Find out more about the Centre for the History of the Book at 
http://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/chb

For the last 500 years, printed books have been the default means of circulating knowledge. In the last 15 years, this has ceased to be the case.

We are now living through a moment of media change as significant as the invention of printing itself. But we will not understand this moment until we situate it in historical perspective.

These twinned symposia aim to do that, by bringing together leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic working on book history, media, literature and digital humanities. All of them will attend both symposia, with the speakers at one event becoming the interlocutors at the other.

Re-embedding the book in the changing media ecology, these symposia explore the long history of new media - from a time when the printed codex was the new medium, through the book’s encounters with the new media of photography, lithography and sound recording, to the digital revolution. In doing so they offer a more nuanced and historicized account of the book’s place in the shifting mediascape.

The Harvard University Symposium took place on 14 and 15 May 2015 at the Barker Centre and Houghton Library at Harvard University.

The Edinburgh Symposium took place on 9 and 10 July 2015 in 50 George Square at the University of Edinburgh. 

Books as/and New Media symposia

Literatures, Languages and Cultures

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Dr Lindsey Eckert's talk outlines the cultural importance of almanacs and explores how their bibliographic codes attempted to shape their reading practices.


Reading Against the Interface: British Almanacs and Hacking Practices, 1750-1850 - Lindsey Eckert

Dr Andrew Stauffer on understanding the particular place of books as domestic and social objects during the nineteenth century.


Of Topics and Topoi: On Spatial Reading - Andrew Strauffer

Discussion amongst the participants in reply to Dr Lindsey Eckert's paper 'Reading Against the Interface: British Almanacs and Hacking Practices, 1750-1850'


Reply to Lindsey Eckert

Discussion amongst the participants in reply to Dr Andrew Stauffer's paper 'Of Topics and Topoi: On Spatial Reading'


Reply to Andrew Strauffer

Dr Tom Mole's opening remarks at the first of the twinned symposia at Harvard University.

Books as/and New Media - Harvard Symposium - Opening Remarks

Professor David MacFadyen offers a quick guide to the Russian web, in terms of song and music. 11 September 2015 (English)

David MacFadyen is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Russian Popular Music and Song Today - David MacFadyen

This podcast is a recording of the introductory lecture given during the Marxist Criticism and Frankfurt School seminar held on 30 January 2016 at the University of Edinburgh. The lecture was given by Dr James Leveque, postdoctoral tutor, Dr Marc di Sotto, postdoctoral tutor, and Pablo San Martín, PhD candidate, in the Department of English Literature.

The seminar was organised as part of the Theories and Textual Practices initiative, which aimed to create a structured, peer-led programme for Literature postgraduate researchers in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh. Organised in 2015-16, the initiative was led by Dr Robert Irvine, Muireann Crowley, and Yanbing Er, and funded by a Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS) administered by the Institute for Academic Development (IAD).

For more information and resources on the project, please visit http://theorytext.llc.ed.ac.uk. 

Marxist Criticism and Frankfurt School

Paul Dukes presents his paper ‘Aberdeen and the Russian Revolution’ at the Truths and Fictions symposium, 20 June 2016.

Aberdeen and the Russian Revolution

Question and Answer session from the Truths and Fictions symposium second panel: "The Russian Encounter with Robert Burns", 20 June 2016.


The Russian Encounter with Robert Burns and Reading Across Borders - Question and answer session

Question and Answer session from the Truths and Fictions symposiums first panel: "The Scots Encounter the Russians", 20 June 2016.

The Scots Encounter the Russians - Question and answer session

Olga Ushakova presents her paper ‘New Translations of Robert Burns in 21st-Century Russia’ at the Truths and Fictions symposium, 20 June 2016.

New Translations of Robert Burns in 21st-Century Russia

Olga Sobolev presents her paper ‘J. M. Barrie and the Ballets Russes’ at the Truths and Fictions symposium, 20 June 2016.

J. M. Barrie and the Ballets Russes

How can we understand and challenge the oppression of women using philosophy?

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy Dr Elinor Mason explains feminist philosophy, exploring gender roles as well as ways to challenge unconscious biases.

Find out more about Elinor’s research and her upcoming show at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe which tackles the complexities inherent in women’s sexual refusal.

Disclaimer: Whilst not explicit, this podcast does deal with adult themes.

Related links:

Elinor Mason
https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/elinor-mason

#YesAllMen | Edinburgh Festival Fringe
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/yesallmen


Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine | Blackwell’s
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780393340242?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvIjYgIS13AIVBtbACh1XKgKLEAQYASABEgJwKvD_BwE

Testosterone Rex by Cordelia Fine | The Royal Society
https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/2017/testosterone-rex/

I Am Not An Easy Man | Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80175421

Hannah Gadsby: Nanette | Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80233611

ccMixter

Feminism and philosophy – Elinor Mason

Linguistics is the scientific study of language and its structure, it looks at the nature of language and communication – which is integral to being human. So why don’t more people know about it?

Here to discuss are Dr Graeme Trousdale and Dr Pavel Iosad, both lecturers in Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh. Both Pavel and Graeme are keen supporters of the Linguistics Olympiad, which is a competition, where students of all ages and abilities can compete to solve linguistic data problems. They are also working on introducing Linguistics as a school subject.

Related links:
Pavel Iosad - https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/pavel-iosad
Graeme Trousdale - https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/graeme-trousdale
United Kingdom Linguistics Olympiad - https://www.uklo.org/
International Linguistics Olympiad - http://www.ioling.org/
Towards an A-level in Linguistics | Committee for Linguistics in Education - http://clie.org.uk/al-lx

Linguistics For Everyone – Graeme Trousdale & Pavel Iosad

How should Nietzsche's work influence our daily lives?

MSc Public Engagement and Science Communication graduate Tremaine Billam talks to Philosophy lecturer Dave Ward on what we can learn from Nietzsche.

Related links:
Dave Ward - https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/david-ward
Dr Dave Ward: Research in a Nutshell - https://youtu.be/mkuvXPNVXgI
On the Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche | Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80449.On_the_Genealogy_of_Morals
Forward Thinking blog - https://forwardthinking.ppls.ed.ac.uk/
Forward Thinking podcast on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/forward-thinking/id1325094005?mt=2

Nietzsche in a Nutshell – Dave Ward

The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is the largest of the three Colleges at the University of Edinburgh. With over 16,000 students and around 1,460 staff, the College encompasses 11 Schools and provides over 300 undergraduate and 200 taught postgraduate programmes.

Our podcasts and audio files include lectures, discussions and seminars from across the 11 Schools and affiliated research centres and units.

Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/chss
