Inevitabilities of the Book: A Symposium by the Yale Program in the History of the Book

Event time: 
Friday, September 9, 2016 - 5:00pm to Saturday, September 10, 2016 - 5:00pm
Hours of operation: 

Friday, September 9, 5:00 p.m., Beinecke Library Mezzanine
Saturday, September 10, 9 a.m.  - 5 p.m. Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High Street, rm. 319

Location: 
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (BRBL), Beinecke Library Mezzanine & LC 319 See map
121 Wall St.
New Haven, CT 06511
Event description: 

Inevitabilities of the Book: A Symposium Sponsored by the Yale Program in the History of the Book

Keynote Lecture: Friday, September 9, 2016, 5pm, Beinecke Library Mezzanine: “Inheritance, Innovation, or Inevitability? The Ancient Table of Contents at the Dawn of Print” Joseph Howley, Department of Classics, Columbia University.

Symposium Panels: Saturday, September 10, 2016, 9am - 5pm, LC 319: Participants include: Rebekah Ahrendt (Department of Music, Yale University), Andrew Brown (Department of English, Yale University), Marijeta Bozovic (Slavic Languages & Literatures, Yale University), Carol Chiodo (Digital Humanities Lab, Yale University), Ray Clemens (Beinecke Library, Yale University), David Scott Kastan (Department of English, Yale University), Meredith Neuman (Department of English, Clark University), Elika Ortega (Department of Cultures, Societies and Global Studies, Northeastern University), Jessica Brantley (Department of English, Yale University), Jacqueline Wernimont (Department of English, Arizona State University)

Space is limited; please contact Andrew Brown (andrew.s.brown@yale.edu) to register.

Admission: 
Free but register in advance
Open to: 
General Public

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