The Schlueter Lecture series is sponsored by the Lafayette College Libraries and endowed by a generous gift from Paul and June Schlueter. This lecture series has provided an opportunity to study books as objects and artifacts since 2007. The Schlueter Lecture occurs annually in Fall.
Past Speakers
Our past speakers include:
- 2022
Dr. Leah Price, Inessential Work: What COVID Has Taught Us About REading
- 2020/2021
Matthew Kirschenbaum, Bitstreams The Future of Digital Literary Heritage
- 2019
Nicholas Basbanes, Paper: A Cultural Consideration
- 2018
Andrew Stauffer, University of Virginia, Book Traces
- 2017
David J. Roxburgh, Harvard University
- 2016
Ian Smith, Lafayette College
- 2015
Michael Blanding, Brandeis University
- 2014
Heather Wolfe, The Folger Shakespeare Library
- 2013
Michael F. Suarez, University of Virginia
- 2012
David Reynolds, Graduate Center of the City University of New York
- 2011
Kent Harold Richards, Society of Biblical Literature
- 2010
Carolee Campbell, Ninja Press
- 2009
Jay Parini ’70, Middlebury College
- 2008
Mark Dimunation, Library of Congress
To nominate a speaker:
If you would like to nominate a speaker to present at this annual lecture, please fill out the form below.
Thank you for your interest in the Schlueter Lecture series and for your nomination!