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Fellow historians with interest in #mediahistory and #bookhistory. I would like to establish the hashtag #globalbookhistory for collecting and promoting studies that pay attention to non-Eurocentric, global, transregional views on the bookish worlds of the past. It is about time.
If you are interested in publishing a reader on the topic, as a special issue or in a series, please do get in touch with me.
But first things first, #bookhistory on its way to a #globalbookhistory: What literature would you recommend, and why?
But first things first, #bookhistory on its way to a #globalbookhistory: What literature would you recommend, and why?
On Twitter, the likes of @DevinFitzger and @incunabula are already addressing a #globalbookhistory. Maybe @SHARPorg would be the best place to organize this global interest?
So let me start with a few observations from my side, how I (as a scholar with expertise in #earlymodern #communicationhistory of Europe) think a #globalbookhistory design may look like. Feel free to join the thread, #bookhistory.
My first problem is the concept of an "early Modernity" for Europe. While this is roughly a concept of European history, ranging from 1400-1800 CE, this makes no sense for a global view. Terminology is never neutral and needs attention.
So is "Global Medieval and Renaissance" a better working concept for a #globalbookhistory? I am inclined to not think so. What terminology is neutral enough and inclusive for the development, usage and impact of character codes around the globe for communication?
What helps me design a comparative level of #globalbookhistory is a transregional focus. Such a focus allows both highlighting the regional patterns and details, and the interconnections and differences. A relational view on how humans communicate with signs on a given material.
Thank you so far for tweeting ideas and relevant literature on the topic. Keep doing so! Most of the mentions have already been on my list, but it is helpful to hear your ideas and suggestions in order to not miss anything.
#globalbookhistory
#globalbookhistory
But a #globalbookhistory needs more languages and more regional focus.
In a first step, let’s collect the relevant hashtags for a #globalbookhistory community and scholarly exchange:
In a first step, let’s collect the relevant hashtags for a #globalbookhistory community and scholarly exchange:
Hashtags for a #globalbookhistory community and scholarly exchange: (please RT and post your expert #hashtags)
#bookhistory (English speaking research)
#boekgeschiedenis (Dutch ...)
#Buchgeschichte (German ...)
#historiadellibro (Spanish ...)
#histoiredulivre (French ...)
...
#bookhistory (English speaking research)
#boekgeschiedenis (Dutch ...)
#Buchgeschichte (German ...)
#historiadellibro (Spanish ...)
#histoiredulivre (French ...)
...
What are the hashtags for the Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean etc. book history communities?
What hashtags are used globally to address #bookhistory matters?
A #globalbookhistory needs your hashtags to make you more visible, and to connect and interconnect.
What hashtags are used globally to address #bookhistory matters?
A #globalbookhistory needs your hashtags to make you more visible, and to connect and interconnect.
How do the African manuscript and book scholars connect on Twitter? What is your #bookhistory hashtag, fellow experts of Africa?
#globalbookhistory is calling.
#globalbookhistory is calling.
How do Latin America's book historians connect on Twitter? What is your #bookhistory hashtag, fellow experts from and of Latin America?
#globalbookhistory is calling.
#globalbookhistory is calling.
How do Central and Eastern European colleagues from the interdisciplinary fields of #bookhistory connect on Twitter?
What is your #hashtag, fellow experts of the Slavonic book and beyond? #globalbookhistory is calling...
What is your #hashtag, fellow experts of the Slavonic book and beyond? #globalbookhistory is calling...
We got a new hashtag for the community of #globalbookhistory: the Arabic book history!
#تاريخ_الكتاب
#تاريخ_الكتاب
