We are very pleased to invite you all to the second session of a series of virtual encounters on various aspects of book history. On this occasion, our online meeting is devoted to several issues regarding book production, the press, and readership in the Philippines under different administrations between 1850 and 1950. This virtual encounter is scheduled for Friday, October 30, 2020, 9:00 to 10:30 am. Ann Arbor (EST); 2:00 to 3:30pm. Madrid, Antwerp (CET); 9:00 to 10:30 pm. Philippines (PHT). This session, and the series, have been organized by Pablo Alvarez (U-M) and Benito Rial Costas (UCM), and will be hosted by the University of Michigan Library and the Facultad de Ciencias de la Documentación of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid via Zoom. The session is free of charge and open to all, but registration is required. The details about the program are listed below. I hope to see you soon!
Books and Press under Different Regimes of Power: The Philippines between 1850 and 1950
Second Session in a Series of Virtual Encounters on Book History
Talks & Speakers:
“Under Three Flags, 1896-1946: A Brief History of Philippine Book History.”
Vernon R. Totanes (Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University)
"Contested Readings of US Empire in the Philippines"
(Sarah Steinbock-Pratt, University of Alabama)
"Culture and Science in Philippine Journalism, 1850-1900".
Jorge Mojarro (University of Santo Tomas, Manila)
"The Printing of Spanish language Literature in the Philippines and its Digital Preservation Today."
Rocío Ortuño Casanova (University of Antwerp)
Chair: Marlon James Sales (University of Michigan)