Pitts Theology Library is excited to welcome Professor Andrew Pettegree, of the University of St. Andrews, to give the Spring “Table Talk” keynote lecture, “Book History’s New Frontier and the Perils of Big Data,” on Thursday, April 11th at 5:30pm in Emory’s Cannon Chapel. Dr. Pettegree is one of the leading voices in the study of the history of the book and a world-renowned cultural historian of the early modern period. The lecture is at 5:30pm in Emory’s Cannon Chapel, but the library invites all to come as early as 3:30pm that day to tour the library’s exhibition and learn about updates to the library’s Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection. All events are free and open to the public, but registration is required: http://pitts.tl/kessler2024. The event will be livestreamed, and the link for the livestream will be sent to those who register in advance. A schedule of the afternoon’s events is below:
3:30pm-4:30pm: Registration and Exhibition Tours (Pitts Theology Library)
4:30pm-5:15pm: Kessler Collection Updates from the Library Director (Pitts Theology
Library)
5:30pm-6:30pm: Keynote Address (Cannon Chapel)
6:30pm-7:30pm: Reception (Candler School of Theology Atrium and Plaza)
