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MLA 2019 in Chicago


The Modern Language Association Convention will take place in Chicago (3–6 January 2019).

SHARP is sponsoring two sessions:

(1) A guaranteed session on New Perspectives in Book History.

New perspectives that are altering the way we do book history. Including global perspectives and digital humanities. 300-word abstract – CV by 1 March 2018; Lise Jaillant (l.jaillant@lboro.ac.uk).

(2) A joint session with the William Morris Society: Publishing William Morris and his Circle

Perspectives on publishing William Morris and his circle; Morris as publisher; illustrations, printing, and physical book format. Book history/digital humanities approaches welcome. 300-word abstract – CV by 1 March 2018; Lise Jaillant (l.jaillant@lboro.ac.uk) and Kelly Ann Fitzpatrick (kellyann@gatech.edu).