Thanks for this David - I'll keep it in mind (and have just published a co-authored essay in an artists' book on a related topic)
but am busy next summer (session at ESSE on Poetry and Pop). Hope all's well at Nancy. The Practical Criticism conference, btw,
has been cancelled due to slack uptake (only 12 proposals, which gives an indication of what's considered unfashionable at the
moment!). Which is a weight off my shoulders, anyway ... I shall try instead to find a publishing outlet for some of the proposed
papers.
All best
John
Dr John Sears
Senior Lecturer, English Literature
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
MMU Cheshire
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Call for Papers:
The Lives of the Book
Nancy-Université, France
20-21 June 2008
Deadline for proposals: 21 January 2008
The goal of this conference is to provide a forum within which questions
relating to the production, distribution and reception of the book can be
explored from a variety of perspectives. Confirmed keynote speakers
include Tony Lacey (Publishing Director of Penguin Books), Barbara
Bordalejo (Director of the Institute for Textual Scholarship and
Electronic Editing, University of Birmingham) and Marie-Françoise Cachin
(Founder of the Society of the Book and Publishing (LEMA), Université
Paris7).
Papers relating to the following areas of study are particularly
encouraged: 1) The historical evolution of the book: In what ways does a
consideration of the material changes that the book underwent over the
centuries provide more general insights into the evolution of Western
culture? 2) The status of the book in contemporary culture: How has the
book's status changed with the rise of electronic media? How do choices
relating to the book’s material production affect the ways in which texts
are interpreted? 3) The book and the text: How do we theorise the division
between book and text today? In practical terms, what are the consequences
of separating the text from the book, for example in the preparation of an
electronic edition or an electronic archive?
Other possible subjects include: the politics of book preservation in
public and private archives and collections, and the manner in which such
archives are exploited; the illustration and ornamentation of books; re-
printings and new editions; comparative studies of different book markets
(England/U.S.; English-speaking/foreign, etc.) or audiences (‘scholarly’
books, children’s books, audio books, books in Braille, etc).
Proposals (title and an abstract of about 300 words) should be sent by e-
mail to David Ten Eyck ([log in to unmask]) and Nathalie Collé-
Bak ([log in to unmask]).
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