Did you miss Eli Maclaren's Katz Memorial Lecture? No need to worry since the entire talk was recorded and is now freely available as a downloadable or streaming mp3.

Maclaren, Assistant Professor in the English Department at McGill University, spoke on the topic of "Major Contours in the History of the Book in Canada." As Maclaren sees it, the major counters in the history of the book in Canada can be reduced to five principal developments: the absence of the printing press in New France, the spread of official printing and newspapers across British North America, 19th century U.S. piracy and protectionist copyright that succeeded it, the rise of the Canadian small press in the early 20th century, and state sponsorship of the arts in the latter half of the 20th century. He draws parallels among these five developments that have helped to create a "national literature" in this country.

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Eli Maclaren - Major Counters in the History of the Book in Canada

Audio of Katz Lecture now online