Call for Papers Jaarboek De Achttiende Eeuw: ‘Geld en krediet: van John Law tot Greshams Law’ (6/11/2026) - English version below Geld en krediet zijn twee kanten van dezelfde medaille: vertrouwen. Maar beide zijn ook betaalmiddelen. Hoe dat in het verleden functioneerde hing af van sociale en institutionele contexten. Zo tuigde de Schotse financier John Law in Frankrijk… Read more
Double Book Presentation by Dr. Tim Vergeer and Dr. Britt Dams: Early Modern Dutch Literature in International Contexts (6/4/2026) - GEMS warmly invites you to the book presentation of two recently published volumes on early modern Dutch literature in international contexts: Spanish Drama on the Dutch Stage: Transgressive Emotions in the Seventeenth Century (Brill, 2025) by Dr. Tim Vergeer, and Dutch… Read more
Lecture by Dr Adam James Smith: “The Cannibal Taste Test: Sensual vs. Intellectual Discernment in Satire from Jonathan Swift to Britain’s Miracle Meat” (4/27/2026) - Camelot Meeting Room (Lokaal 3.30) 3rd Floor, Blandijnberg 2 Monday, May 11, 2026, 3-4 pm This presentation examines the trope of cannibalism in satire as a means of interrogating the unstable boundary between sensual and intellectual taste. In the eighteenth… Read more
Photo Report: Prof. Roland Greene’s Inaugural Francqui Lecture (3/6/2026) - Literary Studies After Universalism: A History and a Manifesto We would like to thank Prof. Roland Greene for his fascinating lecture this Wednesday, and everyone who attended. See the highlights in the photos below. Greene’s lecture traced the decline of… Read more
International Workshop: Tragedy and Resistance (2/27/2026) - International Workshop: Tragedy and Resistance 16-17 April, 2026 Literaturforum im Brecht-Haus, Berlin Keynote Speakers Professor Caroline Levine (Cornell University), author of The Activist Humanist: Form and Method in the Climate Crisis Dr Marco Checchi (Northumbria University), author of The Primacy… Read more
Talk by Angelo Lombardo: “Truth, Wit, and Authorship: Rethinking Tesauro’s Cannocchiale Aristotelico between Early Modern Epistemology and AI” (2/16/2026) - Next week GEMS is organising a talk by Angelo Lombardo on Tesauro’s Cannocchiale Aristotelico. Monday 23rd of February at 4pm Camelot (room 3.30, Blandijnberg 2, Campus Boekentoren) Abstract: Emanuele Tesauro’s Cannocchiale aristotelico (1670) is one of the most emblematic rhetorical… Read more
Invitation to Participate: Francqui Events with Prof. Roland Greene (2/6/2026) - We are very much looking forward to hosting Professor Roland Greene as a Francqui International Chair at UGent between February and May 2026. As part of the of his Francqui professorship, Prof. Greene will be taking part in several events… Read more
Talk by Prof. Karin Kukkonen (University of Oslo): “Riddles, Dreams and Banquets: Reimagining Literary History through Games” (2/6/2026) - The Novel Echoes research group warmly invites you to a research paper talk by Prof. Karin Kukkonen (University of Oslo): “Riddles, Dreams and Banquets: Reimagining Literary History through Games.” Thursday 26th February at 2:30pm Camelot (room 3.30, Blandijnberg 2, Campus Boekentoren) Talk abstract:… Read more
CfP: Jaarcongres Werkgroepen Zeventiende en Achttiende Eeuw en VNVNG: Vroegmoderne Ecologieën (2/4/2026) - (English version below) Dit jaar op 4 september organiseren de Werkgroep de Zeventiende Eeuw, Werkgroep de Achttiende Eeuw en de VNVNG voor het eerst samen een jaarcongres, met als thema Vroegmoderne ecologieën. Het doel is de bredere vroegmoderne gemeenschap bijeen… Read more
Medieval and Early Modern Studies Spring School 2026 (12/8/2025) - Medieval and Early Modern Studies Spring School 2026 Materiality, Material Culture and Materialist Approaches – Ghent, 1-5 June 2026 This Spring School is organised by Ghent University (Doctoral Schools), the University of Groningen, the Huizinga Institute and the Dutch Research… Read more