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Romances & Renaissance & Restoration, oh my! Broadly interested in exploring and discussing current topics in early literature. From dipping our toes into medieval matters to debating the effectiveness of Shakespeare in adaptation to discovering the gems of Restoration theater, we are interested in literature pre-1800. If this interests you, and you would like to join us in our discussions and events, please click the button below to join our mailing list.
Meeting Information
The Method & Madness Reading Group will typically host formal text study meetings during even numbered weeks, and we will devote the odd numbered weeks to meetings for independent scholarly pursuits. These meetings are designed to be low stress spaces to discuss literature and build community, and we would love to see you there!
Our winter theme is “The Seen and the Scene: Surveillance on Page and Stage.” We’ll consider how premodern authors conceptualized surveillance: how are people perceived? How do they perform for the public gaze? How are events observed and reported? How does being seen impact the individual and society? Is the threat of being observed used to control certain groups or maintain structures of power?
- Time: Thursdays, 11am-1pm
- Place: HIB 411
February/March 2025 Schedule*
Thursday, February 6 : Text Study of John Gower’s Confessio Amantis (Book 7)
Thursday, February 13: Independent Study
Friday, February 14 & Saturday, February 15: UCI Premodern Graduate Humanities Conference: “Corporeality and Incorporation: The Body in Literature and Culture Pre-1800”
Thursday, February 20: Text Study of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing led by Jamie Rawn!
Thursday, February 27: Independent Study
Thursday, March 6: UCI English PhD Recruitment
Thursday, March 13: End-of-Quarter Film Screening
*Schedule Subject to Change
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