I’ve barely gotten home from the 2026 Renaissance Society of America conference in San Francisco, and I’m already on to the next thing! Writing about “The Neurotrans Method of Andreas Vesalius” for the “Rethinking bodyminds 1200-1700” conference at UC Riverside. I’m especially excited to see Olivia Henderson, Bradley Irish, Bellee Jones-Pierce, and Lindsey Row-Heyvald, whoContinue reading “Rethinking Bodyminds 1200-1700”
Tag Archives: Early Modern
Water and Cognition in Early Modern English Literature
Water and Cognition in Early Modern English Literature, which I co-edited with Steve Mentz, is now out in print from Amsterdam University Press! Water and cognition seem unrelated things, the one a physical environment and the other an intellectual process. The essays in this book show how bringing these two modes together revitalizes our understandingContinue reading “Water and Cognition in Early Modern English Literature”
Early Modern Strangers, April 3
On April 3, 7:30 pm, at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center (620 Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa), Improbable Fictions will stage a selection of readings around the theme of strangers. Pre-show music begins at 7:00 pm. As always, IF events are free and open to the public. Our inspiration piece for this event is Shakespeare’s monologueContinue reading “Early Modern Strangers, April 3”
Sprockets and Springes 