The University of Reading has been awarded a prestigious grant to lead an international network that investigates the changing nature of literary manuscript culture in a global context.
Given that authors migrate and papers become dispersed among collectors, families, publishing businesses, and archives in different countries, the spread of literary archives demands serious attention.
Under the banner of the Minority Identities Research Theme, researchers across four disciplines in the School of Languages and Literature have devised an International Network to investigate issues and practices relating to the location, ownership and interpretation of literary archives… Continue reading the press release.