Conf.-Book Arts, Culture and Media in Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia: From Print to Digital, U Illinois, June 16-18

[Lynda Park]

The Russian, East European and Eurasian Center at the University of 
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, presents

the 2006 Ralph and Ruth Fisher Forum
International Conference on Book Arts, Culture and Media in Russia, Eastern 
Europe and Eurasia: From Print to Digital
June 16, Levis Faculty Center
June 17-18, Illini Union, Rooms 210 & 406

For the conference program see: 
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/events/fisher.html  Free and open to the public 
(except the Sat. banquet lecture and meals).

The 2006 Forum (and pre-conference events) will celebrate the achievements 
of book arts, culture and the media in Russia, East Europe and Eurasia, and 
discuss political challenges. It will also probe access mechanisms and 
research approaches facilitated by technology. International experts will 
join younger practitioners in providing a comprehensive overview of the field.

Keynote Address:
Friday, June 16 – 6.00 PM
"Closing and Opening and Closing and Opening: Reflections on the Russian 
Media"
Marianna Tax Choldin, Professor Emerita, University of Illinois

Banquet Lecture:
Saturday, June 17 – 7.45 PM  [Forum registrants only]
“An Illustrated Lecture on Russian Books and Prints, 1860-1930”
Jeffrey Brooks, Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University

Invited Theme Speakers:
* Medieval-Early Modern: David Birnbaum (Univ of Pittsburgh), Ralph 
Cleminson (Univ of Portsmouth, UK)
* 18th-19th Centuries: Igor Pil’shchikov (Moscow State Univ.), Juergen 
Warmbrunn (Herder Institute, Marburg)
* 20th Century to the present: Leonid Borodkin (Moscow State Univ), Stephen 
Lovell (King's College, London)
* Future Developments: Mikhail Afanas’ev (Historical Library, Moscow), 
Kiril Ribarov (Charles Univ, Prague)

Faculty Organizer:
Miranda Remnek, Head, Slavic and East European Library, University of Illinois

Co-Sponsors:
University of Illinois Library, Graduate School of Library & Information 
Science (GSLIS), International Programs and Studies, International Council; 
Bernard Quaritch, Ltd (Rare Books, London, UK); Central and Eastern 
European Online Library (CEEOL); East View Information Services; EBSCO 
Information Services; MIPP International (Moscow Independent Press 
Publishing); Stanley B. and Zdenka Winters; Hal and Mary Zirin.

Lynda Y. Park, Assistant Director
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
University of Illinois
104 International Studies Building, MC-487
910 South Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-6022, 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582
lypark at uiuc.edu
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu

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