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Past Events from November 4, 2021 – November 6, 2019 – Page 2 – Initiative for the Book Past Events from November 4, 2021 – November 6, 2019 – Page 2 – Initiative for the Book

Hydrocolonial Print Cultures: Coast, Custom House and Dockside Reading

Isabel Hofmeyr (Professor of African Literature, University of the Witwatersrand & Global Distinguished Professor, NYU): “Hydrocolonial Print Cultures: Coast, Custom House and Dockside Reading” With a response by Meredith McGill (Professor of English, Rutgers University) November 6 at 4:30pm Seminar room 6051, CCA, 15 Seminary Place, New Brunswick Questions: book@cca.rutgers.edu What does the oceanic turn … Read More

Bodies of Evidence: A Very Brief History of Knowledge

Rutgers Book Initiative Lecture Series 5 March at 4:30pm Alexander Library—Teleconference/Lecture Hall: Room 403. 169 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ "Bodies of Evidence: A very brief history of knowledge" (Jill Lepore | Kemper Professor of American History | Harvard University)

Exploring Special Collections and University Archives: Why Study the History of the Book, the Archaeology of Texts

From Special Collections and University Archives at Rutgers University Libraries Martin Antonetti,  Rare Books Assessment Librarian will speak on "Why Study the History of the Book, the Archaeology of Texts" at the next Exploring Special Collections and University Archives program on Wednesday, September 22 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. The archaeology of the book--discovering clues in the … Read More