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ANNOUNCEMENT
TRANSFIGURING THE BOOK
A One-Day Symposium Sponsored by The Libraries of The Claremont
Colleges
Claremont Colleges
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA
Saturday, November 13, 1993
Have you plugged into a really good book lately? When is the last
time you read a facinating binding? Have readers and book lovers
fallen into a modern rabbit hole? As electronic technology
transforms the traditional book, fresh approaches to old and new
are emerging. Innovative views on the relationship of image and
text along with a growing interest in book history have created
new ways of reading and interpreting books. We now "read" a
book's pictures and bindings. The new electronic book allows
readers to "write" their own texts. Join our stimulating group of
scholars, educators and authors as they probe the past, discover
the present, and catch a glimpse into the future of the book.
9:00-9:45 Registration and Coffee
9:45-10:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
John D. Maguire, President Claremont University
Center and Graduate School
10:00-12:00 SESSION I: READING PICTURES, VIEWING TEXTS
Elizabeth N. Goodenough (Claremont McKenna College)
Session Chair
Michael Winship (Univ. of Texas at Austin)
Printed Texts and Publishing History:
Exploring Content and Form
Eric T. Haskell (Scripps College)
Illustration as Interpretation:
Transfiguring Carroll's Alice
12:00-2:00 Lunch at Faculty House: by reservation only
Demonstration of multi-media technology and
electronic books
2:00-3:30 SESSION II: WIRED FOR THOUGHT: ELECTRONIC POETRY
AND PROSE
Ariella Lehrer (Legacy Software)
Session Chair
Jim Rosenberg (Writer)
Intergrams: Hypertext Poetry
Brian Stonehill (Pomona College)
Leftbrain-Rightbrain CD-ROM
Barry Sanders (Pitzer College)
Commentary
3:30-5:15 Exhibits and demonstrations of both traditional
and electronic books at various locations at The
Claremont Colleges
5:15-6:00 Reception at Clark Humanities Museum,
Scripps College
REGISTRATION: Symposium registration -- $10.00
Luncheon (optional) -- $12.50
HOW TO REGISTER: For a brochure detailing the day's events and
registration form, Contact:
Office of Library Administration
Honnold/Mudd Library
800 N. Dartmouth
Claremont CA 91711-3991
(909) 621-8045
(909) 621-8681 (FAX)
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