Canada Milton Seminar XV
Online eventMilton_2021_Poster_FINAL The Centre for Renaissance & Reformation Studies, with the Department of English and the Canada Research Chair Program The CRRS is delighted to announce the Canada Milton Seminar XV, co-organized by Professors Paul Stevens (2022 Honored Scholar of the Milton Society of America) and John Rogers (Canada Research Chair). The Canada Milton Seminar is an annual […]
CFP Deadline: Ekphrasis: The Scene of Writing the Seen
https://german.utoronto.ca/call-for-papers-workshop-ekphrasis-the-scene-of-writing-the-seen/ The Reading Group Ekphrasis: Text – Image Denkräume is calling for participants for a workshop to be held virtually on Friday, 24 September 2021. In September 2020, scholars and students at the University of Toronto explored the role of ekphrasis in literature and literary theory. The concept of ekphrasis can be very simple: the […]
Uncertainty in Manuscript Technologies the Potential of Computational Tools
Online eventElaine Treharne, Stanford University The University of Birmingham/Trinity College Dublin Digital Research Partnership is running a lecture series on the theme of 'Trust and Authority in the Digital Age'. The UoB/TCD partnership has been researching one of the central questions in the digital world: how can we know whom and what to trust when there […]
“The Whole Scheme of the Book:” William Morris and the Kelmscott Press
Online eventJoin Myron Groover (McMaster's Archives and Rare Books Librarian) for an exploration of the Kelmscott Press, its historical and aesthetic context, and McMaster's own collection of Kelmscott editions. Established in 1891, the Kelmscott Press was the last great project of William Morris. Conceived as a deliberate return to the technologies and processes of an earlier […]
RBS Lecture: “Subscription Publishing in America over Three Centuries” Michael Winship
Online eventRare Book School at the University of Virginia (RBS) invites you to the inaugural Kenneth Karmiole Endowed Lecture on the History of the Book Trades: “Subscription Publishing in America over Three Centuries” by Michael Winship https://rarebookschool.org/rbs-online/subscription-publishing-in-america-over-three-centuries/ Tuesday, 13 July, 5:30–6:30 p.m. ET, via Zoom Over the centuries, subscription publishing has been a constant feature of […]
“What is ‘Black’ about Black Bibliography?”
Online eventRare Book School at the University of Virginia 2021 Sol. M. and Mary Ann O’Brian Malkin Lecture: “What is ‘Black’ about Black Bibliography?” by Jacqueline Goldsby & Meredith McGill Tuesday, 3 August, 5:30–6:30 p.m. ET, via Zoom Owing to Zoom’s restrictions, this lecture is limited to the first 300 people who register. The lecture will […]
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum Virtual Tour
Online eventHamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum Hang, feat. Howard Iron Works After many years directly involved in the printing industry, Liana and Nick Howard set about to build a museum of printing history with focus on machinery from the 1830’s to 1950’s. This period was an exciting time for not only worldwide technology, but also […]
Life Through a Lens
zoomPeter Miller, photographer, author, and UofT Alumnus--returns to talk about his life experience in photography and all the lessons he's learned along the way. Follow link to register.
The Art of Storytelling
Roy Henry Vickers is a prolific artist who is a renowned carver, painter, printmaker, publisher, author, storyteller, a recognized leader within the First Nations community, a spokesperson for recovery from addictions and abuse, and a well sought after advisor in a number of prestigious public spaces.
4th Annual Digital Humanities Conference
Online eventThe Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI) at the University of Toronto cordially invites U of T submissions to our fourth annual DH Conference, to take place virtually on 21-22 October 2021. This year’s conference foregrounds critical digital humanities research and praxis. Critical DH is an intersectional field that emphasizes questions of power, social justice, and […]