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Announcement of an International Conference *Literature in the Library*
-Libraries, from the Ancient World to the Ancien Regime
-Literary Libraries
-Literature in the Archive
-New Technologies of Reading and the Future of the Book
-Libraries and the Law
-Public Libraries and the Literary Public
Friday-Saturday, October 27-28, 1995, open to and free to the public.
Dag Hammarskjold Room, School of International and Public Affairs,
Columbia University, 420 West 118th St., NYC.
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We live at a threshold moment in the history of libraries and the
forms of knowledge they imply. Changes in the techniques of writing, and
of storing and making writing available, have opened new areas of inquiry
into the history and future of the book.
The opening of the global, electronic Bibliotheque de France
raises significant issues concerning the relation among libraries,
literature, and literary studies: the library as a theme and as a
structuring device for literary works; the role of the archi ve in
literary studies; the historical role of public libraries in France
and the U.S.; libraries and the constitution of literary studies as a
discipline; libraries and other sites of reading such as the church,
the cafe, and domestic space; textuality and hypertextuality; new
technologies of reading; the architecture of the library and its place
in the city; classification--card catalogues, on-line catalogues--and
the canon; literary property in the age of electronic reproduction;
and literature and the state.
Program:
Friday, October 27, 1995
8:30 Registration (free to the public)
9:15 Welcoming Remarks, R. Howard Bloch, Chair, Department of
French and Romance Philology, Columbia University.
9:30 General Address: Geoffrey Nunberg, Stanford University, Xerox Palo
Alto Research Center: "The Technologies of Reputation"
Session I: Libraries, From the Ancient World to the Ancien Regime
10:30 James O'Donnell, University of Pennsylvania: "The Virtual Library
of Latin Late Antiquity"
11:10 Break
11:30 Stephen G. Nichols, Johns Hopkins University: "Biblion, tekhne,
tekha: Writing, Codex, Library in the Thirteenth Century"
Session II
2:00 Michel Zink, College de France: "Nerval en bibliotheque et les
archives de l'ame"
2:40 Henri Mitterand, Columbia University: "La Bibliotheque ecartelee"
3:20 Antoine Compagnon, Columbia University, Universite de
Paris-Sorbonne: "Checked Out"
4:00 Break
Session III
4:20 Jean Ashton, Director, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Butler Library,
Columbia University: "The Future of the Past: Preservation and Access in
the Rare Book Library"
5:00 Jann Matlock, Harvard University: "Pilfered Letters from the Archive=
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Saturday, October 28, 1995
Session IV: New Technologies of Reading and the Future of the Book
9:00 Patrick Bazin, Directeur, Bibliotheque Municipale de Lyon:
"L'Evolution des modes de lecture a l'ere des reseaux electroniques et
multimedia"
9:40 Bernard Stiegler, Universite de Technologie de Compiegnes:
"'Le Livre, instrument spirituel,' et au-dela"
10:20 Michael Riffaterre, Columbia University: "Hypertextual Approaches
to Literature"
11:00 Break
Session V: Libraries and the Law
11:20 Robert Damien, Universite de Besan=E1on: "Bibliotheque et politique
au XVII siecle, le cas examplaire de Gabriel Naude"
12:00 Carla Hesse, University of California, Berkeley: "Reconfiguring
Literary Practices in the Electronic Library"
12:40 Jane Ginsburg, Columbia Law School: "Literary Copyright in the Age
of Electronic Reproduction"
Session VI: Public Libraries and the Literary Public
2:40 Helene Merlin, Universite d'Artois: "La Bibliotheque: entre public
et particulier"
3:20 Denis Hollier, Yale University: "Library without Reserve: Sound in
Storage"
4:00 Break
4:20 John Ganim, University of California, Riverside: "The Haunted
Library: Architecture, before and after Postmodernism"
5:00 Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Organized by the Department of French and Romance Philology, Columbia
University in conjunction with the Maison Francaise. Made possible by a
grant from the Sterling Currier Fund, The Florence Gould Fund, and the
Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
For information, contact French Department, Philosophy Hall, Columbia
University, NYC, NY 10027 (212) 854 2500.
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