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SUMMARY:Objects made of letters: Concrete poetry in Britain\, 1963–75
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition curated by Rick Poynor at the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication \nOpen by appointment until 28 March 2023. Please contact Emma Minns for an appointment. \nBased on material from the collection of the late Andrew Belsey\, philosophy lecturer\, concrete poet and MA graduate from Typography & Graphic Communication\, “Objects made of letters” explores and illustrates concrete poetry in its heyday. The experience of a concrete poem is always visual\, the meaning – in the absence of conventional poetic imagery and syntax – often elusive. The exhibition provides a survey of key publications and illuminating examples\, and focuses on the output of three significant figures: Dom Sylvester Houédard\, Bob Cobbing and John Furnival. \nCurated by Rick Poynor\, with assistance from Eric Kindel\, Emma Minns and Geoff Wyeth.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-book-cultures-and-publishing/event/objects-made-of-letters-concrete-poetry-in-britain-1963-75/
LOCATION:University of Reading\, Whiteknights Campus\, Edith Morley\, G44
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SUMMARY:Esmaeil Haddadian-Moghaddam\, 'Cold Books in Hot Lands: Public and Academic Discourse on Franklin Book Programs (1952-1978)'
DESCRIPTION:This online seminar will be presented by Esmaeil Haddadian-Moghaddam\, recently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions research fellow at the Universiteit Leiden\, Netherlands. \nThis event is free and open to all. To register for the zoom link\, click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/424960617647 \nThe various activities of the Franklin Book Programs\, an American Cold War cultural diplomacy initiative for the development of indigenous publishing in the developing world and winning hearts and minds have been subject to public and academic query since its foundation in 1952. Reports and surveys of its activities\, aims and objectives\, and achievements have been featured in both American and non-American press\, from The New York Times\, Publishers Weekly to The Pakistan Observer and Al-Bilad. To exemplify the discourse\, I present the story of how Franklin/New York convinced a young professor to put aside his paper but encouraged and supported the publication of another piece by a graduate student. Almost half a century later\, I am asking the-now-retired-but-distinguished professor why did he oblige. This should shed some light on how Franklin/New York acted as a gatekeeper and promotor of a certain take on its operation. \nEsmaeil Haddadian-Moghaddam is an independent researcher. He was until recently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions research fellow at Universiteit Leiden\, Netherlands. His recent research has focused on the cultural Cold War with a focus on the activities of Franklin Book Programs in the Middle East (Coldbihot). He is the author of Literary Translation in Modern Iran: A Sociological Study (2014). He is also a managing editor of the Journal of World Literature.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-book-cultures-and-publishing/event/mcsa-research-project-cold-books-in-hot-lands/
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