Early Modern Research Centre

EMRC online book launch: Fernando Gomez Herrero (Salamanca), 'Do you take “colonial” with your Early Modern?' The (Latin) American Scene, Present and Future (Im-)Perfect.
2025-05-19 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London)
Please join us on 19 May at 13:00 (UK time) to celebrate the publication of Dr Fernando Gomez Herrerro’s new book, The (Latin) American Scene, Present and Future (Im-)Perfect (Anthem Press, 2025) – for further information about the book, see this interview on the Anthem Press website.
If the Early Modern is typically restricted to Europe and its imperial expansion and the “colonial” is part of the latter, The (Latin) American Scene proposes a focus on the American side, prioritizing the “colonial” including its post/de-colonial provocations. This presentation on the book, ‘Do you take “colonial” with your Early Modern?’, will illustrate some challenges, problems, troubles and dilemmas apropos historical studies of the Early Modern/colonial Euro-Americas in university life in between geopolitics and popular cultures, including in the UK.
Dr Fernando Gomez Herrero is currently Visiting Research Scholar at the Instituto de Iberoamérica, University of Salamanca, Spain. He has taught mostly in the U.S. (Duke University, Stanford U, Pittsburgh U, Oberlin College, UMass, Boston, Boston College) and the U.K. (University of Birmingham, University of Manchester) in the last three decades. He is the author of Good Places and Non-Places in Colonial Mexico: Vasco de Quiroga (1470-1565) (University Press of America, 2001).
Anthem Press will make discount flyers available to attendees.
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This event is hosted in collaboration with the Reading Latin America and the Caribbean Network (R-LAC) and the Seminar on Race, Empire and Decoloniality.

EMRC online seminar: Berta Cano Echevarria (Universidad de Valladolid), ‘The Tapestry behind the Ambassadors: A Closer Look at the Somerset House Conference Painting’.
2025-10-13 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us on 13 October 2025 at 13:00 (UK time) when Berta Cano Echevarria (Universidad de Valladolid), will speak on ‘The Tapestry behind the Ambassadors: A Closer Look at the Somerset House Conference Painting’.
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EMRC online seminar: Graham Moore (The National Archives), ‘The Revolution Will Be Documented: Curating the American Revolution Exhibition at The National Archives’.
2025-11-10 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us on 10 November 2025 at 13:00 (UK time) when Graham Moore (The National Archives) will speak on ‘The Revolution Will Be Documented: Curating the American Revolution Exhibition at The National Archives’.
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EMRC online seminar: Giovanni Tortoriello (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), ‘Scala Christus est: Reassessing the Historical Context of Martin Luther 's Theology of the Cross’.
2025-11-24 16:00 - 17:00
Please join us on 24 November 2025 at 16:00 (UK time) when Giovanni Tortoriello (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg) will speak on ‘Scala Christus est: Reassessing the Historical Context of Martin Luther ‘s Theology of the Cross’
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EMRC online PhD showcase
2025-12-15 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us on 15 December 2024 at 13:00 (UK time) for our annual PhD showcase. PhD students at any institution working on any aspect of the early modern world may give a short introduction to their project. Please sign up to speak or attend using the form below.
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EMRC online seminar: Alanna Skuse (Reading), ‘The History of Proof’.
2026-02-16 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us on 16 February 2026 at 13:00 (UK time) when Alanna Skuse (Reading) will speak on ‘The History of Proof’.
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EMRC online seminar: Elena Ghiggino (Edge Hill), ‘Exploring the Criminality of Black Disabled individuals in the Long Eighteenth Century, c.1750-1830’.
2026-03-16 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us on 16 March 2026 at 13:00 (UK time) when Elena Ghiggino (Edge Hill) will speak on ‘Exploring the Criminality of Black Disabled individuals in the Long Eighteenth Century, c.1750-1830’.
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EMRC online seminar: Hannah Cotterill (Royal Holloway), ‘Why did Shakespeare make Cleopatra Angry?’
2026-04-20 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us on 20 April 2026 at 13:00 (UK time) when Hannah Cotterill (Royal Holloway) will speak on ‘Why did Shakespeare make Cleopatra Angry?’
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EMRC online seminar: Craig Lambert and John McAleer (Southampton), ‘From Port Books to Big Data: Building and Using the Maritime Britain Voyage Database’.
2026-05-18 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us on 18 May 2026 at 13:00 (UK time) when Craig Lambert and John McAleer (Southampton) will speak on ‘From Port Books to Big Data: Building and Using the Maritime Britain Voyage Database’.
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