SHARP (Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing); University of Helsinki (History, Folklore Studies, Church History); The Society of Swedish Literature in Finland; Nordic Centre for Medieval Studies; The Nordic-Baltic-Russian Network on the History of Books, Libraries and Reading; Finnish Literature Society 17.08.2010-21.08.2010, Helsinki
Deadline: 30.11.2009
The conference theme "Book Culture from Below" emphasizes the book culture of peasants, the laboring classes and other under-represented and oppressed groups, especially their independence and initiative in creating, using and deciphering printed works and print culture.
Organizers: SHARP (Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing) - University of Helsinki (History, Folklore Studies, Church History) - The Society of Swedish Literature in Finland - Nordic Centre for Medieval Studies - The Nordic-Baltic-Russian Network on the History of Books, Libraries and Reading - Finnish Literature Society
The official on-line submission process has been opened on 15 September 2009. Proposals can be sent only by using the proposal form available at the conference website:
[url]http://www.helsinki.fi/sharp2010[/url]. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2009. No proposals will be considered after the deadline. The preliminary program of the conference will be announced by the end of February 2010. At that point all senders of proposals have also received an individual email about the program committee's decision.