Book history at the World Congress of Jewish Studies

Lots of sessions.  Here are the ones I've noticed so far:

UPDATES BELOW.  MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE FINAL PROGRAM FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION

Monday July 29

5:30-7:30 pm JEWISH BOOK CULTURE 1

Tuesday July 30

9-11 am:  JEWISH BOOK CULTURE 2

11:30 am-1:30 pm:  JEWISH BOOK CULTURE 3

3-5 pm:  Functions of Reading Yiddish through the Ages: Manuscripts, Books, and Newspapers

Wednesday July 31

3-5 pm:  Printing, Censoring, Collecting: Hebrew Books in Hapsburg Lands

5:30-7:30 pm:  Roundtable: Jewish Book Trade and book Circulation: Defining a Research Agenda

Thursday August 1

3-5  pm:  the Library of the Haskalah in the 18^th Century:  Cultural Encounters and Confrontations

 

Full searchable program at:  http://www.jewish-studies.org/?cmd=lectures