The 20th annual SHARP conference
The Battle for Books
26-29 June 2012
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
DRAFT PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE
The Theme
In a city like Dublin, which has been home to Swift, Wilde and Joyce one naturally thinks of ‘The Battle for Books’ in terms of censorship, constraint and restraint, but this major international conference will consider the theme as broadly as possible.
More than 180 papers will be presented at the conference. Keynote speakers include Professor Ann Blair (Harvard), Professor Germaine Warkentin (Toronoo), Professor Nicholas Cronk (Oxford), Professor Claire Connolly (Cardiff), Professor James Raven (Essex), and Sir Peter Stothard, editor of the TLS.
This conference will bring the leading practitioners in the field of 'book history' from around the world to Dublin. If you are interested in books, and the cultural, social and economic conditions in which books are produced and consumed, you should not miss this conference.
Registration is now open on the official conference website: http://sharp2012.org/
Those who register to attend before 2 May can avail of the discounted 'early-bird' rate.
- If you have any questions, please email the committee at SHARP2012queries@gmail.com
The members of the SHARP 2012 committee are:
Dr Sarah Alyn-Stacey, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Johanna Archbold, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Charles Benson, Keeper of Early Printed Books Emeritus, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Elizabethann Boran, The Librarian, The Worth Library, Dublin
Dr Laura Cleaver, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Eamon Darcy, Trinity College Dublin
Dr David Dickson, Trinity College Dublin
Dr James Hanrahan, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Bill McCormack, Librarian Emeritus, The Worth Library, Dublin
Dr Jason McElligott, The Keeper, Marsh’s Library, Dublin
Dr Eve Patten, Trinity College Dublin
Ms Patricia Quigley, Trinity College Dublin
The convenor is: Dr Jason McElligott, Marsh's Library, Dublin
Supporters and Sponsors
The 20th annual SHARP is organised by the Trinity Long Room Hub, Marsh’s Library, Dublin and the Worth Library, Dublin in conjunction with Dublin City Public Libraries, The National Library of Ireland, The National Gallery of Ireland, The Royal Irish Academy, the National Printing Museum, the Chester Beatty Library, the library of the Royal Dublin Society, and the UCD Humanities Institute.
Funding Bodies
