A dialogue between Prof Maxine Berg, Prof Masashi HANEDA (Tokyo College) and WANG Wenlu (Tokyo College),

Between 1594 and 1602, Carletti circumnavigated the world, traveling and trading in West Africa, the Spanish Americas, the Philippines, Japan, China, briefly stopping in Malacca and Ceylon before arriving in Portuguese India on his way back to Europe. Captured by the Dutch off St. Helena, he found his goods confiscated and litigated until 1605 for their return before traveling through France to reach Tuscany in 1606. The account of his journey forms the focus of this online workshop series, entitled “Carletti’s World: An Early Modern Global Voyage” held on Fridays from February to June 2021, at 9-11am PST / 12-2pm EST/ 5-7pm GMT / 6-8pm CET / 2-4am JST:

The Undergraduate Research Support Scheme (URSS) enables undergraduate students to carry out an interdisciplinary summer research project.

The scheme is open to any UG student at Warwick of a full-time or part-time course, in any year including first and final year students. Erasmus and exchange students are not eligible to apply.

If you are interested in developing a global research project, then please contact the Director of the Global History and Culture Centre (a.t.gerritsen@warwick.ac.uk) for an informal conversation, or, if you prefer, contact any of the members of the centre who could supervise your research.

Applicants must get the support of academic supervisor and can apply for a URSS bursary to undertake their research project, either in the UK or abroad, for between 6-10 weeks.

The final episode in our online concert series "Music, Culture, and Empire in 18th Century London", a collaboration between IT&T and the University of Warwick, was recorded in St Frideswide's Church, Osney, and showcases some of the diverse range of ensemble music from the contexts discussed in the rest of the series, featuring:
George Frederic Handel: "The Triumph of Time and Truth" Act 3 - Sinfonia
Felice de Giardini: Quartet in E flat major
Giovanni Stefano Carbonelli: Sonata da camera No. 6 in A major
George Frederic Handel: Violin Sonata in D minor
William Boyce: Symphony No. 1 in B flat major

Flautist Jonathan Slade digs up some gems from "A Gentleman's Pocket Companion to the Flute" from the 1730s; Mark Baigent explores the journey of the hautbois from Louis XIV's court to George I's procession on the Thames; and Emily White looks at the almost complete disappearance of the previously ubiquitous trombone from England's courts and cathedrals.

You can read Maxine Berg's introductory essay to the series here.