Bibliographical Alterities
What will the future of Book History look like? What should it look like? With the exaggerated claims of the “death of the book,” on the one hand, and publication of major multivolume histories of the book in America, Britain, Canada, and France on the other, it is an opportune moment to reflect on such questions. Early modern print often eludes or exceeds the linguistic or national categories that organize its investigation. Digital tools like image archives, text-searchable databases, and GIS mapping have already changed the way book history is practiced. This conference asks prominent practitioners in the field to reflect on the methodological and theoretical stakes of their own work, and to identify questions in the field that remain unanswered, or even unasked.
Other Books From - Book Chapter
About the author
[books_gallery_author author="Johanna Drucker"]Other Books By - Johanna Drucker
Back