The colloquium meets generally three times per quarter on Thursdays at 4:30
in the Lane History Building, Room 307, unless noted below.
Colloquia 2023-24
Upcoming Colloquia
May
1
The 21st century has witnessed a ‘rediscovery’ of Iberian scientific knowledge as fundamental for our understanding of early modern science history.
May
17
Since its arrival in the Rumsey Map Center, the Milanese cartographer Urbano Monte’s 1587 world map has become one of the uniquely compelling artifacts in our collection. One of three survivi
Past Colloquia
April
15
Re-thinking Abortion in 17th Century Anglo-America
February
2
Galileo’s Letters: Experiments in FriendshipFebruary 2-3, 2024Stanford Humanities Center
January
31
November
14
Among the most creative and influential scholars of the last 50 years, the protean Bruno Latour (1947-2022) was variously described as sociologist, philosopher, and anthropologist.
October
30
Does Mathematics have a Sociology?Our own Reviel Netz will lead a discussion beginning with Archimedes, and then continue with papers by Kati Kish Bar-On and Alma Steingart.
October
16
Join Renaissances at our upcoming roundtable, "Five Books Every Early Modernist Should Read."We are pleased to host Professors Paula Findlen (History), Barbara Pitkin (Religious
October
5
Please join us in the Green Library Rotunda from 4:30 - 6:30 PM on Thursday, October 5th, for a reception to celebrate Professor Paula Findlen's Embodied Kn