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Reading Communities Event this September

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Reading Communities Thursday 15 - Friday 16 September 2016 Institute of English Studies, University of London, Senate House The "Reading Communities: Connecting the Past and the Present" Conference aims to bring together scholars studying reading communities and reading practices as well as oral historians, literary scholars, and those working on the relationship … [Read more...] about Reading Communities Event this September

Academic Acts of Reading Event at the British Library

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I was one of the panellists at an event held at the British Library last night to discuss academic acts of reading and how these may be being transformed in the digital age. The event was organised by the team behind the Academic Book of the Future, a two-year project funded by the AHRC (http://academicbookfuture.org) and the other panellists were Professor Andrew Prescott, … [Read more...] about Academic Acts of Reading Event at the British Library

Reading Sheffield event

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Dear All I thought this might be of interest - a web opening event, on Saturday 10 Sept. 2015, from 15.30 to 17.00, for a 1950s, 60s reading-evidence project. It looks good. www.readingsheffield.co.uk Their blurb is as follows "RSVP You are most welcome but please contact Mary Grover on mkg0401@aol.com if you want to reserve a place. Reading Sheffield has … [Read more...] about Reading Sheffield event

The Mechanic Reader, Siena, June 2015

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Simon Rowberry and I were invited to speak at The Mechanic Reader conference organised by The Centre for Comparative Studies at the University of Siena in June.  The theme of the conference was Digital Methods for Literary Criticism and it was claimed that this was the first meeting of digital humanities scholars of its kind in Italy.  The conference took place in the … [Read more...] about The Mechanic Reader, Siena, June 2015