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The Warburg Institute events programme for the Autumn Term 2020 will take place entirely online, with a full range of lectures, seminars, short courses, reading groups, workshops and conversations.

With the exception of our Research Training language courses, all events are free and must be booked in advance to receive links for joining the online sessions. For the latest information and booking please see our What's On pages.

LECTURES AND TALKS: HIGHLIGHTS
Classical Reception and Reimaginings in Renaissance Literature
Dr Lucy Nicholas (Lecturer in Latin and Ancient Greek)
Thursday 8 October: 5.30pm 

This first public lecture of the year provides an overview of the early modern relationship with the Greco-Roman texts and authors of antiquity.
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Raphael: Authorship, Networks, Workshop
Thursday 15 December: 5.30pm 

Professor Ulrich Pfisterer (Director, Zentralinstitut) examines Raphael's social network, his theoretical thinking, and the relevance of authorship

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Pandemic Objects
Tuesday 20 October: 5.30pm 

Brendan Cormier discusses Pandemic Objects, the Victoria & Albert Museum's editorial project that compiles and reflects on objects that have taken on new meaning and purpose during the coronavirus outbreak. 

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Work in Progress Seminar
Wednesday 21 October: 2.00pm 

Donna Bilak, Loren Ludwig (Independent Scholars) & Tara Nummedal (Brown University) introduce their new open access online publication, Furnace & Fugue: A Digital Edition of Michael Maier's Atalanta fugiens (1618) with Scholarly Commentary 

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"As of Old": Ceremonial Tradition and Innovation in Ottoman Imperial Mosques
Prof. Ünver Rüstem (Johns Hopkins University)
Wednesday 18 November: 5.30pm 

Tensions between novelty and venerable tradition are revealed by the Sultans'  public ceremonies at the imperial mosques of 17th-19th century Istanbul 

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NEW SERIES FOR AUTUMN 2020
Times of Festival
Examining the temporal dimensions of festivals in Europe and beyond from the perspectives of social history, anthropology, art history, and the history of music and literature
Raphael 500
Marking the anniversary of his death, a consideration of Raphael's influence and how study of his work broadens our understanding of other Italian Renaissance artists
ANNUAL SERIES
Director's Seminar Series
Bringing leading scholars and writers to the Institute to share new work and fresh perspectives on key issues in their fields. First session: Thursday 15 October: 5.30pm
Curators of world-leading museums and galleries discuss the challenges faced and discoveries made in staging meaningful encounters with objects. First session: Tuesday 20 October: 5.30pm
Introducing the beauty, complexity and significance of Dante’s Divina Commedia through readings of the text and commentary on some of the leading ideas of the poem. Introductory lecture: Monday 7 December: 6.00pm
"Not a Copy"
Organised by the Bilderfahrzeuge Research Project, this year’s series discusses the advent of new forms of visual expression in response to preceding artefacts. First lecture: Wednesday 14 October: 5.30pm
The history of maps and mapping worldwide, from earliest times to the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the social and cultural factors of the maps’ context, production, and use. Hosted by the Warburg in its 30th series. First lecture: Thursday 22 October: 5.00pm
Hosted by the Warburg for the School of Advanced Study (SAS), BPI provides a national focal point for the interdisciplinary, global study of words, images, and other written content from before the print era through to its future. First lecture: Thursday 22 October: 1.00pm

SEMINARS AND READING GROUPS
Mondays at 4.15pm. Fellows new to the Warburg Institute introduce the research that forms the basis of their fellowships, and academic staff present on their latest projects. 
Wednesdays at 2.00pm. Exploring the variety of subjects studied and researched at the Warburg Institute with papers by staff, invited international scholars, visiting research fellows, and third-year PhD students.

Other seminars and reading groups include:

RESEARCH TRAINING
"Latin and to a lesser extent Greek, are in fact terribly important languages for historical research."
 
Interested in our Latin and Classical Greek language classes? Find out more about what to expect in one of our classes in this interview with the Warburg's Lecturer in Latin and Ancient Greek, Dr Lucy Nicholas.

All language classes will be taught online in 2020-2021.

Late Medieval and Renaissance Latin (Beginner & Advanced)
8 October 2020 - 25 March 2021: Wednesdays, time depending on level. Reading and understanding the most commonly used forms of text for the period.

Latin Palaeography
9 October - 18 December 2020: Fridays, 3pm - 4pm. Reading reproductions of 12th-17th century Latin manuscripts; understanding letter forms, punctuation, abbreviation, illustration.

Classical Greek (Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced)
October - December 2020: Mon/Weds depending on level. Designed to equip students with a set of linguistic navigational tools for further study,

Modern Italian (Beginners and Intermediate) and Renaissance Italian (Advanced)
8 October 2020 - 25 March 2021: Weds/Thurs depending on level. Help students access historical scholarship on the Renaissance and primary textual sources for the period. Beginner and intermediate classes provide a grounding in grammar, vocabulary, and reading / translation skills. The advanced class consolidates Renaissance grammar and vocab. by translating source material into English.

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