Eileen Joy (punctum books): Freedom, Responsibility, E-Publishing, and Building New Cultural-Intellectual Publics

DHI Joy Public Talk 2013 PosterAre you interested in the Digital Humanities (DH) and the future of publishing, especially electronic and open access publishing? Please note this event!On Thursday, November 14, Eileen Joy (director of punctum books and co-founder of the BABEL Working Group) will present a talk entitled “Freedom, Responsibility, E-Publishing, and Building New Cultural-Intellectual Publics.” This visit is co-sponsored by the GW Digital Humanities Institute, GW MEMSI (Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute) and Gelman Library.

Joy will speak at 2 PM in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Labor History Research Center (Gelman Library, Room 702). The talk is followed by coffee and cookies. It’s also free and open to the public!

To learn more about punctum books (an open-access and print-on-demand independent publisher), visit the website.

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