Materiality and Text in the Digital Age

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

What happens to the study of the materiality of texts when a screen replaces the paper or parchment, and the stability of the written or printed signs is no longer guaranteed? Topics include paratexts and metadata, archival theory, the Digital Humanities, hypertexts, technology, and the book as fetish. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits with a minimum cumulative average of 80% and permission of the instructor.