HISTORY OF THE BOOK: THE NEXT GENERATION

Saturday, September 16, 2000 Madison, New Jersey

Sponsored by the graduate programs in Modern History and Literature and Book History at Drew University.

Special Guest Speakers:

Elizabeth Eisenstein, Professor Emerita, University of Michigan
Paul Levinson, Professor of Media Studies, Fordham University

This one-day conference will showcase the work of new scholars in book history. The importance of information exchange in our society has motivated book historians to explore the methods and channels through which that exchange takes place. In this conference, a new generation of scholars addresses the intellectual, cultural, economic, and political issues at play in the authorship, production, and distribution of ideas in print.

Scholars will examine such topics as copyright, suppression of controversial material, authorial power, reader response, the impact of digital media and the internet on publishing and readership, religious texts, the book arts and the impact of paratextual material, the literary marketplace, and fine artists’ hand made books. They will draw on material from the Early Modern era to the present. Participating scholars will come from a variety of disciplines, including Library Science, English literature, Intellectual and Cultural history, Religious history, Philosophy, the Fine Arts, and Communications.

Important information if you plan on attending:

This one-day event will take place in Mead Hall and the Learning Center on the Drew University campus. All conference events are accessible. Individuals needing special assistance should contact the Housing, Conferences, and Hospitality office at 973.408.3103 at least five working days prior to the conference to ensure proper arrangements are made.

Group rates have been arranged with the Headquarters Plaza Hotel, Morristown at: 800.225.1941 (from within N. J.) or 800.225.1942 (from outside N. J.) Be sure to say that you are part of the History of the Book conference group. For more information, visit their website at http://www.HQPlazaHotel.com.

This conference is made possible through a generous grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.