Lori Lee Oates
Conferences/Symposiums
9th October 2014: | Ex HistoriaPresented a paper entitled The Case for India: British Imperialism, the Indian National Congress, and the Nineteenth Century Occult |
July 2014: | Society for the Study of French HistoryPresented a paper entitled Battles Between East and West: The Transmission of Occult Philosophy Between France and Britain from 1850-1900 |
June 2014: | Memorial University Graduate Student Conference on PhilosophyPresented a paper on the occult literature of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, anit-materialism, and the rise of commercial culture in the nineteenth century. |
May 2014: | Thesis WorkshipHeld by the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
April 2014: | PGR ConferencePresented a paper on nineteenth century theosophy and the exchange of religious philosophies between India and Britain, with special emphasis on the texts of Helena Blavatsky. |
April 2014: | Social History Society ConferencePresented a paper on the exchange of occult texts between France and Britain between 1850-1900. Special Emphasis on Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Eliphas Levi, and Kenneth Mackenzie. |
March 2014: | Post Graduate Study DayI was an organizer and participant in a post graduate study day hosted in Newcastle by the Society for the Study of French History. |
18th November 2013: | Centre for Victorian Studies - University of ExeterPresented a paper on Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Gentelmanly Capitalism, and the Occult. |
July 2013: | Society for the Study of French HistoryI presented a paper on the Edward Bulwer-Lytton and the Capitalism of the Transmission of Occultism Between France and Britain. |
June 2013: | NAVSA/BVSA/AVSA Joint ConferenceI chaired a panel on Transnational Publication. The conference was held at San Servelo in Venice, Itally. |
June 2013: | Celestial Magic ConferenceI presented a paper on The Influence of the Astral Light on the Helena Blavatsky and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. |
June 2013: | European Society for the Study of Western EsotericismI will be presenting a paper on The influence of Mesmerism on Eliphas Levi's Concept of the Astral Light. The theme of the conference is Esotericism and Health. |
April 2013: | University of Exeter PGR ConferenceI presented a paper on Edward Bulwer-Lytton and the Transmission of Occultism Between France and Britain. I also chaired two panels. |
July 2012: | International Association for the Study of EsotericismI presented a paper entitled New Age Religion as Commodified Esotericism. |
March 2012: | American Academy of ReligionI presented a paper on Global Diaspora and New Age Religion in Secular Society. |
National Archives Workshop
April 2013: | Archival Skills WorkshopI received five days of training at the British National Archives in Kew, London, on the retrieval and handling of sensitive archive materials. For this, I received a certificate of completion. |
Graduate School Skills Workshops
February 2013: | Learning and Teaching In Higher Education IIThis was a six week program on post secondary teaching through the University of Exeter Career Zone. We met weekly. |
January 2013: | Learning and Teaching in Higher Education I |
January 2012: | Graduate Program in TeachingA 12 week teaching program at Memorial University of Newfoundland which included 3 hour weekly lectures and an apprenticeship program. |