Faculty of Arts
History
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
MK7 6AA
Tel +44 (0) 1908 652 472
International Centre for the History of Crime, Policing and Justice
‘Criminal Book History’
Friday 18February 2011
On Friday 18 February 2011, the International Centre for the History of Crime, Policing and Justice at the Open University will be hosting a themed seminar on ‘Criminal Book History’. Four papers will be presented; details are given on the enclosed programme.
The event will be held in the ground-floor Arts meeting room in the Wilson A buildingat Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, and the first paper will begin at 11:00. Tea and coffee will be served on arrival at 10:30 and lunch will be provided. Papers will last around 30-40 minutes followed by questions for c.20-30 minutes. It is expected that the event will finish by 16:00.
To reserve a place, please complete the booking form below and return by 1 February 2011, together with payment of £10.
Travel directions can be found at For further information please contact Yvonne Bartley (Email: , Tel: 01908 332790).
Yours sincerely
Ros Crone.
To book a place please complete and return this slip (together with cheque for £10 made payable to ‘The Open University’) to Yvonne Bartley, Faculty of Arts, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA 1 February at the latest.
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International Centre for the History of Crime, Policing and Justice (ICHPCJ)‘Criminal Book History’
18February 2011
Meeting Rooms 1, 2 & 3, Wilson A, Walton Hall, The Open University /
This themed seminar explores the links between histories of crime and the history of print in the nineteenth century. Crime and its punishment has long been a topic which has attracted readers and filled the coffers of publishers. However, from the turn of the nineteenth century, developments in printing technology, the emergence of cheap publications and rising literacy levels meant that interactions between crime and print culture flourished. The four papers at this seminar will explore the ways in which crime shaped forms of writing, publishing, print distribution and reading.
To register your attendance, please use the attached form, or email Yvonne Bartley: .
Programme:
10:30-11:00:Arrival, Tea/Coffee
11:00-12:00:Kirsty Reid (University of Bristol) ‘Writing the Voyage: Convict ship newspapers and the journey to Australia’
12:00-13:00:Lunch
13:00-14:00:Alice Smalley (Open University) ‘Illustrating Crime: Visual representations of crime in the late nineteenth century newspaper’
14:00-15:00:Natalie Pryor (University of Southampton) ‘Defining Obscenity: The problems of prosecuting literature in the mid nineteenth century’
15:00-15:15:Tea/ Coffee
15:15-15:45:Rosalind Crone (Open University) ‘”The prison and myself are becoming quite a show”: Elizabeth Fry’s prison project revisited’
15:45-16:00: Wrap Up
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