Asian Studies Program, Bard Translation and Translatability Initiative, Experimental Humanities Program, Literature Program, Written Arts Program, and Bard Reading Initiative Present
Why is Publishing So White?
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Online Event
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
A Talk With Richard Jean So
Assistant Professor of English and Cultural Analytics, McGill University
This talk introduces some recent research on the history of American book publishing and racial inequality. Its main argument is, historically, the post-war period (1950-2000) invented a form of white hegemony, both in terms of who gets toAssistant Professor of English and Cultural Analytics, McGill University
write books, as well as the kinds of stories that get told, that persists into the present. It also includes a discussion of the affordances of data and data science for the humanities, particularly the study of culture, the arts, and race.
Richard Jean So is assistant professor of English and Cultural Analytics at McGill University. His most recent book is Redlining Culture: A Data History of Racial Inequality and Postwar Fiction.
Zoom Link:
https://bard.zoom.us/j/85261488756?pwd=Q3RJTDUxNmIxL0Evb2RBMnF3UlRqZz09
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Online Event