Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP)
Established: 1991. Membership: 1,100. Annual dues: $20 student/independent scholar; $55 individual full membership; $25 libraries/institutional members (for libraries/institutions ONLY, includes SHARP News. Does not include Book History or member benefits). NOTE: If outside USA or Canada, please add $5.00 to membership dues to cover international postage.
Web site: http://www.sharpweb.org
Statement of Purpose: To promote research and education in book history, broadly defined as the history of the creation, dissemination, and uses of script and print.
Officers and Staff
President:
Leslie Howsam
Department of History
University of Windsor
Windsor , Ontario N9B 3p4
Phone: (513) 253-3000 x2330
Email: president@sharpweb.org
Vice President:
Ian Gadd
School of English & Creative Studies
Bath Spa University College
Newton Park
Bath BA2 9BN
United Kingdom
Phone: +44-1225-875455
Fax: +44-1225-875503
Email: vp@sharpweb.org
SHARP liaisons to AHA:
Robb K. Haberman
Department of History
Trinity College
880 W. 181st Street Apt. 3I
New York, NY 10033
robb.haberman@trincoll.edu
Co-Primary Contact
Jessica C. Linker
Department of History
University of Connecticut
241 Glenbrook Road
Storrs, CT 06269
Email: jessica.linker@uconn.edu
Co-Primary Contact
Treasurer:
James Wald
Hampshire College Center for the Book
Warner House
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA 01002-5001
Phone: (413) 559-5592
Fax: (413) 559-5620
Email: treasurer@sharpweb.org
Recording Secretary:
Jyrki Hakapää
Academy of Finland
Finland
Phone: +358 50 5399319
E-mail: secretary@sharpweb.org
Membership Secretary:
Eleanor Shevlin
2006 Columbia Rd., NW, Apt 42
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 462-3105
E-mail: membership@sharpweb.org
External Affairs Director:
Simon Frost
Institute of Literature, Culture and Media Studies
University of Southern Denmark
Strandskadevej 23
DK-8250 Egaa
Denmark
Email: publicity@sharpweb.org
Director for Publications and Awards:
Claire Squires
Stirling Centre for International Publishing & Communications
Dept. of English Studies, Rm. B9, Pathfoot Building
University of Stirling
Stirling FK9 4LA
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)1786 467505
Email: publications@sharpweb.org
Editors, Book History:
Ezra Greenspan
Department of English
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275-0435
Email: egreensp@smu.edu
Editor, SHARP News:
Dr. Sydney Shep
Wai-te-ata Press
Victoria University of Wellington
P.O. Box 600
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone: +64-4-463-5784
Fax: +64-4-463-5446
Email: editor@sharpweb.org
Annual Meeting Date: summer, usually July
Publications: SHARP News, quarterly; Membership and Periodicals Directory, annually; Book History, annually
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Text revisions by:
Elisabeth Grant 08/12/11
Text proofing and layout:
Miriam Hauss 02/13/02
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Last Updated: August 12, 2011 3:44 PM