We have received a pleasing number of proposals for the ESTS conference in Pisa/Florence November 25-2, this year. However, we still have spaces for a few more proposals, preferably on the conference theme of 'Texts worth editing'. Possible participants should note that the conference is excellent value: we keep the registration fee low (likely only €50), accommodation in Pisa is plentiful and cheap, even without the special deal we have arranged.
The call text is:
All text editing begins with a choice: what text to edit. How do we
choose the text we edit? Are all texts worth editing, simply because
they are texts? Even once we have chosen what we are to edit, further
choices lie ahead of us. If a text exists in many versions, and in many
documents: are all versions, and all documents, equally worthy of
editing? If we choose to focus on a particular version, or a particular
document, how do we make this choice, and how do we justify it to
others? Once we have made these decisions: choices of method will also
be affected by perceptions of value. Should we publish the full text of
a particular version or document; or publish its variants only, in an
apparatus? and if we choose to publish variants only: what are our
criteria to determine which variants are worth publishing?
The programme chairs invite the submission of full panels or
individual papers devoted to the discussion of current research into the
different aspects of textual work, preferably focusing on the topics
mentioned above. Proposals and abstracts (250 words) should be submitted
electronically to: Peter Robinson,
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Proposals should be emailed to me (not to the list, please!)
best wishes
Peter
Peter Robinson
Institute for Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing
Elmfield House, Selly Oak Campus
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston B29 6LG
p. +44 (0)121 4158441, f. +44 (0) 121 415 8376