grace before a Meal by Antoon Claeissens, created around 1585
    • Date
      Tuesday, 30 June 2026 (12:30 - 17:00) (UK)
    • Location
      Café 1902 and UNIH-103, University House, 116 Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TY

The event begins with shared lunch, followed by a talk from Nigel Smith (Princeton), 'The Rise of Global Literature 1450-1800: Beyond Vernacularity', and a roundtable discussion reflecting on early modern studies today.

Programme:

  • 12:30-1:30pm: lunch (Café 1902)
  • 1:30-2:45: Nigel Smith, 'The Rise of Global Literature 1450-1800: Beyond Vernacularity', followed by Q&A
  • 2:45-3:15: Break
  • 3:15-4:45: Roundtable discussion on early modern studies today
  • 5.00-6.00: Reception (with dinner to follow)

Free. Please register in advance by  31 May.

  • Dr Peter Auger

    Co-director, Early Modern Research Centre, 1450-1850

    Department of English Literature

    Biographical and contact information for Dr Peter Auger, Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at the University of Birmingham.

Location

Address
Café 1902 and UNIH-103University House116 Edgbaston Park RoadEdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TY
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