Book and Digital Media Studies

08/09/2023

It's that time of year again -- the Tenth time, to be precise, that our students will be launching their issue of TXT! With the generous support of Leiden University Libraries, they have been able to create a memorable, celebratory publication, that will be presented Friday 15 Sep., 16.00-18.00h in the Vossius room (UBL).
Would you like to join in the celebrations, and pick up your copy of TXT X, with a specially produced extra ? You're all more than welcome. Please fill out this form confirming your attendance. Hope to see you there!
https://forms.gle/bUUjFfThYMhn4dD18

25/08/2022

De Nederlandse Boekhistorische Vereniging (NBV) is er voor iedereen die het oude en het nieuwe boek in al zijn verschijningsvormen een warm hart toedraagt. We zoeken een studentbestuurslid voor het academisch jaar 2022-2023. Iets voor jou? Lees hieronder de precieze functieomschrijving! Reageren kan...

03/12/2021

-- Call for Papers! ---

TXT Magazine, the annual journal edited by BDMS students, invites submissions for its ninth issue, to appear in September 2022.

Theme: The Open Issue. Contributions may focus on all aspects connected to openness through text (in handwriting, print, or digital form. This including for instance Open Access and Open Science, accessibility in the world of the book, and diversity, inclusivity and community representation through (digital) text.

TXT welcomes research articles as well as creative content, authored by early-career as well as senior scholars and professionals. For the full Call, please visit the website: https://lnkd.in/gZu2phK6

08/12/2020

Message from the editorial board, consisting of current BDMS Students:
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TXT 2021: THE PANDEMIC PAPERS...
aims to explore the way times of crisis, as we have and still are experiencing during the COVID-19 epidemic, affect the way we write, communicate, learn, ublish, read, and generally consume content.

We welcome you to submit academic papers on topics related to reading, writing, learning, literacy, publishing and digital media through aspects of: Pandemic and illness / Quarantine and isolation / Crisis and uncertainty / Sudden change and rapid adaptation /
Or any other topic generally related to this theme, whether it concerns our current time or historical perspectives.

Submit your abstract (200-300w) by 10 January! For all enquiries and submissions, contact TXTLeiden [at] gmail [dot] com
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Or: use the comments here for your suggestions and questions. That will work, too! :)

31/07/2020

LIBER (the Association of European Research Libraries) is looking for a new executive assistant (deadline 21 August)

Founded in 1971 and based in The Hague, LIBER is Europe’s largest research library network. We help our university, national and special libraries to support world-class research.

17/09/2019

On the photo: Alex Alsemgeest, BDMS alumnus and Tiele Thesis Prize-winner 2018... Is that you, next year?

Have you graduated in the academic year 2018-2019? Congrats! Consider entering the Tiele Thesis Prize-competition: the best thesis in book studies (in the widest sense of the term) produced in the Netherlands or Flanders wins 1000 euros and publication in a book studies venue.

Check the Tiele Stichting-website (link below) for the submission procedure. Note that the site is in Dutch, but theses in English are certainly elegible! Deadline 1 October. Good luck!

http://tiele-stichting.nl/Home/Activiteiten/Scriptieprijs?fbclid=IwAR0Sel8Fy-4DiDPAcxNmU1MbxNos--MFPWq7IK_eIq5lg-H6bkMXQL_8rZA

19/09/2018

Just graduated with a thesis that's worth sharing? Send it in for the Tiele Thesis Prize, the annual award for the best thesis on book history in the widest sense of that term. You win: 1000 euros to spend, and a publication of the thesis -- just like Leiden graduate Alex Alsemgeest did, last year!

More info: http://www.tiele-stichting.nl/Home/Activiteiten/Scriptieprijs

Note: link is in Dutch, but the contest is open for international graduates too. Send a message for more info.

07/09/2017

When book history and pop culture come together... Blog by two BDMS alumni, Andrea Reyes Elizondo and Fleur Praal.

http://www.leidenartsinsocietyblog.nl/articles/got-citadel-library-knowledge-repositories-history-fantasy

Exploring the Game of Thrones Citadel's library: Knowledge repositories in history and fantasy (by Fleur Praal and Andrea Reyes Elizondo)

08/12/2016

Last-minute, but no less fun: the BDMS department kindly invites all alumni to join current students and some Muenster guests currently in town for 'end-of-the-semester'-drinks, this afternoon. Location: De Keyzer, Kaisterstraat 2 (Leiden, opposite Plexus student centre); time: 17-19h.. Would be fun to see you there!

30/06/2016

Book & Digital Media is part of the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS). Curious about the institute's research? Check out the PhD-blog!
http://www.leidenartsinsocietyblog.nl/articles/open-science-a-necessary-call-for-action

16/07/2015

Enjoying the summer's quiet? Perfect time to mark this event in your September calendar: the editorial board of TXT, Book & Digital Media's student publication, will present the new issue on September 10 in Leiden. Programme details of the afternoon will follow soon. You're cordially invited!