Spineless Wonders is the splendid title for a splendid exhibition at the University of London's Senate House Library - an exhibition of unbound material in myriad formats, spanning five hundred years of printing. This episode reviews the exhibition with its three curators: Tansy Barton (Academic Librarian)Christos Fotelis (Conservator)Leila Kassir (Academic Librarian)We consider how the exhibition came about, how exhibits were selected, what the aim of the exhibition is, and which exhibits co...
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Spineless Wonders is the splendid title for a splendid exhibition at the University of London's Senate House Library - an exhibition of unbound material in myriad formats, spanning five hundred years of printing. This episode reviews the exhibition with its three curators: Tansy Barton (Academic Librarian)Christos Fotelis (Conservator)Leila Kassir (Academic Librarian)We consider how the exhibition came about, how exhibits were selected, what the aim of the exhibition is, and which exhibits co...
Before Spotify: the remarkable story of chautauquas
The Grey Lit Café
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Before Spotify: the remarkable story of chautauquas
One question we explore on this podcast is that of antecedents: what came before podcasts? This episode tells the wonderfully rich history of chautauquas - an enterprising means of bringing entertainment and informal education to small-town America. Chautauquas can be thought of as a kind of predigital Spotify. Reference James R. Schultz, The romance of small-town chautauquas (Univ. of Missouri Press, 2002) Further listening If you enjoyed listening to this episode, you might particula...
The Grey Lit Café
Spineless Wonders is the splendid title for a splendid exhibition at the University of London's Senate House Library - an exhibition of unbound material in myriad formats, spanning five hundred years of printing. This episode reviews the exhibition with its three curators: Tansy Barton (Academic Librarian)Christos Fotelis (Conservator)Leila Kassir (Academic Librarian)We consider how the exhibition came about, how exhibits were selected, what the aim of the exhibition is, and which exhibits co...
