Author: Bruce McClintock

6.30 pm, Law Lecture Room 2, UWA [note change from usual venue]

Jennifer Bailey will present a talk, ‘The Many Worlds of Galiene: Time and Reactions to Emotions in an Arthurian Romance’.

A poster is available here.

PMRG recently held its first talk outside of The University of Western Australia for many years, with an engaging talk at Murdoch University; another talk there is planned for later in the year. While affiliated with UWA, our reach is far greater. And PMRG is also well on the way to relaunching into the world of social media with a new Bluesky account. We’ll supply details soon!

6:30 pm, Boola Katitjin 360.2.027, Murdoch University

Dr Emily Chambers will be giving a talk, ‘Creating Love and Building Trust: Lady Mary Tudor’s Use of Royal Spectacle for Emotional Persuasion, 1542–1553’.

Further details are available here.

At 6.30 pm, in Arts Lecture Room 4, UWA, Dr David Robinson will give a talk, ‘Medieval Ethiopia: Hidden Highlands, Global Crossroads’.

More information is available here.

A poster can be downloaded here.

6.30 pm, Arts Lecture Room 4 & via Zoom (you can request a Zoom link from [email protected])

This illustrated lecture provides an informal history of Perth Medieval & Renaissance Group since it started in 1981.

Further information available here.

A poster can be downloaded here.

 

 

6.30 pm, Arts Lecture Room 4, UWA

Emeritus Professor Richard Read will present a talk, ‘Secular Mysticism, Narrative and Early Modern Reference in David Risley’s Contemporary Art’.

More details are available here. A poster can be downloaded here.

6.30pm, Arts Lecture Room 4, UWA

Annual General Meeting, followed at 7.00pm by a talk by Professor Susan Broomhall, ‘Gender and the Dutch East India Company: Multiple Histories, New Perspectives’.

Apologies – Prof. Broomhall’s talk has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

PMRG has no new activities until 2025, except for our ongoing fortnightly Middle English reading group. We wish you the best for the festive season.

On Thursday, 5 December, from 6 pm, members are free to gather at an end-of-year picnic. Details will be sent to members.

PMRG’s Middle English reading group will be starting a new text, The Alliterative Morte Arthur, on Monday 21 October.

If you’re interested in joining in, please email
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