[Commlist] Reception Studies and the History of the Book seminar

The research group Book History and Reception at the University of Oslo, 
Norway is hosting the symposium Reception Studies and the History of the 
Book on 21–22 October 2021 (Central European Time).  The event will be 
held in Oslo and all proceedings streamed via Zoom.

*Keynote addresses:*
*
*
** Simone Murray (Monash University) – “Picking Your Professor: What is 
Literary Studies’ Public in the Digital Age?”; and

* Shafquat Towheed(The Open University) –“An Examination of Bookshelves 
in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Liminal Space”*

The event is free but participants must register: Zoom link: 
https://uio.zoom.us/j/66574896637 <https://uio.zoom.us/j/66574896637> 
(password will be sent upon registration)

Please address any questions to the convenor: 
(giuliano.damico /at/ ibsen.uio.no) <mailto:(giuliano.damico /at/ ibsen.uio.no)>

The full program is provided below.

Best regards,

Simone Murray


*FULL PROGRAM*


*Thursday 21 October*, Henrik WergelandsHus, Seminar room 210 (all 
papers are held at CET) Zoom link: https://uio.zoom.us/j/66574896637 
<https://uio.zoom.us/j/66574896637>(password will be sent upon registration)

9–10 Introduction by Giuliano D’Amico and keynote address by Simone 
Murray(Monash University) –“Picking Your Professor: What is Literary 
Studies’ Public in the Digital Age?”

Pause

10.15–10.45 Gianina Druţă(Oslo Metropolitan University) –“When Dr. 
Stockmann spoke Romanian...: Petre Sturdza’s translation of An Enemy of 
the People(1907)” (respondent: Simone
Murray)

10.45 –11.15 Geir Uvsløkk(University of Oslo) –“Patrick Modiano in 
Norway, between reception and memory studies” (respondent: Simone Murray)

11.15–11.45 Aina Nøding(National Library of Norway) –“The “Vi-queen’s” 
charge on Albion’s shores: Sigrid Undset on the British book market, 
1920-1950”(respondent: Simone Murray)

Pause

13.00–13.30 Terje Stordalen(University of Oslo) –“Literary Canons for an 
Oral Audience?”
(respondent: Shafquat Towheed)

13.30 –14.00 Janicke S. Kaasa(Oslo Metropolitan University) –“Sigrid 
Undset’s Return to the Future in a Book Historical Perspective” 
(respondent: Shafquat Towheed)

14.00–14.30 Ellen Krefting(University of Oslo) –“Book History and the 
Ocean” (respondent:
Shafquat Towheed)


*Friday 22 October*, Harriet Holters hus, seminarrom 201 (all papers are 
held at CET) Zoom link: https://uio.zoom.us/j/66574896637 
<https://uio.zoom.us/j/66574896637>(password will be sent upon registration)

9.30–10.30 Keynote address by Shafquat Towheed(The Open University) –“An 
Examination of Bookshelves in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic as a 
Liminal Space”

Pause

10.45 –11.15 Anne Birgitte Rønning(University of Oslo) –“Robinson 
Crusoein Norwegian Translation” (respondent: Simone Murray)

11.15 –11.45 Giuliano D’Amico(University of Oslo) –“Hermetic semiosis 
revisited: The Fantasy of Peer Gynt” (respondent: Simone Murray)

Pause

12.45 –13.15 Ellen Rees(University of Oslo) –“The Book History/Distant 
Reading/Reception Studies Nexus”(respondent: Shafquat Towheed)

13.15–13.45 Álvaro Llosa Sanz(University of Oslo) –“Tina Escaja’s 
reading machines: objects as books, readers as users” (respondent: 
Shafquat Towheed)


13.45–14.00 Conclusion


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