108:201:001- Book Studies Workshop
Spring 2006
Friday, 11:45 - 1:20
Facilitators: Julie Leonard & Matt Brown
Instructors: UICB faculty and associates
215 North Hall
julia-leonard@uiowa.edu/351-4847
matthew-p-brown@uiowa.edu
Office hours by appointment.
Current Schedule:
Note: This schedule will be updated as presentations/readings/trips are arranged. All meetings take place in 215 North Hall unless otherwise noted. Check below for linked readings and websites.
| January 20 | Introductions Open Discussion Hand out reading: Paul Duguid—"Material Matters: The Past and Futurology of the Book" (1996) |
| January 27 | Discuss Reading Book Arts Educators Conference Review: Sara Sauers and Julie Leonard |
| February 3 | Student Presentations/Discussion Jeremy Chen, Sarah McCoy, Willy Blackmore, Laura Thom, Maria Martin Hand out reading: Matt Brown—"Hand Piety; or, Operating a Book in Early New England" |
| February 10 | Presentation by Matt Brown: Hand Piety, Puritan Literature, and the Material Text Hand out reading: Peter Stallybrass—"The Library and Material Texts" (2004) |
| February 17 | Presentation by David Schoonover: Gaylord Schanilec and his Midnight Paper Sales Press and David Esslemont and his Solmentes Press See http://www.midnightpapersales.com/ and http://members.aol.com/esslemont/home.html Meet in Special Collections Classroom: Main Library 3rd Floor |
| February 24 | Presentation by Gary Frost on Conservation efforts in the Gulf |
| March 3 | To be confirmed: Presentation by Kembrew McLeod, Asst. Professor in Communication Studies and author of Owning Culture: Authorship, Ownership & Intellectual Property (Lang, 2001) and Freedom of Expression®: Overzealous Copyright Bozos and Other Enemies of Creativity (Doubleday/Random House, 2005) http://kembrew.com/books/ |
| March 10 | Walter D. Mignolo, “Signs and their Transmission: The Question of the Book in the New World” |
| March 17 | Spring Break |
| March 24 | Field Trip: Historical Printing Exposition hosted by Gary Frost and Larry Raid Printing Services: Mossman Business Services Building We will arrange carpools for those needing a ride |
| March 31 | Presentation by Doug Trevor, Asst. Professor of English on Shakespeare and the material text. His research and teaching spans the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with a particular focus on the early modern understanding of the emotions and literary depictions of the passions. |
| April 7 | “Coaxing secrets from 15th century papers” Tim Barrett will talk about his current efforts to explain the exceptional longevity and the uncanny aesthetic appeal of high quality European papers made in the 1400s. Some of the best early European paper specimens in UI Special Collections (including our leaf from the Gutenburg Bible) will be on display and available for inspection. Meet in the Main Library's 2nd floor Conference Room, southeast corner |
| April 14 | Kristin Baum, UI Main Library assistant in conservation, will discuss a Materiality Survey Form that she developed to look at a variety of books. Baum will present the rationale behind the form, and the class will use it to assess the material aspects of several books. |
| April 21 | Presentation by Cheryl Porter on the Montefiascone Project in Montefiascone, Italy see http://www.monteproject.com/ |
| April 28 | Bill and Vicky Stewart of Vamp and Tramp, Booksellers, LLC will discuss the marketing of artists' books and show work from their collection. Those interested in showing the Stewarts their editioned fine press or artists' books for potential consignment should contact Julie Leonard before Monday, April 24. This class session will meet in Kolarik Book Studio, 16 North Hall. |
| May 4 | Open |
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