Dr Margaret Schotte, Associate Professor of Early Modern, History, York University on "For Merchants and Mariners - The Business of Nautical Manuals. The 16th and 17th centuries saw an explosion of printed manuals dedicated to the science of navigation—but it took some time before there was a sizeable audience for such a technical subject. In […]

This webinar – the first in a prospective series scheduled in conjunction with major book fairs – explores the necessarily close but complicated working relationship between special collections librarians and booksellers. Aiming to make the intersection of the two fields more transparent, and geared primarily to early career professionals in both librarianship and the trade, the […]

Drew University (Madison, NJ) Submission deadline: August 24, 2020 To acknowledge the archive as a construct is to understand that power, as Michel-Rolph Trouillot has argued, “is constitutive of the story.” Yet, for too long historians have operated as if the archive were a foregone conclusion, ignoring the ways in which history is a narrative […]

Over the past two decades, Latin America has seen an explosion of experiments with autonomy, as people across the continent express their refusal to be absorbed by the logic and order of neoliberalism. The autonomous movements of the twenty-first century are marked by an unprecedented degree of interconnection, through their use of digital tools and […]

Book artist Tia Blassingame founded The Book/Print Artists/Scholars of Color Collective to build community and collaborations with BIPOC book/print practitioners and scholars. The Collective represents a growing community of more than twenty book artists, scholars, librarians, papermakers, letterpress printers, printmakers, and curators. All are passionate about book history, print culture, and the endless potential of artists' books […]

A virtual colloquium on teaching, reading, and research in the time of Covid-19 https://history.princeton.edu/news-events/events/colloquium-virtual-materiality-texts-book-history-during-pandemic The global pandemic and consequent ‘lockdown’ in most nations around the world have affected academic activity across all disciplines, but the impact has been especially profound for scholars whose research and teaching depend on accessibility to material texts and media. Yet, […]

A Conversation with Folger Director Michael Witmore on the Future of Research Libraries and the Humanities Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 6:00-7:30 p.m. This is a virtual event. Zoom details provided with registration confirmation: https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/alexander2020 Faculty, students, staff, and the public are cordially invited. Please RSVP by Friday, November 20, 2020: https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/alexander2020 Moderator: Lynne Magnusson […]

Recent years have seen a surge of interest in feminist bibliography, sparked primarily by work by Kate Ozment and Sarah Werner, drawing on a 1998 piece by Leslie Howsam in SHARP News. In this roundtable, the question of how to expand the field of feminist book studies takes precedence. What does feminist theory and methodology offer to all walks […]

To celebrate Black History Month in February, the Fisher Library will present a special episode of Between the Pillars https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0Ubg_wMOs8HOPwcySVdCKdckNxyBJQVF Writers and Their Archives: A Conversation with Lawrence Hill. Award-winning author Lawrence Hill will appear in this video podcast to talk about his work and his archival papers, which are held at the Fisher. Examples […]

Printed Matter, Inc. presents PMVABF  (Printed Matter's Virtual Art Book Fair) February 25–28, 2021 Opening Wednesday, February 24, 4pm EST The event will take place on pmvabf.org This February, Printed Matter will launch its first Virtual Art Book Fair (PMVABF), presenting more than 400 exhibitors from over 40 countries. Since 2005, Printed Matter’s Art Book Fairs have […]