Tomorrow Never Knows: The Beatles in Text and Image - Symposium

This symposium is being held in conjunction with the exhibition entitled Tomorrow Never Knows: The Beatles in Text and Image which will be on view in the University of Pennsylvania Libraries' Kamin Gallery located on the first floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library from February 24 to August 11, 2014. The exhibition includes a range of text-based materials dating from 1964 to the present that illustrate the reception of the Beatles in the form of books, periodicals, ephemera, commercial products, memorabilia, and recordings

The purpose of the symposium is to examine the materiality of the texts and images and to explore the broader cultural meaning which can be derived from the study of books on the Beatles and to place these print artifacts in a larger cultural and social context.

Among the featured symposium participants includes Richard Langham, former EMI sound engineer who worked with The Beatles in 1963 and later at the end of their recording career as a group in 1968/1969.

 Speakers who have been invited to the symposium include:

Richard Langham (EMI, Sound Engineer, retired) Richard Langham worked as a sound engineer at Abbey Road and worked with The Beatles in 1963 and 1969/1969. Walter Everett (University of Michigan), the leading expert on the music of The Beatles
Walter Everett (University of Michigan), the leading expert on the music of The Beatles 
Gordon Thompson (Skidmore College), who explores The Beatles in the context of the British Invasion
Al Sussman (Executive Editor of Beatlefan Magazine), A former radio analyst for ASCAP, Al Sussman has just published an new book, 'Changin' Times: 101 Days That Shaped A Generation with Parading Press.
Donna Parsons (University of Iowa), a Professor of English, who teaches courses on the cultural Impact of the Beatles
Eugene Halus (Immaculata University), a Professor of History teaches a course on the politics and reception of John Lennon
Larry Kane (author, journalist and broadcaster), author of two books on The Beatles and one on John Lennon, Kane was among the handful of journalists who accompanied the Beatles on their first tour of America. Kane has agreed to give the keynote address.
Jude Southerland Kessler (Novelist, Blogger), Jude is the self-published author of two biographical novels based on the life of John Lennon
Anthony DeCurtis (University of Pennsylvania), is Faculty Lecturer in the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing and a contributing editor at Rolling Stone Magazine. An award winning writer, DeCurtis has published numerous articles and reviews on The Beatles during the past thirty years.

Registration is $45