Margaret Cavendish at 400

July 14, 2023 - July 15, 2023
Mansfield College, Oxford

Mansfield College
Oxford OX1 3TF
United Kingdom

This will be an accessible event, including organized related activities

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  • Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford

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University of Kansas
University of Southampton

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MARGARET CAVENDISH AT 400
A conference to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the birth of Margaret Cavendish

FREE REGISTRATION - email: [email protected]

Friday 14th July

1.30-2.00 - Arrival

2.00-3.15
‘Cavendish on Music’
Daniel Whiting (University of Southampton)

Short break

3.30-4.45
'Cavendish, Glanvill, and Witchcraft'
Paul Lodge (University of Oxford)

Longer break

5.15-6.30
'Cavendish on Memory and Remembrance'
Marcy Lascano (University of Kansas)

Short break

6.45-7.15
Paul Lodge and Jim Driscoll perform songs from Cantat Ergo Sumus, including settings of
poems by Margaret Cavendish (www.paullodge.com/cantatergosumus)  


Sat 15th July

9.30-10.45
'Dancing Figures: Cavendish on Causation and Harmony' 
Julia Borcherding (University of Cambridge)

Short break

11.00-12.15
'Cavendishian Modality'
Laura Georgescu (University of Groningen) 

Lunch

1.30-2.45
'The Appendix to the Grounds and the Depth of Cavendish's Ecology'
Peter West (Northeastern University, London) and Manuel Fasko (University of Basel)

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July 7, 2023, 9:00am BST

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