Natalie Zemon Davis (2008)
Natalie Zemon Davis 2008
This symposium, featuring thirty-six speakers from around the globe, took place at the Radcliffe Gymnasium in Cambridge, MA on 7–8 November 2008. Please see below for the complete schedule and videos from the event.
Friday, 7 November 2008
Doors open for Registration at 15:00.
16:00–16:30 | Introduction and Welcome
- Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University
- Ann Blair
16:30–18:00 | Society and the Sexes
- Chair: Jill Ker Conway
- Panelists: Anne Schutte, Sherrill Cohen, Alison Klairmont Lingo, Suzanne Desan, Leslie Tuttle, Dina Copelman, and Jennifer Jones.
18:00–19:30 | Reception
Saturday, 8 November 2008
Doors open for Registration at 08:30.
08:55 | Opening Remarks
- Virginia Reinburg
09:00–10:30 | Storytelling
- Chair: Barbara Diefendorf
- Panelists: Vanessa Schwartz, Gillian Grebler, Laura Mason, Edward Bever, Sara Beam, and Sarah Maza.
11:00–12:30 | Society and the Sacred
- Chair: Miri Rubin
- Panelists: Keith Luria, Cynthia Cupples, Paula Sanders, Howard Louthan, Linda Lierheimer, and Moshe Sluhovsky.
12:30–14:00 | Break for lunch
- For restaurant recommendations in Harvard Square, visit UrbanSpoon.com's Harvard Square Restaurant Guide.
14:00–15:30 | Cultural Artifacts
- Chair: Robert Darnton
- Panelists: Harry Liebersohn, Dana Lightfoot, Anne Goldgar, Giovanna Cifoletti, and Luis Corteguera.
16:00–17:30 | Boundaries, Margins, and Braided Histories
- Chair: Peter Sahlins
- Panelists: Debora Silverman, Ann Waltner, Paul Cohen, Richard Raiswell, Tabetha Ewing, and Andrew Barnes.
17:30 | Closing Remarks
Natalie Zemon Davis
The conference organizers would like to thank the following sponsors for their generosity:
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Schlesigner Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
History Department, Harvard University
Office of the President, Harvard University
Humanities Center, Harvard University
Committee on Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality, Harvard University
Transportation
For driving directions to the Radcliffe Institute, a map of Radcliffe Yard (showing the location of the Radcliffe Gymnasium), or advice on parking around Harvard Square, please visit the Radcliffe Institute's visitor information page.
Lodging
For those attendees who require lodging in Cambridge, the organizers recommend the Sheraton Commander Hotel, located directly across the street from the conference site. Attendees seeking less expensive options are encouraged to consider the Irving House and A Friendly Inn; both are within 10 minutes' walk of the conference site. Additional questions about lodging may be directed to Meg Lemay at Harvard (earlymod@fas.harvard.edu).
Meals
Harvard Square is home to restaurants specializing in almost every type of cuisine and scaled to almost every budget. For reliable recommendations, visit UrbanSpoon.com's Harvard Square Restaurant Guide.
A Reminder to Speakers
Please abide by the time limit of 7 minutes per speaker; please no powerpoint or slides--we have no screen. We would like the panels to take up the broadest possible dimensions of the topic, and how the topic has been or could be addressed by the scholarly world. So panelists are asked not to give a presentation on their own research, or to limit their remarks to a discussion of Natalie's influence. Rather, we would like you to speak to the topic of the panel, using your research or Natalie's if you wish, but keeping in mind issues of broader concern.
A Reminder to Chairs
Because this is a panel discussion, rather than a typical panel of academic papers, we ask the chairs to introduce the panel and keep speakers to their allotted time, but also to take the lead in creating a coherent discussion out of comments made by panelists and the audience.