Program Schedule
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Apr
212023Preserving and Analyzing Digital TextsPresented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
Zoom • 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
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Mar
292023Continental England: Author Elizaveta Strakhov in Conversation with Zachary Hines on Form, Translation, and Chaucer in the Hundred Years’ WarPresented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
Zoom • 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET
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Mar 23
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Mar 242023New Directions in Indigenous Book HistoryPresented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
Zoom • 8:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m. ET
RBS News
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RBS Fellowship Program Kicks Off New Podcast Series about Archival Materials and Counter Narratives
On Wednesday, 29 March 2023, the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion, and Cultural Heritage at Rare Book School launched Counter Narratives in Practice, a podcast series about multicultural heritage collections, storytelling, and representation in galleries, libraries, archives, museums, and beyond. This podcast is part of a larger project that highlights the work of the RBS Cultural Heritage Fellows.
The Fellows, led by book historian Allie Alvis, worked together from across the U.S. to tell stories about the archival materials in their collections and how those stories can prompt thinking about counter narratives in professional practice. […]
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RBS in the News: “For Rare Book Librarians, It’s Gloves Off. Seriously.” – a New York Times Article by Jennifer Schuessler
The following article by Jennifer Schuessler, which features Barbara Heritage (RBS Associate Director & Curator of Collections) appeared in The New York Times on 9 March 2023. Click here to view the article via nytimes.com.
Last month, The New York Times reported on an ultrarare medieval Hebrew Bible that was headed to auction with a record-smashing estimate of up to $50 million.
The reaction was swift.
“Why are they handling this without cotton gloves? Shame on them,” one reader wrote in the comments section, referring to photographs showing someone touching the worn pages. […]
Posted 20 days ago by RBS