Bibliographer among the Humanities: A Symposium to Honor Michael Winship’s Career
Sponsored by:
Library Company of Philadelphia
University of Texas at Austin
MICHAEL B. WINSHIP is one of the world’s most important bibliographers. From his work for the Bibliography of American Literature and A History of the Book in America to his mentoring of generations of scholars of the book through Rare Book School, he has shaped humanities fields at every level and by every means. We celebrate the occasion of his retirement from the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin—and his move to Philadelphia—with “A Bibliographer among the Humanities: A Symposium to Honor Michael Winship’s Career.” Former students, colleagues, and friends will gather at the Library Company of Philadelphia to reflect upon Winship’s accomplishments, influence, and legacy.
Full Schedule Below:
Friday, September 11, 2020
| 5:00PM | Welcome from Michael Barsanti, Director of Library Company of Philadelphia
Remarks Matt Cohen, U of Nebraska-Lincoln Roger Stoddard [in absentia], Houghton Library [retired] Molly Hardy James Green, Library Company of Philadelphia |
| 6:00PM to
7:30PM |
Reception and Toast
Ellen S. Dunlap, American Antiquarian Society |
Saturday, September 12, 2020
| 10:00AM | Winship as Historian of Printing and Publishing
Scott Casper, U of Maryland, Baltimore County Jeff Groves, Harvey Mudd College Hester Blum, Pennsylvania State U Lindsay DiCuirci, U of Maryland, Baltimore County Daniel Raff, University of Pennsylvania Chair: Lynne Farrington, Kislak Center |
| 11:30AM | BREAK |
| 12:00 | Winship as Teacher
Greg Barnhisel, Duquesne U Jean Lee Cole, Loyola U Maryland Eric Lupfer, Humanities Texas Catherine Turner, U of Pennsylvania Chair: John Pollack, Kislak Center |
| 1:30PM | LUNCH |
| 2:30PM | Winship as Bibliographer
Nicole Gray, U of Nebraska-Lincoln Ken Carpenter, Harvard U. Library [retired] Meredith McGill, Rutgers U New Brunswick John Bidwell, Morgan Library Chair: Sam Streit, John Hay Library, Brown U. [retired] |
| 4:00PM | BREAK |
| 4:30PM | Winship and Beyond
Jordan Alexander Stein, Fordham U Elizabeth McHenry, New York U Nora Benedict, U of Georgia Matthew Brown, U of Iowa Lisa Gitelman, New York U Joanna Brooks, San Diego State U Chair: Daniel Traister, U of Pennsylvania Libraries [retired] |
| 6:00PM to
8:00PM |
Reception and Toast
Terry Belanger, Rare Book School [retired] |