Fifth annual Conference on the Study of Book Culture, sponsored by the Canadian Association for the Study of Book Culture / Association canadienne pour l’étude de l’histoire du livre – at Carleton University in Ottawa – during the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences – 26 and 27 May 2009.

This year’s CASBC/ACÉHL conference theme – “Book Networks and Cultural Capital: Space, Society & the Nation” connects us with the general theme for the 2009 Congress – “Capital Connections: nation, terroir, territoire.” 

CASBC/ACEHL defines “book culture” broadly to refer to studies in the history of the book, literary and cultural history, historical bibliography, digital humanities etc. The conference organizers will consider papers on all periods and places, but priority will be given to papers falling within the theme of “Cultural Capital.” 

Proposals (in French or English) should not exceed 250 words and should include a title and abstract, indicating the research basis of the study as well as the argument of the paper. A brief c.v. (one page) should be supplied. Papers may be in French or English and should not exceed 20 minutes. Panels of three papers will be considered.

Please forward proposals by 15 December 2008 to Jane McLeod, Associate Professor of History, Brock University who is a member of the CASBC Executive.

jmcleod@brocku.ca

Please note that presenters must be members of CASBC/ACEHL by the time of the conference, and that presenters and participants must be registered through the Congress: http://www.fedcan.ca/ .