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Toronto Eighteenth-Century Group Events
Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 4:30 pm light refreshments - 5:00 pm Talk | Jackman Humanities Bldg., Rm. 616
"Four Nights in Oxford in 1815: What the End of Dorothy Jordan’s Career Can Tell Us about Women and Regional Theatre"
Paper Presentation by Fiona Ritchie, Associate Professor of English, McGill University.
This talk examines the four performances given by the *star actress* Dorothy Jordan in Oxford in August 1815. A consideration of the circumstances and rhetoric surrounding these performances sheds new light on Jordan’s career. Such an analysis also elucidates the distinct theatrical landscape of Oxford in the period and uncovers new information about other women connected with local performance culture. An exploration of this brief moment in Jordan’s biography opens up new avenues for understanding women’s contributions to regional theatre in the long eighteenth century.
Winter 2025 (Day TBA) | 4:30 pm light refreshments - 5:00 pm Talk | Location TBA
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Paper Presentation by Marlis Schweitzer, Professor of Theatre and Performance, York University.
Related Group Events
Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 4:00 pm | Charbonnel Lounge, St. Michael's College
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J.R. de J. Jackson Memorial Lecture with Michelle Levy, Professor of English, Simon Fraser University. Sponsored by the Program in Book History and Print Culture (BHPC), University of Toronto.
Friday, March 14, 2025 | 4:00-6:30 pm | Jackman Humanities Bldg., Rm. 616
"River Man: Romanticism and the Myth of the Genius too Sensitive to Survive"
Vincent A. De Luca Lecture with Tim Fulford, Professor of English, De Montfort University. Sponsored by the Department of English, University of Toronto.
Graduate Student Reading Group
Local graduate students in eighteenth-century studies have formed a reading group,
which meets before each TECG talk to discuss a reading recommended by the speaker.
New members are always welcome!
For more information, please contact: Michael Reid