The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing (CBCP) is pleased to announce the 3rd Postgraduate Symposium, scheduled for Thursday, 29th May 2025. This is an opportunity for PhD students and Postdoctoral researchers to present their research, engage in discussions on Book Cultures and Publishing, and connect with a broader academic community within the University of Reading (CBCP) and beyond.
This year’s symposium will explore the intersection of translation, cultural exchange, and linguistic diversity in print cultures. We invite PhD students and Postdoctoral researchers to submit abstracts for 15-minute presentations on topics related to this theme, including but not limited to:
- Book production and distribution on a global scale
- Readership in global and multilingual contexts
- The printing and publishing trade in international and multilingual contexts
- Comparative book history, typography, and design
- The materiality of text and image (including digital formats) in translation or from comparative perspectives
- Technologies (including AI) and their impact on translation, typography, and linguistic diversity
- Translation as a profession: translators’ working conditions and role in the publishing industry, crediting and copyright, translators as mediators, advocates, scouts and agents.
The deadline for the submission of the abstracts is Monday 24th March 2025. Abstracts should not exceed 350 words in length (references and bio excluded) and should include short bio of candidates, mentioning their affiliation.
Confirmation of acceptance will be sent to delegates by the second week of April.
This is a hybrid event. There is no cost to attend. Lunch and refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees.
Abstracts should be submitted by sending an email to the cbcp@reading.ac.uk. Any queries should be addressed to Emma Page (e.d.page@pgr.reading.ac.uk) and Cristina De Luca (c.deluca@pgr.reading.ac.uk).