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The Production of Culture

CENTRE for PUBLISHING STUDIES (University of Stirling)

CENTRE for the HISTORY of the BOOK (University of Edinburgh)

CENTRE for EDITORIAL and INTERTEXTUAL RESEARCH (University of Cardiff)

THE PRODUCTION OF CULTURE:

THE SCOTTISH PRESS IN A NATIONAL
AND
INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT 1800-1880

a two day conference at

The UNIVERSITY of STIRLING

July 28-29, 2001

Whether in the production of literature, through the development of the periodical press, in fine printing or mass production, Scotland’s contribution to the history of the book, both within the nation and beyond its boundaries, was remarkable in the nineteenth century.

The aim of The Production of Culture is to explore a range of issues relating to the production, circulation, and reception of Scottish texts. In order to complement work being undertaken on volume three of A History of the Book in Scotland, emphasis will be on the period 1800-1880.

Speakers will include

Iain Beavan Bill Bell Fiona Black

Ian Duncan Peter Garside T. Howard Hill

Heather Holmes Philip Henry Jones

Wallace Kirsop Susan Manning Jane Millgate

 

CONFERENCE LINKS:

Programme

Booking Form

USEFUL INFORMATION:

on Stirling University

In and Around Stirling

on Scotland

If you require further information regarding the conference,
please contact the conference convener, Professor Douglas Mack [email to d.s.mack@stir.ac.uk