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Four symposia supported by The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
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IV. The Rights Bearing Subject in Early Modern European Rights Discourses- Class, Gender, and Colonialism
Tuesday 24 January 2012. Venue: Room L403, SOL-centrum (Centre for Languages and Litterature)
10.15 Lena Halldenius, Lund University
Welcome and introduction
10.30-11.30 Gunlög Fur, Linneaus University
Who is Human? The problem of Early Modern Encounters with American Indians
(Coffee)
11.45-12.45 Madeline C. Zilfi, University of Maryland, College Park
Ottoman Reformism and the Rise of Public Man
(12.45-14.00 Lunch)
14.00-15.00 Ilse Paakkinen, University of Helsinki
The Rights and Humanity of Women in Christine de Pizan's Thought
(Coffee)
15.15-16.15 Lena Halldenius, Lund University
Slaves, Labourers and other Things Owned. On Rights and Property in Mary Wollstonecraft's Feminism
Enquiries to: Lena.Halldenius@mrs.lu.se
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Previous symposia
I. Where is Early Modern Europe? The Ottoman Empire and the Construction of a Bounded Tradition
Tuesday 4 October.
Dror Zeevi, Ben Gurion University: Rights between Elites and Subalterns: The Sultan as Mediator
Joachim Östlund, Lund University:The Swedish-Ottoman Slave Trade in the Eastern Mediterranean: Transcultural Colonialism in the Ottoman Periphery
Fariba Zarinebaf, University of California at Riverside: Crime and Punishment in the Ottoman Empire
Fulya Özkan, Binghamton University: Do Better Transportation Facilities Contribute to the Enhancement or Restriction of Rights?: The Case of the Trabzon-Erzurum-Bayezid Road in the Late Ottoman World.
Enquiries to: Andrea.Karlsson@mrs.lu.se
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II. Religious Toleration and Liberty of Conscience in Early Modern European Political Thought
Wednesday 5 October.
Sinikka Neuhaus, Kristianstad University College: Christian Reason and Evangelical Freedom. The Early Reformation-process in Malmö 1527-1542
Yvonne Maria Werner, Lund University:
Catholic Mission and Conversion in Scandinavia 1850-1960: Some
Reflections on Pre-Modern Human Rights Discourses in Modern Society
Virpi Mäkinen, University of Helsinki: Infidels and Universal Natural Rights: The Sixteenth-Century Spanish Discussion on American Indians
Tim Stanton, University of York: John Locke, Enemy of Toleration
Dan-Erik Andersson, Lund University: The Tricky Road to Religious Freedom and How We Understand It: The Swedish Example
Enquiries to: Dan-Erik.Andersson@mrs.lu.se or Linde.Lindkvist@mrs.lu.se
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III. Natural Law, Legal Thought and the Formalization of Legal Practice
Thursday 1 December. Venue: Centre for Languages and Litterature (SOL-centrum), Faculty Club.
Hakan Erdem, Sabanci University, Istanbul: Great Documents of Liberty in the Ottoman Contexts: A Critical Approach
Per Nilsén, Lund University: 'A salient feature of our Swedish constitution is its elasticity'. On the formal protection of the right of citizens according to the 1809 Instrument of Government
Simone Zurbuchen, University of Fribourg: Human Rights Protection as Object of the Law of Nations: The Case of Emer de Vattel
Olof Beckman, Lund University: Revisiting the Teachings of Alberico Gentili and the Case of Persistant Objector Doctrine
(Cancelled) Christopher Collstedt, Lund University: 'Potestas' and 'Violentia'. Legitimate and illegitimate Military Violence Against Civilians in Swedish Legal Discourse circa 1500-1700
Enquiries to: Lena.Halldenius@mrs.lu.se
Last modified 29 Dec 2011
All are welcome!
Pre-booking is not necessary but if you plan to attend we would appreciate if you notify Lena Halldenius (lena.halldenius@mrs.lu.se).
We may not be able to offer coffee to those who do not notify their attendance in advance.