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February 15: Reading Group, “Schopenhaur as Educator”

Dr. Miner, professor of philosophy at Baylor University, will facilitate a discussion of an essay by Nietzsche called “Schopenhaur as Educator” from his collection Untimely Meditation. This book is available through the Baylor library in ebook form. If you are having trouble accessing it, please email 19crs@baylor.edu.…

Recap: OGSPA 2022

On September 23, 19CRS presented the 2022 Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Awards (OGSPA). OGSPA is a high point in the semester as we celebrate the high-quality work of the winning Baylor graduate students working in 19th-century studies. This year’s recipients were Allison Scheidegger,…

November 17: Benefactors Day celebration, Dr. Deborah Logan presents Harriet Martineau: Spirit of the Victorian Age

Dr. Deborah Logan, Professor Emerita, Western Kentucky University, recently gave her personal Harriet Martineau collection to the ABL, and she will be presenting “Harriet Martineau: Spirit of the Victorian Age” for the Armstrong Browning Library’s annual Benefactors Day celebration in the Armstrong Browning Library Hankamer…

November 4: Dr. Samuel Baker “Walter Scott, The Stuarts, and Stewardship”

Dr. Samuel Baker, Associate Professor of English, The University of Texas at Austin, will present on “Walter Scott, The Stuarts, and Stewardship” in the Armstrong Browning Library Lecture Hall on Friday, November 4 at 3:30. Dr. Baker’s research covers the diverse fields of…

15 October 2021, 3:30: Dr. Jennifer Hargrave

On October 15th, at 3:30 p.m., in the ABL Lecture Hall, Dr. Jennifer Hargrave (English, Baylor) will be presenting the results of her research sabbatical in a talk entitled “Subversive Sketching: Intratextual Debate in Chinese Travel Narratives.” Registration for this event can be…

19-21 May, 2022: Thirtieth Annual British Women Writers Conference

Baylor University will be hosting the 2022 annual conference for the British Women Writers Association. For more information about the conference, you can see the attached CFP and fliers, or you  can visit the website. BWWC 2022 CFP BWWC2022_flier.

19CRS Video: Food Justice, Theology, and Literature: A Virtual Roundtable

On Friday, March 5, Dr. Matthew Whelan, Dr. Lesa Scholl, Dr. Jennifer Cognard-Black, and Dr. Jenny Howell gathered for a virtual roundtable discussion on “Food Justice, Theology, and Literature.” Watch the full conversation, including Q&A, here!  

March 5, 2021, 3:30pm: Roundtable on Food Justice, Theology, and Literature

Join the 19CRS on March 5 from 3:30-4:30 for a free, virtual roundtable on Food Justice, Theology, and Literature! For more information about this event, please see the flyer below. To access the roundtable on Zoom, please contact Dr. Kristen Pond, 19CRS Chair,…

Oct. 23, 2020, 3:30pm: Dr. Joshua King, “Christina Rossetti’s Green Sanctuaries and Cosmic Liturgies”

The 19CRS invites you to attend our free, virtual seminar with Dr. Joshua King (Baylor University) on October 23 at 3:30pm (CT). A zoom invitation will be sent the week before the event. Dr. King will present “Christina Rossetti’s Green Sanctuaries and Cosmic…

February 28, 2020, 3:30pm: Dr. Helena Michie’s “Deep History, Surface History: Victorians and Graeco-Arab Sicily”

Friday, February 28 3:30pm-4:30pm Armstrong Browning Library Lecture Hall Dr. Helena Michie, Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor in Humanities and Director of the Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality at Rice University, will be presenting a portion of her research on figures for history.…