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University of Otago » Centre For The Book
1M ago
For some additional biographical background, see this Wellington  ..read more
University of Otago » Centre For The Book
2M ago
Small Press Fest • Ōtepoti • 18-20 August 2023 (eveningbooks.nz) (Ōtepoti), Sasha, Achille and Renae from (Tāmaki Makaurau), Rosa, Sam and Flynn from (Ōtepoti, Ōtautahi), Jennifer and Aidan from (Tāmaki Makaurau), Gilbert from Point Design (Ōtepoti), (Ōtepoti), Gabi Lardies an independent book designer & writer / editor (Tāmaki Makaurau), and Val and Clare from  ..read more
University of Otago » Centre For The Book
2M ago
Tara A. Bynum is an Assistant Professor of English & African American Studies at the University of Iowa. She is the author of Reading Pleasures: Everyday Black Living in Early America reveals how four Black writers experienced positive feelings and analyzes the ways these emotions served creative, political, and racialized ends ..read more
University of Otago » Centre For The Book
2M ago
Sarah C. E. Ross is Professor of English at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. She has published widely on seventeenth-century poetry, politics, women’s writing, and manuscript and print culture. Her most recent publications include (2022), and the digital exhibition, Beyond the Book (2023). .” Her lecture will be held Wednesday, 11 October, at 5:30 pm in Archway 2, or online via Zoom ( and we’ll send you the link on the day). Early Modern Women’s Complaint: Gender, Form, and Politics The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Women’s Writing in English, 1540-1700 ..read more
University of Otago » Centre For The Book
5M ago
We hope you can join us to explore another aspect of the power of print, aided by some great speakers and our always lively audiences. (https://forms.gle/d4EnQzYBz2hr89hr8) so that we know how many people to cater for and how to accommodate any dietary requirements. We need to receive all registrations no later than 5 November (a memorable date) for the catering arrangements. A Strange Beautiful Excitement: Katherine Mansfield’s Wellington 1888–1903 atherine Mansfield’s Europe: Station to Station , published in 2023 by Otago University Press. All Shook Up: The Flash Bodgie and the Rise o ..read more
University of Otago » Centre For The Book
5M ago
If you are intending to attend the Symposium next week, please ensure you fill out the registration form. We have to tell the caterer our numbers this Friday, and also pass on any dietary preferences, so . If you are not sure whether you have registered, feel free to do so again; we’ll eliminate any duplicates before we contact catering. Looking forward to seeing you in just over a week ..read more
University of Otago » Centre For The Book
6M ago
Next Wednesday is the second week of the month! So that mean the next session of Reading Allowed. 5.30pm at the Cube on the Ground Floor of the City. This month we will hear by Robert Browning – read by Paul Tankard and an excerpt from by Nevil Shute – read by Lorraine Johnston. It will be lovely to see you there – come along for one or both readings. Event finishes (occasionally ?) by 6.30pm. No RSVP required – just turn up for all or part. Cup of tea or coffee available to help you kick back and relax. The following Wednesday – November 15th – sees the last Continued Sense of Wonder event fo ..read more
University of Otago » Centre For The Book
6M ago
Sarah C. E. Ross is Professor of English at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. She has published widely on seventeenth-century poetry, politics, women’s writing, and manuscript and print culture. Her most recent publications include (2022), and the digital exhibition, Beyond the Book (2023). .” Her lecture will be held Wednesday, 11 October, at 5:30 pm in Archway 2, or online via Zoom ( and we’ll send you the link on the day). Early Modern Women’s Complaint: Gender, Form, and Politics The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Women’s Writing in English, 1540-1700 ..read more