Enemies of Promise? Academic Publishing in a Changing Public Sphere
Thu 7 Nov 2024 12:00 - 17:30 GMT
Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 HH58
Description
A half-day symposium examining the implications of the numerous changes in the world of academic publishing today.
Across two presentation sessions and a Q&A panel, this event will explore the relationship of, and dynamics between authors, publishers, university libraries and a wider academically informed readership. The sessions will both address academic production; the first will focus on books, while the second will relate to academic articles and journals.
Schedule:
11:00: Registration
12:00: Welcome address from organiser, Andreas Hess MRIA
12:20: Session 1: Academic Book Publishing
- Prof. John B. Thompson (Professor of Sociology, University of Cambridge, Director of Polity Press, UK)
- Ruth Hegarty (Head of Publications, Royal Irish Academy)
- Chair: Sarah Carol MYAI (School of Sociology, UCD)
- General discussion and Q&A
13:45: Lunch
2.30pm: Session 2: Academic Journal and Article Publishing
- Prof. Richard Whatmore (Co-director of St. Andrews' Center of Intellectual History and editor-in-chief of 'History of European Ideas')
- Prof. Samantha Ashenden (Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool, UK/Former editor-in-chief of and editorial board member of 'Economy and Society')
- Chair: Marta Eichsteller (School of Sociology, UCD)
- General discussion and Q&A
15:50: Tea & Coffee
16:15: Roundtable Discussion
- Prof. John Thompson
- Ruth Hegarty
- Prof. Richard Whatmore
- Prof. Sam Ashenden
- Cathal McCauley
- Chair: Andreas Hess MRIA
17:00: Closing Remarks
17:30 Reception
This event is supported by CONUL, the UCD School of Sociology and the College of Social Sciences and Law at UCD
Location
Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 HH58