The Cavendish Collective Virtual Workshop

The Cavendish Collective Virtual Workshop

The Cavendish Collective is a virtual reading group dedicated to investigating the philosophical writings of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673). Our participants are primarily PhD students from several universities working on Margaret Cavendish and adjacent authors in the early modern period. We are excited to host our first virtual workshop to promote collaboration among researchers interested in the writings of Margaret Cavendish.

The event will be held virtually on Saturday, June 17, 2023 and will consist of eight presentations from speakers at different career stages. Each participant will receive 20 minutes of presentation time followed by 20 minutes of discussion.

Registration

To attend the event, please use the registration form on our website:

https://thecavendishcollective.weebly.com/workshop.html

Workshop Schedule

Note: All listed times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Opening Remarks: 8:55 AM

9:00 AM - Speaker: Aurora Yu (UNC, Chapel Hill)
Title: "Cavendish on Causa Integra"

9:45 AM - Speaker: Jonathan Shaheen (Uppsala/Stockholm)
Title: "Perception at a Distance (in a Plenum)"

10:30 AM - Speaker: Oberto Marrama (Oulu)
Title: "Mapping the Boundaries of Conscious Life in Margaret Cavendish's Philosophy"

11:15 AM - Speaker: Bennett McNulty (Minnesota)
Title: "Materialism, Infinity, and Modal Actualism in Cavendish's Thought"

Lunch Break: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM - Speaker: Tyra Lennie (McMaster)
Title: "Cloistering as Respite in Early Modern Women's Writings"

1:45 PM - Speaker: Wangechi Mwaura (Minnesota)
Title: "'Or Above Nature Herself': Margaret Cavendish's Posthumanist Transformation"

2:30 PM - Speaker: Kris Philips (Southern Utah)
Title: "Margaret Cavendish's Defense of (the History of) Philosophy: Scientism, Then and Now"

3:15 PM - Speaker: Andre LeBrun (UC, Irvine)
Title: "Cavendish on Skepticism"

We look forward to hearing from you! Please direct any questions to: [email protected]