Penn Material Texts
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Workshop in the History of Material Texts @upenn.edu / founded by Peter Stallybrass in 1993, now directed by @zacharylesser.bsky.social, John Pollack, and Jerry Singerman / Mondays, 5:15pm / in person in the Kislak Center, and on Zoom / All welcome
Hope you can join us for this talk! Attend either in-person on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library, or remotely on Zoom. (See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.)
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Hope you can join us for this talk! Attend either in-person on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library, or remotely on Zoom. (See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.)
At our next meeting on Monday, November 10, at 5:15pm, we welcome Prof. Kate Meng Brassel to the workshop, for a talk titled “Binding and the Discipline: Some Paths around the Classics.”
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
At our next meeting on Monday, November 10, at 5:15pm, we welcome Prof. Kate Meng Brassel to the workshop, for a talk titled “Binding and the Discipline: Some Paths around the Classics.”
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
This is tomorrow at 5:15pm EST - hoping to see many of you! Attend in-person on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library or remotely via Zoom. The details are here: pennmaterialtexts.org.
For our next talk, we are thrilled to welcome Sonja Drimmer (UMass Amherst) for a talk titled: “Optics: Heraldry and the Preprint History of Print.”
Monday, November 3 at 5:15 PM Eastern — 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
Monday, November 3 at 5:15 PM Eastern — 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
November 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is tomorrow at 5:15pm EST - hoping to see many of you! Attend in-person on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library or remotely via Zoom. The details are here: pennmaterialtexts.org.
For our next talk, we are thrilled to welcome Sonja Drimmer (UMass Amherst) for a talk titled: “Optics: Heraldry and the Preprint History of Print.”
Monday, November 3 at 5:15 PM Eastern — 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
Monday, November 3 at 5:15 PM Eastern — 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
For our next talk, we are thrilled to welcome Sonja Drimmer (UMass Amherst) for a talk titled: “Optics: Heraldry and the Preprint History of Print.”
Monday, November 3 at 5:15 PM Eastern — 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
Monday, November 3 at 5:15 PM Eastern — 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
Tomorrow's History of Material Texts presentation is at 5:15 pm EST! In person at Van Pelt Library on the 6th floor, and on Zoom. You can find the details on our website: pennmaterialtexts.org
This Monday, October 27 at 5:15 PM ET, we look forward to welcoming Josh Mugler to the History of Material Texts workshop for a talk titled “Manuscripts and Violence in Modern Mesopotamia”
At in person at Penn & on Zoom- hope to see you there! See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.
At in person at Penn & on Zoom- hope to see you there! See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.
October 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Tomorrow's History of Material Texts presentation is at 5:15 pm EST! In person at Van Pelt Library on the 6th floor, and on Zoom. You can find the details on our website: pennmaterialtexts.org
This Monday, October 27 at 5:15 PM ET, we look forward to welcoming Josh Mugler to the History of Material Texts workshop for a talk titled “Manuscripts and Violence in Modern Mesopotamia”
At in person at Penn & on Zoom- hope to see you there! See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.
At in person at Penn & on Zoom- hope to see you there! See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.
October 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This Monday, October 27 at 5:15 PM ET, we look forward to welcoming Josh Mugler to the History of Material Texts workshop for a talk titled “Manuscripts and Violence in Modern Mesopotamia”
At in person at Penn & on Zoom- hope to see you there! See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.
At in person at Penn & on Zoom- hope to see you there! See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.
Hope to see you at this event tomorrow at 5:15 PM EST - either in-person on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library or remotely on Zoom! (See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.)
October 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Hope to see you at this event tomorrow at 5:15 PM EST - either in-person on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library or remotely on Zoom! (See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.)
This Monday, October 20 at 5:15 PM ET, we are thrilled to welcome Caroline Duroselle-Melish to the workshop for a talk titled “The Many Lives of Renaissance Woodblocks: The Case of Ulisse Aldrovandi's Collection.”
At Penn & on Zoom: See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.
At Penn & on Zoom: See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This Monday, October 20 at 5:15 PM ET, we are thrilled to welcome Caroline Duroselle-Melish to the workshop for a talk titled “The Many Lives of Renaissance Woodblocks: The Case of Ulisse Aldrovandi's Collection.”
At Penn & on Zoom: See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.
At Penn & on Zoom: See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.
Previous talks from this semester and earlier can be accessed on our Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@pennsworksh...
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Founded by Peter Stallybrass in 1993, the Workshop in the History of Material Texts has been influential in its broad approach to the topic. We are interested in all aspects of how texts take material...
