We organised one-day research events with a range of presentations and speakers focussing on specific research themes and delving into marginalised university and public collections. These public events took place with live participants based in a number of locations and linked together online by Zoom.
These research events aimed to address issues of the history and unique relevance of small press publications and ephemera, in particular those without a spine, Spineless Wonders. We made links to Egyptian papyri, inscribed stones, scrolls and medieval manuscripts, including a range of languages - Persian, Coptic and Hebrew, and looking at the relation between material and digital publication.
Associated Events
Spineless Spotlights: Pamphlets from Senate House Library’s Collections online via the Institute of English Studies,
University of London
21 June 2021
Celebrating the Legacies of Black Ink
Brixton Tate Library
Friday, 19 May 2023, 7.00pm to 9.00pm
An evening with Desrie Thomson-George, who presented at Spineless Wonders, 2022, co-founder of the Black Ink Collective, will tell its story with readings and performances by Kadija George Sesay, Sandra Agard, Jason Lee, Derek Owusu, and Stxkz to commemorate the 45th Anniversary of its birth.
Resources
Further resources are available in our Knowledge Base.
Related links
UCL Small Press Collections
UCL Special Collections
Senate House Library Special Collections
Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections