Writing on the Page: Introduction to Print Cultures

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course will introduce Creative Writing and English students to scholarship and practices of print-based literature. Building on the fields of Book History, Bibliography, and Textual Studies, this course will investigate the cultural and social histories of print-based literature as well as model diverse practices of literary print production in our contemporary moment. We will cover key concepts surrounding the material and social production of literature, book design, and paper arts. These key historical, theoretical, and technical concepts will have direct applications in the work students produce in the course. PREREQUISITES: Completion of 6.0 credit hours at the 1000 level in ENGL, CRWR, KING or PERF. FORMATS: Lecture