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Sep 29, 2024
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HIST 484B - History of the Book in America (3 units)
History of reading, book production and publishing, and authorship in America from early English colonial settlement to the development of mass-market journalism.
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to conduct a descriptive bibliography of a rare book, and make informed conclusions about the significance of paper, format, illustration, type, and cost.
2. Students will be able to discuss, in writing and/or in class discussion, the cultural significance of a book as a material object.
3. Students will be able to explain, in writing, how typographic print functions as propaganda, as well as the connections between typographic printing and cultural change in America.
4. Students will be able to discuss, in writing and in class discussion, the benefits/drawbacks of digital books vs books in print.
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