26-27 March 2020
Hatfield College
Durham
Durham University
Plenary Speakers:
Deborah McGrady (University of Virginia)
Ada Palmer (University of Chicago)
This 2-day conference on ‘Bibliophilia and bibliophobia’ in the medieval and early modern history of the book will feature papers on the following themes: books and the emotions (books as objects or expressions of fear, hate, love, friendship, enmity…); books and devotion or obsession; book acquisition, book collecting and libraries; book burning and the destruction of books and the banning of books and censorship.
