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Activism in the International Geography of Books: Small Publishing Houses from Argentina at the 2020 Virtual Frankfurt Book Fair

Lookup NU author(s): Dr María RiveiroORCiD

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Abstract

International Book Fairs are vital for the international geography of books and allow the researcher to observe the relations of domination and the defiant practices that shape book production. This article draws on a survey and in‑depth interviews with small publishing houses from Argentina to analyze their participation in the 2020 Virtual Frankfurt Book Fair, and complements this data with an online observation of the fair. While Argentine history is rich with cases of publishers closely related to politics, we pose the question on the forms activism adopts in the twenty‑first century. This analysis engages in current debates on the links between publishing and politics, centers and peripheries, power dynamics, and on how these phenomena shift in the virtual sphere. This participation is theorized as activism practices, i.e. (i) resistance from dominant practices, (ii) an enthusiastic approach to the virtual sphere, and (iii) cooperation and reliance on institutions.

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Author(s): Riveiro MB, Szpilbarg D

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Mémoires du livre

Year: 2023

Volume: 13

Issue: 2

Pages: 1-27

Online publication date: 14/06/2023

Acceptance date: 14/06/2023

Date deposited: 01/10/2025

ISSN (electronic): 1920-602X

Publisher: Groupe de recherches et d’études sur le livre au Québec

URL: https://doi.org/10.7202/1100567ar

DOI: 10.7202/1100567ar

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