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October 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Previous talks from this semester and earlier can be accessed on our Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@pennsworksh...
Happening tomorrow at 5:15 pm EST! The event takes place in person on the 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library, and on Zoom. Full details for this talk, and upcoming talks this semester, are on our website: pennmaterialtexts.org
On Monday, October 13, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Tajah Ebram to our weekly workshop, where she will deliver a talk titled “Black Print as Prison Praxis.”
Attend in person at Van Pelt Library or on Zoom! Full details at pennmaterialtexts.org
Attend in person at Van Pelt Library or on Zoom! Full details at pennmaterialtexts.org
October 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Happening tomorrow at 5:15 pm EST! The event takes place in person on the 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library, and on Zoom. Full details for this talk, and upcoming talks this semester, are on our website: pennmaterialtexts.org
On Monday, October 13, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Tajah Ebram to our weekly workshop, where she will deliver a talk titled “Black Print as Prison Praxis.”
Attend in person at Van Pelt Library or on Zoom! Full details at pennmaterialtexts.org
Attend in person at Van Pelt Library or on Zoom! Full details at pennmaterialtexts.org
October 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
On Monday, October 13, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Tajah Ebram to our weekly workshop, where she will deliver a talk titled “Black Print as Prison Praxis.”
Attend in person at Van Pelt Library or on Zoom! Full details at pennmaterialtexts.org
Attend in person at Van Pelt Library or on Zoom! Full details at pennmaterialtexts.org
This is today at 5:15 PM EST! You are invited to attend, either in-person on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library or remotely on Zoom (See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.) Hope to see you there!
Monday, October 6 at 5:15PM ET, we welcome Dee E. Andrews & Christopher S. Parmenter to the workshop for a talk titled “Thomas Clarkson’s Latin Essay: Radical Antislavery, Classical Reception, and Abolitionist Print in the Age of Revolution."
At Penn & on Zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
At Penn & on Zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
October 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This is today at 5:15 PM EST! You are invited to attend, either in-person on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library or remotely on Zoom (See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.) Hope to see you there!
Monday, October 6 at 5:15PM ET, we welcome Dee E. Andrews & Christopher S. Parmenter to the workshop for a talk titled “Thomas Clarkson’s Latin Essay: Radical Antislavery, Classical Reception, and Abolitionist Print in the Age of Revolution."
At Penn & on Zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
At Penn & on Zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Monday, October 6 at 5:15PM ET, we welcome Dee E. Andrews & Christopher S. Parmenter to the workshop for a talk titled “Thomas Clarkson’s Latin Essay: Radical Antislavery, Classical Reception, and Abolitionist Print in the Age of Revolution."
At Penn & on Zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
At Penn & on Zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
This event with Jean-Christophe Cloutier takes place tomorrow at 5:15 PM Eastern, on the 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). Hope to see you there!
(Pics: The Maggie Cassidy notebooks. Source: Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature at the NYPL)
(Pics: The Maggie Cassidy notebooks. Source: Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature at the NYPL)
September 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This event with Jean-Christophe Cloutier takes place tomorrow at 5:15 PM Eastern, on the 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). Hope to see you there!
(Pics: The Maggie Cassidy notebooks. Source: Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature at the NYPL)
(Pics: The Maggie Cassidy notebooks. Source: Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature at the NYPL)
Monday, September 29 at 5:15 PM ET, we will welcome Jean-Christophe Cloutier to the workshop for a talk titled “These thoughts were all in French, almost untranslatable”: The Bilingual Manuscript Notebooks of Kerouac’s Maggie Cassidy.
At Penn & on Zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
At Penn & on Zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
September 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Monday, September 29 at 5:15 PM ET, we will welcome Jean-Christophe Cloutier to the workshop for a talk titled “These thoughts were all in French, almost untranslatable”: The Bilingual Manuscript Notebooks of Kerouac’s Maggie Cassidy.
At Penn & on Zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
At Penn & on Zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
Happening today at 5:15 PM EST! Please join us, either in-person on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library or remotely on Zoom. Hope to see you there!
This Monday, September 22, at 5:15pm, we welcome Megan Heffernan to the workshop, for a talk titled "Between Libraries: The Maintenance of Early Modernity”
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Happening today at 5:15 PM EST! Please join us, either in-person on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library or remotely on Zoom. Hope to see you there!
This Monday, September 22, at 5:15pm, we welcome Megan Heffernan to the workshop, for a talk titled "Between Libraries: The Maintenance of Early Modernity”
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
September 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This Monday, September 22, at 5:15pm, we welcome Megan Heffernan to the workshop, for a talk titled "Between Libraries: The Maintenance of Early Modernity”
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
This is today at 5:15 PM EST! Please join us, either in-person on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library or remotely on Zoom (See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.) Hope to see you there!
