Information, Medium & Society: Twenty-first International Conference on Publishing Studies, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, 30 June 2023
First International Conference on Books, Publishing, and Libraries, Cairns, Australia
Information, Medium & Society: Twenty-first International Conference on Publishing Studies, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, 30 June 2023
Rafael Bal, The Eleventh International Conference on Books & Publishing, Universität Regensburg Universitätsbibliothek, Regensburg, Germany
Welcome Reception, The Eleventh International Conference on Books & Publishing, Universität Regensburg Universitätsbibliothek, Regensburg, Germany

Information, Medium & Society: The Publishing Studies Research Network was founded in 2003 with the inaugural International Conference on the Future of the Book. Since its founding the Research Network has expanded its scope in two phases. The first in 2009 when it became the Books, Publishing, and Libraries Research Network, looking beyond the book as the primary site of investigation. In 2019 the network underwent another change, to become Information, Medium & Society - The Publishing Studies Research Network, broadening its scope to explore the nature, role and purpose of publishing in society. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.

Research Network Chairs

We are thankful for the leadership of the following Research Network Chairs.

Dr. Phillip Kalantzis Cope

Dr. Phillip Kalantzis Cope

Current Chair and Editor

(2019 - )

David Emblidge

David Emblidge

Founding Chair and Editor

(2003 - 2018)

Conferences

  • 2003 - Cairns, Australia
  • 2004 - Beijing, China
  • 2005 - Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
  • 2006 - Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • 2007 - Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain
  • 2008 - Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA
  • 2009 - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • 2010 - University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • 2011 - University of Toronto, Canada
  • 2012 - Universidad Abat Oliba CEU, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2013 - Universität Regensburg Universitätsbibliothek, Regensberg, Germany
  • 2014 - Simmons College, Boston, USA
  • 2015 - UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, BC "The Event of the Book"
  • 2017 - Imperial College London, London, UK
  • 2018 - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
  • 2019 - University of Granada, Granada, Spain
  • 2020 - Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy (Virtual)
  • 2021 - Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain (Virtual)
  • 2022 - University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece
  • 2023 - Sorbonne Université, Paris, France


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Plenary Speakers

Information, Medium & Society: International Conference on Publishing Studies has a rich history of featuring leading and emerging voices from the field.

Jason Epstein

Jason Epstein

Publisher, USA
(2003)

Angus Phillips

Angus Phillips

Director, Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies, Cambridge, UK
(2006)

Bob Young

Bob Young

Founder, Lulu.com & Red Hat Inc., USA
(2006)

Lawrence Lessig

Lawrence Lessig

Professor, Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA
(2007)

Françoise Dubruille

Françoise Dubruille

Director, European Booksellers Federation, Brussels, Belgium
(2007)

Rafael Ball

Rafael Ball

Library Director, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
(2013)

Partners

The Information, Medium & Society: The Publishing Studies Research Network has had the pleasure of working with the following organizations: