Lori Lee Oates

Ex Historia

Presented a paper entitled The Case for India: British Imperialism, the Indian National Congress, and the Nineteenth Century Occult

Society for the Study of French History

Presented a paper entitled Battles Between East and West: The Transmission of Occult Philosophy Between France and Britain from 1850-1900

Memorial University Graduate Student Conference on Philosophy

Presented a paper on the occult literature of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, anit-materialism, and the rise of commercial culture in the nineteenth century. 

Thesis Workship

Held by the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 

PGR Conference

Presented 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. 

Social History Society Conference

Presented 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. 

Post Graduate Study Day

I was an organizer and participant in a post graduate study day hosted in Newcastle by the Society for the Study of French History. 

Centre for Victorian Studies - University of Exeter

Presented a paper on Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Gentelmanly Capitalism, and the Occult. 

Society for the Study of French History

I presented a paper on the Edward Bulwer-Lytton and the Capitalism of the Transmission of Occultism Between France and Britain.

NAVSA/BVSA/AVSA Joint Conference

I chaired a panel on Transnational Publication. The conference was held at San Servelo in Venice, Itally.

Celestial Magic Conference

I presented a paper on The Influence of the Astral Light on the Helena Blavatsky and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism

I 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.

University of Exeter PGR Conference

I presented a paper on Edward Bulwer-Lytton and the Transmission of Occultism Between France and Britain. I also chaired two panels.

International Association for the Study of Esotericism

I presented a paper entitled New Age Religion as Commodified Esotericism.

American Academy of Religion

I presented a paper on Global Diaspora and New Age Religion in Secular Society.

Archival Skills Workshop

I 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.

Learning and Teaching In Higher Education II

This was a six week program on post secondary teaching through the University of Exeter Career Zone. We met weekly.

Learning and Teaching in Higher Education I

Graduate Program in Teaching

A 12 week teaching program at Memorial University of Newfoundland which included 3 hour weekly lectures and an apprenticeship program.