September 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This is today at 5:15 PM EST! Please join us, either in-person on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library or remotely on Zoom (See pennmaterialtexts.org for details.) Hope to see you there!
At our next meeting on Monday, September 15, at 5:15pm, we welcome Prof. Sophia Rosenfeld to the workshop, for a talk titled "The Age of Choice Technology.”
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
September 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
At our next meeting on Monday, September 15, at 5:15pm, we welcome Prof. Sophia Rosenfeld to the workshop, for a talk titled "The Age of Choice Technology.”
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
In-person and on zoom! Full details at: pennmaterialtexts.org
The event takes place in person on the 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library, and on Zoom. Full details for this talk, and upcoming talks this semester, are on our website: pennmaterialtexts.org
September 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The event takes place in person on the 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library, and on Zoom. Full details for this talk, and upcoming talks this semester, are on our website: pennmaterialtexts.org
Our Fall 2025 History of Material Texts seminar series kicks off this Monday, Sep. 8, at 5:15pm! We welcome Dr. Anne Tiballi, Penn Museum's Director of Academic Engagement. She will speak on "Text, Language, Object: The Utility of Textual Thinking in the Study of Archaeological Materials."
September 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Our Fall 2025 History of Material Texts seminar series kicks off this Monday, Sep. 8, at 5:15pm! We welcome Dr. Anne Tiballi, Penn Museum's Director of Academic Engagement. She will speak on "Text, Language, Object: The Utility of Textual Thinking in the Study of Archaeological Materials."
This event with Jana Dambrogio takes place today at 5:15 PM Eastern, on the 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, feel free to DM for details, including the Zoom link if desired!
For our next talk, we are thrilled to welcome Jana Dambrogio (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) for a talk titled: “Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter.”
Monday, April 14 at 5:15 PM Eastern — 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, DM for details!
Monday, April 14 at 5:15 PM Eastern — 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, DM for details!
April 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This event with Jana Dambrogio takes place today at 5:15 PM Eastern, on the 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, feel free to DM for details, including the Zoom link if desired!
For our next talk, we are thrilled to welcome Jana Dambrogio (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) for a talk titled: “Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter.”
Monday, April 14 at 5:15 PM Eastern — 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, DM for details!
Monday, April 14 at 5:15 PM Eastern — 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, DM for details!
April 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
For our next talk, we are thrilled to welcome Jana Dambrogio (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) for a talk titled: “Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter.”
Monday, April 14 at 5:15 PM Eastern — 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, DM for details!
Monday, April 14 at 5:15 PM Eastern — 6th floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library (and on Zoom). As always, DM for details!
Next up, Geoffrey Turnovsky (University of Washington) will present his talk: “Characters, Epistolary Novels, and the Analog History of A.I.”
This talk is tomorrow (Monday, April 7) at 5:15 PM ET, on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library and on Zoom — DM us for more information!
This talk is tomorrow (Monday, April 7) at 5:15 PM ET, on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library and on Zoom — DM us for more information!
April 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Next up, Geoffrey Turnovsky (University of Washington) will present his talk: “Characters, Epistolary Novels, and the Analog History of A.I.”
This talk is tomorrow (Monday, April 7) at 5:15 PM ET, on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library and on Zoom — DM us for more information!
This talk is tomorrow (Monday, April 7) at 5:15 PM ET, on the sixth floor of Penn's Van Pelt Library and on Zoom — DM us for more information!
At our next meeting, our brilliant and wonderful graduate fellow, Peter Diamond, will present his research: “‘Inscriptions of Sundry Sorts’: Literacy, Populism, and Early American Epigraphic Culture.”
Monday 3/31 at 5:15 PM, in-person (Penn's Van Pelt Library, 6th floor) & on Zoom — DM for details!
Monday 3/31 at 5:15 PM, in-person (Penn's Van Pelt Library, 6th floor) & on Zoom — DM for details!
March 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
At our next meeting, our brilliant and wonderful graduate fellow, Peter Diamond, will present his research: “‘Inscriptions of Sundry Sorts’: Literacy, Populism, and Early American Epigraphic Culture.”
Monday 3/31 at 5:15 PM, in-person (Penn's Van Pelt Library, 6th floor) & on Zoom — DM for details!
Monday 3/31 at 5:15 PM, in-person (Penn's Van Pelt Library, 6th floor) & on Zoom — DM for details!