SHARP 2023 online

Absolutely delighted that the SHARP 2023 book history conference will be totally online, hosted from New Zealand. I’ve been very disappointed with the very restrictive online options for this year’s conference in Amsterdam, which coupled with limited info being given out in advance re the streamed content left me not able to confidently register. I think I made the right decision. Even without Covid the in person venue also seems to have been very problematic on accessibility grounds, so I’d have struggled a lot if I’d been there in person. Online is different, yes, but it does have the potential to open up the conference to many more people around the world. And it is lovely to see the University of Otago hosting it. I may even submit a paper, possibly prompted by my experiences as a disabled reader who relies on eBooks and utterly gigantic fonts to read. Though I’d need to widen from just me. If not I will be a very happy audience member. Here is the CFP.