These events are made possible by generous support from Roger Williams University Office of the Provost, School of Humanities, Arts, and Education, University Library, Multicultural Student Union, and the Department of History, and the Rhode Island Historical Society.
Also supported by the Preservation Society of Newport County and its forthcoming exhibition Wild Imagination: Animals and the Gilded Age, coming in 2024 to Rosecliff.
View conference abstracts| 2023 | ||
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| 9:00 AM |
Equines and Colonialism in the Ohio River Valley Christian Krueger, Marquette University Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
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| 9:00 AM |
Horses in the Man’yōshū: Interactions and Transformations in Early Japanese Society Anna Nielsen, University of California, Berkeley Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
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The Dragon Horse in Journey to the West Sheng-Mei Ma, Michigan State University Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
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| 9:00 AM |
Carolyn Willekes, Mount Royal University Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
Grooming for Success: A Classical Approach to Elite Care of the Ancient Greek Horse Heather Rigg, University of Waterloo Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
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| 11:00 AM |
Allen Horn, University of Maine Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
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| 11:00 AM |
“That it might be more attractive”: The Life and Death of a Spanish Mule Janice Gunther Martin Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
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| 11:00 AM |
“Vile Horses”: Equine Gender, Deformity, and Ableism in Eighteenth-Century England Monica Mattfeld, University of Northern British Columbia Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
A Fall of His Horse: The Impact of Equines in the Military Career of Franklin Pierce James Irving, University of New Hampshire Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Secretariat’s Impact: The Human Connection Patricia McQueen Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM |
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| 2:40 PM |
The Gaucho in Historical Perspective through Photography Clara Buhar Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
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