Bibliographical Phrenzy!
Welcome back and Happy New Year and all that.
I'm back in Fales trying to get a handle on all the bibliographical activities coming up this semester. Here's what's in store so far.
First up is
The Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of America
on
Friday, January 25th
Papers from New Scholars will begin at 2:00. The BSA business meeting starts at 4:00 and will conclude with an address from John Bidwell, outgoing president of the Society. Don't be put off by the notion of the "business meeting" -- it's just some short reports on what the BSA has been up to over the past 12 months. I'm a huge fan of John Bidwell and urge everyone to come hear him talk. He is Curator of Printed Books at the Morgan Library & Museum and a very entertaining speaker.
Then there's a reception. This event is free and open to all and it's right here in Hemmerdinger Hall at NYU, so it's the perfect chance to meet your bibliographical heroes!
Full details are available at their web site: http://bibsocamer.org/
Next up, I'll be giving a talk at the
Guild of Book Workers' symposium on Publishers' Bindings
at the Grolier Club
on
Friday, February 22
I ought to find out if this one is open to the public before I go inviting everyone to it. Follow these links for more about the Guild of Bookworkers and Publishers Bindings.
So far I don't have any big events scheduled for March, but I'm sure something will turn up.
In April, Fales will host
Writing Women 1700-1800: Literary History at the Crossroads
on
April 10 & 11
This conference is organized by Paula McDowell and Bryan Waterman and is shaping up to be the event of the season. More details to come soon...
Lastly, I'm going to present a paper on comic books at
The Sixth Annual Meeting of the Cultural Studies Association
May 22-24
I'm not sure which day I'm presenting, but the conference is happening at NYU. Best of all, I've already written my paper. Full details will be available here sometime soon.
Coming soon: Gorilla Fight!