Humanities Research Centre
Transatlantic Fellowship Award
Final Report Form
APPLICANT DETAILS
Name:
Gavin Schwartz-Leeper
Department:
Italian Studies
Telephone:
07595740181
Email:
g.e.schwartz-leeper@warwick.ac.uk
DETAILS OF AWARD
Title:
‘The Art of Richard Grafton: The Cultural Impact of a Mid-Tudor Printer’
Brief outline of Research
Objectives/Activities and Proposed
Outcomes:
The purpose of this Fellowship was to support foundational research on a new
project on early modern cultures of writing, printing, and reading. This initial
fellowship was designed to allow me to produce an application to the
Leverhulme Trust based on this project. My objectives were to examine the
Newberry’s collection of the printed works of Grafton, Stow, and Tottell
alongside the Newberry’s extensive collection of bibliographical reference
materials to provide me with a detailed bibliography and plan for research. I also
attended the Aldine Quincentennial Symposium on Renaissance print cultures
on 6/2/15, which allowed me to develop new approaches to transcultural print
networks based on recent research, and to network with a range of international
researchers.
Timescale:
Duration: Two weeks
Proposed Start Date: 3/2/15
Proposed End Date: 14/2/15
Actual Start Date: 3/2/15
Actual End Date: 14/2/15
Additional Information:
OUTPUTS & OUTCOMES
Have the original objectives of the
TF Project/Activity been achieved?
X Yes (please provide details under the sections below)
 No (please explain)
If applicable, please give details of
any collaborations developed as a
result of this TF award and any
plans to further develop those
collaborations:
I am organizing a workshop on transcultural print networks and translation
(tentatively scheduled for Feb. 2016) which will be co-hosted by Monash
University through the International Portal. This event will also benefit from the
Alliance Migration, Identity, and Translation Network that I help to run. In
addition, I am also working to involve colleagues at the Newberry in this event to
build on the connections I made during my Fellowship.
If applicable, please give details of
specific research outputs, i.e.
monographs or papers published,
conference presentations given,
etc.:
Following my Fellowship, I wrote a detailed application to the Leverhulme Trust
for a three-year Early Career Fellowship, supported by the CSR. In addition, I
am writing up material from the Fellowship for a paper to be given at the
proposed workshop (above).
Please give any additional
information regarding the
outcomes from your TF award (e.g.
personal/professional
development).
This Fellowship represented an essential opportunity for me to move into new
fields—print history, cultural studies—following my PhD. The support offered by
this Fellowship allowed me to move into this new area with confidence and
begin work that will help define my career over the coming years.
Signature
Gavin Schwartz-Leeper
Date:
March 2015
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