Event detail
Milton and Materiality Symposium
Conference/Symposium | February 16 | 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | 300 Wheeler Hall
Department of English, Townsend Center Working Group for the History of the Book
This one-day symposium brings together graduate students and professors from California, Chicago, and Canada to explore the relationship between Milton and materiality. Presenters approach that topic in a variety of ways, including sensory experience, the biology of the immaterial, and the material dimensions of accommodation in Milton’s works. We invite all those who attend to join us in a closing roundtable discussion about a pre-circulated excerpt from Milton writings, followed by a wine reception. For a copy of the roundtable excerpt, please email msdrawdy@berkeley.edu.
9:30-9:45
Opening Remarks
9:45-11:15
Panel #1: Worldly Sensations
Chair: David Landreth
Hannah Newburn (UC Santa Cruz) Michal Zechariah (Chicago)
Miles Drawdy (UC Berkeley)
11:30-1:00
Panel #2: Animal Spirits
Chair: Joanna Picciotto
Monica Multer (UC Santa Cruz) Michael D’Itri (Concordia) Sarah Sands Rice (UC Berkeley)
3:00-4:00
Panel #3: Material Politics
Chair: David Marno
Raphael Magarik (UC Berkeley) Tim Randell (UC San Diego)
4:15-5:30
Roundtable
5:30-6:00
Wine Reception
