The works of 17th-century poet Hester Pulter come to life in an open-access digital edition
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Medieval & Renaissance Studies presents Dr. Leah Knight speaking on "The Universe in Verse: Hester Pulter's Scientific Poetics" @pulterproject on Oct. 27. #BrockU experiencebu.brocku.ca/event…
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How did 17th-century woman Hester Pulter find solace after birthing her 15th child? She wrote poems about exploring planets in the heliocentric universe.🔭
Learn about Pulter's work in a free online lecture on Feb. 16: bit.ly/3HdBC76 #WomenInScience
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Did your students use the Pulter Project in their projects and papers this semester? Nominate them for the Pulter Project Student Prize Competition. Deadline July 1 @PulterProject docs.google.com/forms/d/1XT6…
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In our latest episode, Wendy Wall joins us to discuss an extraordinary poet, Hester Pulter, whose poetry went unknown for over three hundred years. See @PulterProject for more on the project bringing her works back to life. Enjoy! fireside.fm/episode/dCpubgoU… via @firesidefm
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I assigned my students Hester Pulter’s “Why Must I Thus Forever Be Confined” and asked how it might relate to their experiences or feelings in this pandemic. Their answers are so moving—some of the richest writing I’ve read all semester. pulterproject.northwestern.e…
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We are 1 week away from @stcathlibrary Brock Talks Event! January 26th at 7pm, Professor Leah Knight will be discussing her newest project @PulterProject.
For more event information, visit our ExperinceBU page here :experiencebu.brocku.ca/event…
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To celebrate #NationalPoetryDay, why not listen to our conversation with Dr. Leah Knight about 17th century poet Hester Pulter? foreword.podbean.com/e/early… @PulterProject #BrockU
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The RSA 2021 Annual Meeting will be virtual. The Dublin conference has been rebooked to 2022. View the announcement here: conta.cc/3mEiMN1 #RenTwitter #RenSA21
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Focusing on #earlymodern women writers in the new academic year? We've included sources like @PulterProject, Orlando, & Perdita Manuscripts on our resource list so you can find biographies, manuscripts, timelines, & more all in one place. Find them here:
memslib.co.uk/early-modern-l…
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Also, I had a lot of fun working on this edition for @PulterProject!
Topics include:
-Is there anything more beautiful than a dying surmullet?
-Do dolphins get drunk?
-What happens when you marry your fiancée's father's wife?
-What are fish?
pulterproject.northwestern.e…
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Episode 3 of Foreword is now available! We talk with Dr. Leah Knight of @englishbrocku about her research interests in books and botany, Anne Clifford, and the @pulterproject. Subscribe today! #BrockU brocku.ca/humanities/forewor…
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Episode 3 of Foreword is now available! We talk with Dr. Leah Knight of @englishbrocku about her research interests in books and botany, Anne Clifford, and the @pulterproject. Subscribe today! #BrockU brocku.ca/humanities/forewor…
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The SAA is monitoring COVID-19 developments; at present we expect the 2020 Annual Meeting to take place as planned. Should anything change, we will alert the membership and registrants via email.
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This promises to be an exciting new resource for the field. Please reach out if interested or if you know anyone who works on these writers! @RECIRC_ @EMRecipesOnline @SSEMWomenGender @NUwwp @PulterProject
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What did 17th c. readers think about tigers, larks, mirrors, and pride? In "The Cruel Tiger," Hester Pulter gives us some clues as she warns against pride (which "the greatest monarchs did o'erthrow").
Check out this new addition to @PulterProject: pulterproject.northwestern.e…
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Oecologies would like to congratulate the @PulterProject on winning best project in digital scholarship from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender. Our own Dr. Frances Dolan is a contributing editor to the project.
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More exciting news from the Strode Program: we are hiring! Review of apps begins Nov. 1. Skype conversations in December, on-campus visits in January/February (so no MLA interviews!). Please spread the word!
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Selected favorite Hester Pulter end rhymes: thunderstocks/hundred rocks, calcined/sublimed, ecliptic/epileptic, can abide/stupefied, annoyers/destroyers, annihilation/ostentation, fermentation/segregation, world/whirled. @PulterProject
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One of our goals is to get "missing" stories back into classrooms. So teachers/academics/writers/podcasters - how are you doing (or supporting) it? How are you making history come alive? What pods/other media resources should we keep in mind? We'd ❤️to know! #historyteacher