Materialities of American Texts and Visual Cultures (RBS-Mellon Symposium)

Date: 9 April 2015 – 10 April 2015
Time: Times vary
Location: Columbia University
Presented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in Critical Bibliography at Rare Book School, the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University, the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University, The Bibliographical Society of America, and the American Printing History Association

From current historical work on material and visual cultures, to anthropological research on the social life of things and new approaches to seeing and reading in historical scholarship, the study of the physical evidence of culture has become a pressing issue. This interdisciplinary symposium will bring together conservators, curators, and scholars of art history, literary studies, book history and bibliography to reflect on the historical relation between materials, objects, and practices and different forms of visual and textual production in nineteenth-century America.

All events are free and open to public; an RSVP is requested. See the session list for more details about event times and locations.

An international symposium convened by the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in Critical Bibliography at Rare Book School. Co-sponsored by the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University, the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University, The Bibliographical Society of America, and the American Printing History Association.