Unlocking the Mary Hamilton papers

Conference and seminar talks

 

Details of recent and upcoming talks by the Unlocking the Mary Hamilton Papers project team.

Last revised 20 October 2024.

Upcoming

2024
  • David Denison. "Social networks from letters and diaries: a data-driven approach". G. L. Brook Lecture/Linguistics and English Language seminar, University of Manchester, 5 December 2024.

 

Recent

2024
2023
  • Hannah Barker, Sophie Coulombeau, David Denison, Tino Oudesluijs, Cassandra Ulph, Nuria Yáñez-Bouza, "Unlocking the Mary Hamilton Papers: Findings so far". Roundtable, British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies 52nd Annual Conference: Homecoming, Return and Recovery, 4-6 January 2023, St Hugh's College, Oxford.
    • Sophie Coulombeau & Cassandra Ulph, "Reading Practices in The Mary Hamilton Papers, 1783-1784". In BSECS roundtable.
    • David Denison & Tino Oudesluijs, "A first look at Mary Hamilton’s social networks". In BSECS roundtable.
    • Nuria Yáñez-Bouza, "Forms of address and politeness in Mary Hamilton’s private correspondence, 1776-1814". In BSECS roundtable.
  • David Denison & Tino Oudesluijs. "Auxiliary BE and social networks: New data from The Mary Hamilton Papers (c.1760-c.1820)". 22nd International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL-22), 3-6 July 2023, University of Sheffield.
  • Tino Oudesluijs. "Constructing identities and negotiating relationships in late eighteenth-century private correspondence". Masterclass: The (polite) letter writer in Late Modern English times (online), 8 May 2023, University of Oslo.
  • Tino Oudesluijs & Nuria Yáñez-Bouza. "Constructing identities and negotiating relationships in private correspondence at the court of George III: A look into The Mary Hamilton Papers". 22nd International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL-22), 3-6 July 2023, University of Sheffield.
  • Christine Wallis. "Franks and friendship in The Mary Hamilton Papers". 12th Historical Sociolinguistics Network Conference (HiSoN-2023), 31 May-5 June 2023, Vrije Universiteit, Brussels.
  • Christine Wallis. "Delegated writing in The Mary Hamilton Papers". 22nd International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL-22), 3-6 July 2023, University of Sheffield.
  • Nuria Yáñez-Bouza. "The Mary Hamilton Papers (c.1740–c.1850): a treasure trove for the study of literary and linguistic social networks". Round table "English historical corpora in Spain ten years on", 14th International Conference on Corpus Linguistics (CILC), 10-12 May 2023, University of Oviedo (Spain).
  • Nuria Yáñez-Bouza. "My Astrea, my dearest Miss Goldsworthy, ever dear Lady Wake – Direct forms of address in Mary Hamilton’s private correspondence". ICAME 44, 17-21 May 2023, North-West University (South Africa).
2022
  • Sophie Coulombeau. “Digitizing Eighteenth-Century Letters and Manuscripts: A Conversation”. Roundtable, BSECS 51: Indifference and Engagement. University of Oxford, UK (online). 5-7 January 2022.
  • David Denison & Tino Oudesluijs. "Tracking verb changes in a corpus of non-printed manuscript materials." Grammar & Corpora 2022 Conference, University of Ghent, 30 June – 2 July 2022.
  • Cassie Ulph. "New Thoughts on Romantic-period Digital Editions". Roundtable, BARS/NASSR 2022: New Romanticisms, Edge Hill University, 2-5 August 2022.
  • Cassie Ulph and Anne Anderton (Curator, JRRIL). Reading and Making in the Mary Hamilton Archive. The Rylands Lunchtime Seminar Series (online), University of Manchester, 28 April 2022.
  • Christine Wallis. "Like Father, Like Son? Scottish English and Intra-Writer Variation in The Mary Hamilton Papers." HiSoN Conference, University of Murcia, 1-3 June 2022.
  • Nuria Yáñez Bouza. “I remain, my Dear Lady Wake, Your sincere & obliged Friend Mary Dickenson”. Personal Names as Forms of Address in Mary Hamilton’s Correspondence (c.1740-1830). AEDEAN45 Conference, University of Extremadura, 16–18/11/2022.
  • Nuria Yáñez-Bouza. "From Image to Text to Research. Digital Humanities and the Georgian Period" (Keynote). Fifth Early-Career Scholars' Conference, University of Salamanca and University of Valladolid, 26-27 May 2022.
  • Nuria Yáñez-Bouza & Tino Oudesluijs. “My Dearest friend … Ever Yours, M. Hamilton”. Address formulae in The Mary Hamilton Papers (c.1750–c.1820). HiSoN Conference, University of Murcia, 1-3 June 2022.
2021
  • Sophie Coulombeau & Katie Crowther (Doctoral Candidate, University of York). "Unlocking the digital archive". Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies Research Seminar, University of York, UK. 27 April 2021.
  • David Denison & Nuria Yáñez-Bouza. “Unlocking the Mary Hamilton Papers: the locksmiths’ view”. Seminar talk the English Linguistics Research Seminar, University of Uppsala. 28 January 2021.
  • David Denison, Nuria Yáñez-Bouza, Tino Oudesluijs, Cassandra Ulph & Christine Wallis. “Transcribing and Editing The Mary Hamilton Papers (c.1750–c.1820)”. ICAME42: Crossing Boundaries through Corpora. University of TU Dortmund, Germany. 18-21 August 2021.
  • Tino Oudesluijs. "Considering the effects of copying behaviour on written language in 18th century English letters". International Conference on English Historical Linguistics 21. Leiden University, Netherlands. 7-11 June 2021.
  • Tino Oudesluijs & Nuria Yáñez-Bouza. “Through the lens of The Mary Hamilton Papers (c.1750–c.1820): Ego-documents, individuals and historical social networks”. HiSoN Conference: Intra-Writer Variation in Historical Sociolinguistics. University of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. 17-19 March 2021. Programme here: HiSoN 2021
  • Tino Oudesluijs, Nuria Yáñez-Bouza & David Denison. “The Mary Hamilton Papers (c.1750–c.1820): Digitising new data for the study of linguistic and literary networks”. ISLE 6: Evolving English and the Digital Era. University of Joensuu, Finland. 2-5 June 2021.
  • Cassie Ulph. "Intimacy, creativity and networks: reading practices in the Mary Hamilton Papers", GOTH 1st Annual Research Symposium ('Women's Writing and Book History' panel). The Open University, UK. 20-21 May 2021.

2020

  • Sophie Coulombeau. “Unlocking the Mary Hamilton Papers”. Seminar talk at BARS Digital Events: ‘Digital Editions in Romantic Studies’. 26 November 2020. You can view the roundable on the BARS Digital Events youtube channel, here.
  • Sophie Coulombeau. “Unlocking the Mary Hamilton Papers”. Seminar talk at Open Digital Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Studies, 1 April 2020. You can watch Sophie's talk on the ODSECS youtube channel, here.