The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing at the University of Reading will be holding its inaugural Summer School on 20 & 21 June this year. ‘Cultures of the book:…Read More >
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New exhibition: Objects made of letters: Concrete poetry in Britain, 1963–75
Rick Poynor, with assistance from Eric Kindel, Emma Minns and Geoff Wyeth, has curated an exhibition based on material from the collection of the late Andrew Belsey, philosophy lecturer, concrete…Read More >
Recording of webinar on gender and translation in literature for children and YAs now available
The recording of the webinar held on 25 January 2023 as part of the Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing (CBCP) and Outside in World (OIW) Webinar series on Children’s…Read More >
CFP – Bookshops: Online and On the High Street – deadline 01 March 2023
Call for papers – Bookshops: Online and On the High Street The 2nd Annual Bookselling Research Network Conference, in association with the Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing will be…Read More >
CBCP Visiting Research Fellowship funding for early-career and established researchers (2022-3)
We are pleased to invite applications for 2 funded Visiting Research Fellowships to scholars looking to conduct research and shape a new project drawing on the University of Reading’s Archives…Read More >
CBCP 2023 conference: Publishing Anti-fascism
Call for papers: This international conference will bring together scholars of anti-fascist publishing activity in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from any linguistic or geographical context. Our aim is to…Read More >
Mediation through text and image in information books for children
CBCP Co-Director Sue Walker has a chapter in new book just published by Lehigh University Press. https://lupress.cas.lehigh.edu/content/mediation-and-childrens-reading Sue’s chapter, ‘Reading information: using graphic language to enhance engagement with children’s books’,…Read More >
Newton International Fellowships Scheme
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing of the University of Reading welcomes proposals from suitably qualified applicants for the Newton International Fellowships scheme (deadline: 16 March 2022). The Scheme aims to attract the most promising…Read More >