The History of the Book: Elements of Bibliography and Print Culture
Introduces the academic study of media in all its forms, including books and print media as well as modern electronic and digital media. Provides an overview of key theories of media, culture, and society and relates them to contemporary issues, enabling students to apply different critical approaches to their everyday experiences with media.
Prerequisites & course information
Exclusion: SMC219Y1 , CCT218H5 , MDSA01H3; Exclusion:; Exclusion: SMC219Y1; Exclusion:; Exclusion: ACMB01H3; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , and BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: CCT331H5 , MDSB15H3; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: MDSC63H3; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: SMC228H1; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: SMC229H1; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: SMC470H1; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS302H1 S (Special Topics in Book & Media Histories: The Illustrated Dante ) offered in Winter 2024.; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS301H1 (Special Topics in Book & Media Cultures: Media & The Myths of Romance ) offered in Winter 2024.; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS301H1 (Special Topics in Book & Media Cultures: Fandom and Fan Fiction ) offered in Fall 2023.; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: 4.0 credits; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: SLA254H1; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS301H1 ( Fortune Telling and Media ) offered in Fall 2024.; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: ( BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 ) or SMC219Y1; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: SMC386H1; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: CCT316H5 , MDSB03H3; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including 2.0 BMS credits. Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Corequisite: NA; Corequisite:; Exclusion: BMS301H1 S LEC0201 20261.; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: SMC301H1 ( The Media Franchise , offered in Winter 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021), BMS303H1 ( The Media Franchise , offered in Fall 2022); Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: CCT314H5 , MDSC02H3; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 6.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS300H1 ( Media Ecology ) offered in Winter 2022 and Fall 2022; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Students must be enrolled in a BMS Major program and have completed 6.0 credits including at least 3.0 BMS credits with at least a B+ average; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS395Y1; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Students must be enrolled in a BMS Major program and have taken at least 10.0 credits including at least 3.0 BMS credits with at least a B+ average; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS394H1; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students are also required to complete BMS110Y1 , BMS331H1 , BMS310Y1 or BMS421H1 .; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS402H1 (Topic: The Power of Print ) offered in Winter 2025, Fall 2025; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS401H1 (Advanced Topics in Book & Media Cultures: Mindful Media: Theory & Practice ) offered in Winter 2024.; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS401H1 (Advanced Topics in Book & Media Cultures: Environmental Justice & Media ) offered in Winter 2023.; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS403H1 (Advanced Topics in Book & Media Industry: The Game Industry ) offered in Winter 2024.; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Prerequisite: Completion of 10.0 credits including BMS100H1 , BMS200Y1 , BMS201H1 . Students who do not meet these prerequisites are encouraged to contact the unit.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS401H1 (Advanced Topics in Book & Media Cultures: Boys' Love and the Culture of Desire ) offered in Winter 2023.; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Students must be enrolled in a BMS Major program and have taken 10.0 credits including at least 6.0 BMS credits with at least a B+ average.; Prerequisite:; Exclusion: BMS495Y1; Exclusion:; Prerequisite: Students must be enrolled in a BMS Major program and have taken at least 10.0 credits including least 6.0 BMS credits with at least a B+ average.; Prerequisite:; Corequisite: BMS494H1; Corequisite:
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027