Book Studies events at Smith College, spring 2013

 

Reception for Smith Medalist Gail Kern Paster

Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 4:00 p.m.

Mortimer Rare Book Room, Neilson Library

A special BKX reception for Smith Medalist Gail Paster '66, Shakespearean scholar and former director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC.

 

Opening reception for A Place of Reading: Three Centuries

of Reading in America

Thursday, February 28, 2013, 4:00 p.m.

Book Arts Gallery, Neilson Library

The exhibition of rare books, prints and ephemera, which is on loan from the distinguished American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, has been augmented by a complementary exhibition on women's reading in early America, curated by the students of last fall's Book Studies Capstone Seminar.

 

Book Studies Capstone Presentation at Collaborations

Saturday, April 20, 2013, time TBA

The four graduating seniors from the Book Studies Concentration will give a presentation on their joint capstone project: the creation of an exhibition of rare books in the Mortimer Rare Book Room, and its on-line version. Come and support fellow BKXers!

 

The 2013 Book Studies WAYZGOOSE

Saturday, April 20, 2013, after Collaborations

At the Acorn in Neilson Library

"Wayzgoose" is the ancient name for a merry printers' party. We'll honor the very first class of BKX graduating seniors, print a broadside on the old acorn press, and relax with some good food one last time before the end-of-term crunch.

For further information

For information on any of these events, or for help in applying to the concentration, contact Barbara Blumenthal, the adminstrative assistant, at x2906 or bblument@smith.edu.