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The position of vice-chair of the Society will be vacant and open to nominations, for election at the summer AGM (5 July 2025). Nominations should be made on the formal nomination form (available in the Members’ Area of the website) and addressed to the Secretary of the Society, to arrive no later than 21 dats […]

In this interview with authors from the Society for Renaissance Studies book series, we talk to Edward Holberton about his forthcoming book Atlantic Circulations: Literature, Reception and Imperial Identities, 1650-1750, contemporary adaptations of early modern texts, and the instabilities of an unfolding British imperial identity in this period.   1. ​What drew you towards Renaissance

Call for Expressions of Interest   The Society for Renaissance Studies seeks expressions of interest in relation to hosting the Society’s biennial conference in 2027 (our 60th anniversary year) or 2029. The conference has a strong reputation for collegiality, innovation and support of ECAs, and draws a large number of delegates from the UK, Ireland,

At the start of the new year, we want to take the opportunity to highlight some of the fantastic work being done in the field of Renaissance Studies by looking back at the books published with the Renaissance and Early Modern Worlds of Knowledge book series in 2024. We will also give a sneak preview of

Below are the descriptions of the seminars that will take place at the SRS Biennial Conference from 2-5 July 2025 in Bristol. In signing up to participate in a seminar, you are agreeing to pre-circulate a short paper to other participants. Auditors will have access to abstracts of the papers only. Please note that signing

Renaissance Studies is one of the leading journals in the field of Renaissance studies, with an interdisciplinary emphasis, and a worldwide readership. Established in 1987, Renaissance Studies is published in partnership by the Society for Renaissance Studies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley). The Council of the Society for Renaissance Studies (SRS) seeks to appoint an Editor

The Renaissance Studies article prize 2024 has been awarded to Duncan Frost for ‘Songbirds and Social Distinction in Seventeenth-Century England’, Vol. 37 No. 4, pages 547-64, September 2023. DOI 10.1111/rest.12845   The panel was deeply impressed by the creativity, narrative range, and polished presentation of this article. While keeping songbirds at the centre of the

The SRS is delighted to announce the Biennial Book Prize 2024 goes to Carla Roth for Talk of the Town: Information and Community in Sixteenth-Century Switzerland (Oxford: Oxford University Press, Past and Present Book Series 2022). The winner was announced at an online award ceremony, hosted by Ellie Chan and John Gallagher, which featured pre-recorded

In this interview with authors from the Society for Renaissance Studies book series, we talk to Patrick Murray about his recent book Intellectual and Imaginative Cartographies in Early Modern England, 1550-1700, the benefits of writing in small bursts and the breadth of cartographic thought in the early modern period.   1. ​What drew you towards

The Society for Renaissance Studies is pleased to announce that its 2024–2025 postdoctoral fellowships have been awarded to Jean David Eynard and Claire Turner for projects on the early modern senses. As always, we received an extremely high number of exceptional applications and we would like to congratulate all applicants on the quality of their