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Category Archives: Early Modern
New Publication! Approaching Facial Difference: Past and Present
The blog may have been a little quiet, but we have by no means been idle! We are thrilled to announce the release of our first major Effaced team publication: Approaching Facial Difference: Past and Present (Bloomsbury 2018). This is also the … Continue reading
Posted in Changing Faces, Classical, conferences, Contemporary, Early Modern, medieval, Modern, News, Publications, Representation, Resources, Uncategorized
Tagged Aidan Searle, Andrea Waylen, Bonnie Millar, book, Caroline Wilkinson, Emily Cock, Jane Draycott, Jane Frances, Jason Bate, Kathryn Smith, Michelle Webb, Morna Laing, Patricia Neville, Patricia Skinner, publication, Sara Ryan, Theresa Tyers
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‘The All-Seeing Eye’: Registration now open
Registration and the full program for The All-Seeing Eye: Vision and Eyesight Across Time and Cultures Workshop on April 11 is now available. The program is hosted by some friends and members of the Effaced team at Swansea University, David M. Turner and Gemma … Continue reading
Posted in Classical, conferences, Contemporary, Early Modern, events, medieval, Modern, Uncategorized
Tagged conference, eyes, spectacle, Swansea University
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CFP Portraiture: an Interdisciplinary Conference
A relevant call for papers for those interested in faces: Portraiture: an Interdisciplinary Conference This will be hosted by the Centre for Visual Arts and Culture at the University of Durham, 13-15 July 2018. The CFP specifies that: Proposals may … Continue reading
Posted in Classical, conferences, Contemporary, Early Modern, events, medieval, Modern, Uncategorized
Tagged art and culture, CFP, conference, faces, portraits
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Conference Report: The Porous Body in Early Modern Europe
A belated report on The Porous Body in Medieval Europe. Trish and Emily had the pleasure of attending the first conference for the Renaissance Skin project led by Professor Evelyn Welch at King’s College London. The conference aimed “to consider the porousness of … Continue reading
Posted in Body, conferences, Early Modern, events, Representation, Uncategorized
Tagged conference, cosmetics, Early Modern, hair loss, skin
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University of Exeter event: ‘Disfigured Faces: Modern and Early Modern’
Two members of the Effaced team will be presenting this Wednesday, 6 December, as part of the University of Exeter’s Centre for Medical History seminar series. Disfigured Faces: Modern and Early Modern, presented by Dr Suzannah Biernoff (Birkbeck) and Dr Michelle … Continue reading
Posted in Early Modern, events, Modern, Uncategorized
Tagged Early Modern, Exeter, film, Michelle Webb, noses, Suzannah Biernoff
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Update on Free Event! Making Faces at Swansea November 22
We are pleased to report that the full program for Making Faces: Beauty Lost and Found is now available, and copied below in English and Welsh. The event will take place at YMCA Swansea on November 22, 2017, from 11am to … Continue reading
Posted in Changing Faces, Classical, Contemporary, Early Modern, events, Media, medieval, Modern, Public Engagement, Resources, Uncategorized
Tagged being human, event, Swansea University
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Free Event! ‘Making Faces: Beauty Lost and Found’
As part of the Being Human Festival of the Humanities, the Effaced team is hosting a public event at Swansea University on 22 November 2017. Making Faces: Beauty Lost and Found will introduce members of the public to the fascinating world of … Continue reading
Posted in Changing Faces, Classical, Contemporary, Early Modern, events, Media, medieval, Modern, News, Uncategorized
Tagged being human, event, Swansea University
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