Symposium on Trans/Queer Approaches to Bibliography and Book History (Series of Events)

We are pleased to announce a series of events exploring trans and queer approaches to bibliography and book history, featuring scholars from Harvard and beyond. These events are co-sponsored by the Bibliographical Society of America, the RBS Mellon Fellowship in Critical Bibliography, the Long 18th-Century Colloquium in the English Department, and the Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar in Book History.

 

Tuesday, March 11
12:00 PM | Houghton Library
Long 18th-Century and Romanticism Graduate Colloquium
Session with Carlisle Yingst (Harvard PhD '23), presenting their research and leading an interactive guide to bibliographical research methods. Open to Harvard graduate students and colloquium members. To register, email ceyingst@g.harvard.edu.

5:30–7:30 PM | Houghton Library
Ana Parejo Vadillo, Philip and Frances Hofer Lecture
"Queerly Bound: Michael Field"

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Wednesday, March 12
2:00–5:00 PM | Houghton Library & Printing Studio
Hands-on session for Harvard undergraduates, featuring special collections materials (2:00–3:30) and a printing demonstration (3:30–5:00). Sign up here: [https://form.jotform.com/250443900189052]

 

Thursday, March 13
6:00 PM | Thompson Room, Barker Center
Trans Bibliography: A Symposium
Featuring:

• Brandi K. Adams (ASU) & Kadin Henningsen (UIUC) – Towards A Trans Bibliography of Early Modern English Drama: A Provocation*
• J.D. Sargan (UGA) – Constellating Manuscripts’ Home: Community Formation in Anti-essentialist Manuscript Transmission Networks

 

Join us for this engaging series of events examining new approaches to bibliography, book history, and archival research.