The BSANZ (Bibliographical Society of Australia and New
Zealand) wishes to remind readers that abstracts for its annual conference, to
be held this year in Dunedin, New Zealand, from 14-17 November, are due the
first of May. Papers on all aspects of bibliography and book history will
be welcomed, but special consideration will be given to those addressing the
conference theme, "Thinking Through Books."
Possible sub-topics include:
Issues of surface reading – what do readers
'see' and attend to on the page and how does that vary with time, genre and
occasion?
Word and image in electronic databases such
as *British Printed Images to 1700*
How do books influence culture, i.e. how
does 'cultural thinking' happen through books?
How do readers 'compile' or create a
coherent sense of a book when absorbing it only sequentially?
Abstracts should be c. 250 words and should be emailed to
the conference organisers, Shef Rogers (shef.rogers@otago.ac.nz)
or Donald Kerr (donald.kerr@otago.ac.nz),
by 1 May 2012.
University hall accommodation will be available for
NZ$70/night including breakfast. Registration will be NZ$200 and include
morning and teas and lunches on all three days, as well as afternoon tea on the
15th and an opening reception on the evening of the 14th. The afternoon
of the 16th will be free for various sightseeing activities, followed by the
conference dinner at the University Staff Club (separate fee). The
conference will conclude with lunch on the 17th.
For those especially keen to make the most of their
travels, why not consider attending the "Global Ireland" conference
the week before
(7-10 November)? See http://www.otago.ac.nz/irish_studies/irishconf2012/
for details.
For further information, visit the conference webpage at:
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