Welcome to Renaissance Studies at Princeton

At Princeton, Renaissance Studies is a cross-disciplinary association under the general auspices of the Council of the Humanities. There is a standing interdepartmental committee of faculty members, and a number of recognized graduate student organizers. We seek to foster interdisciplinary discussion and cooperation among members of the University engaged in the study of early modern culture in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Americas and elsewhere. We help maintain Princeton’s traditional strength and high standing in this field, and we encourage innovative developments in it. There is an unusually rich array of specialists in early modern history, history of science, English and continental literatures, history of art and architecture, music and philosophy. There is also a wider representation from other fields among those related to Renaissance studies. This gives us a broad forum for discussion of research in progress by faculty members, graduate students, visiting scholars, and members of the Institute for Advanced Study.

In addition to a program of public lectures, conferences and symposia, designed in collaboration with other departments and programs, we sponsor the Renaissance and Early Modern Colloquium, a biweekly discussion group organized by advanced graduate students across disciplines. We also sponsor panel sessions at the Renaissance Society of America annual conventions, and we facilitate the use of regional facilities for early modern study, such as the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington. In AY 2009-2010, interested faculty and students are invited to consult Elizabeth Petcu or Jennifer Morris for further information about the Colloquium. Inquiries about Renaissance Studies at Princeton may also be addressed by e-mail to our administrator, Mrs. Margaret Reilly. Please direct any feedback concerning the Renaissance Studies website to Scott Francis.

                  Marina Brownlee,
                  Chair, Committee for Renaissance Studies

Chair:
Marina Brownlee, Spanish and Portuguese

Interdepartmental Committee:
Leonard Barkan, Comparative Literature
Nigel Smith, English
Patricia Fortini-Brown, Art & Archaeology
Pietro Frassica, French & Italian
Anthony Grafton, Humanities Council (Ex Officio)
Eileen Reeves, Comparative Literature
Rob Wegman, Music

Graduate Student Organizers:
Valerie Aguilar, French and Italian
Carla Caponegro, French and Italian
Scott Francis, French and Italian
Leslie Geddes, Art and Archaeology
Rebecca Harmon, French and Italian
Johanna Heinrichs, Art and Archaeology
Elizabeth Melly, English
Christa Pehl, Music
Natalia Perez, Spanish and Portuguese
Suzanne Podhurst, History
Aviva Rothman, History of Science
Nuria Sanjuan-Pastor, Spanish and Portuguese
Alana Shilling, Comparative Literature
Sonia Velasquez, Spanish and Portuguese
Leah Whittington, Comparative Literature
Lisa Wilde, English

Inquiries may be addressed to:

Renaissance Studies
207 Humanities Programs Building
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-5264
Tel: : 609-258-4086
Fax: 609-258-6866
e-mail: mjreilly@princeton.edu