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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
From the Times Literary Supplement to Les Temps Modernes and Novyi Mir, from The Criterion to Die neue Rundschau and Spare Rib, there can be no doubting the influence of literary-intellectual magazines in selecting and shaping our cultural knowledge, our beliefs and values. But we still know surprisingly little about how these crucial cultural institutions were led and managed and even how day-to-day editorial duties were undertaken in practice. Above all, it is difficult to reconcile the reality of editorial practice – so often mundane and resolutely collective – with the stubbornly persistent myth of the singular charismatic editor.
In this lecture, Matthew Philpotts (Liverpool) explores these issues by drawing on the corpus of editors that forms the empirical basis for his most recent project, Editing the Twentieth Century. Viewing editorship through the lens of cultural sociology he argues that plurality is the defining and recurring feature of editorship. The most effective instances of editorship are those characterised by a plurality of dispositions and competences, whether that is realised through a single ‘plural actor’ or through a wider and collective ‘redaction’. But successful editorship is ultimately determined not by editorial skill alone, but by the social conditions in which editorship is practised.
The lecture will be held in English, questions in German are welcome.
Lecturer:
Matthew Philpotts, Head of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Liverpool
Contact:
Roman Léandre Schmidt, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Berlin
Lecture:
The lecture is part of the annual meeting of the work group "Kulturwissenschaftliche Zeitschriftenforschung".
Press contact:
Miriam Wienhold, 0201 72 04 152, miriam.wienhold@kwi-nrw.de
Information on participating / attending:
The lecture will be held in English, questions in German are welcome.
Date:
06/14/2018 16:15 - 06/14/2018 17:45
Event venue:
Gartensaal, KWI, Goethestraße 31
45128 Essen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
regional
Subject areas:
Cultural sciences, Language / literature, Media and communication sciences
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
05/03/2018
Sender/author:
Miriam Wienhold
Department:
Pressestelle
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event60433
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