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History of the Book I: Developments and Approaches

Course
2021-2022

Admission requirements

Course open to BDMS students (and BDMS exchange students) only. All others should contact the course lecturer.

Description

This introductory course deals with the history of the printed book in the West. Central themes are the transition from manuscript to print, censorship, the development of copyright, technical and organisational changes in book production and distribution, reading and book collecting, the emergence of a public sphere, the physical appearance of the book, and the impact of the printed book on society. During the course, students will be given small research assignments.

Course objectives

  • Students acquire a general knowledge of the history of the printed book in the West from the invention of printing to the present;

  • Students become familiar with the methods and tools used in book historical research.

Timetable

The timetables are available through MyTimetable

Mode of instruction

  • Lectures

  • Seminars

  • Research

Assessment method

Assessment

  • Written examination

  • Assignment

Weighing

  • Written examination (70%)

  • Assignment (30%)

To complete the final mark, please take notice of the following: 1) the final grade for the course is established by determining the weighted average; 2) the final grade for the course is established by (I) determination of the weighted average combined with (II) additional requirements. These additional requirements generally relate to one or more of the subtests which always have to be sufficient.

Resit

In the case of a fail students are entitled to re-write the examination and/or small assignment.

Inspection and feedback

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Reading list

  • Eliot, Simon, & Jonathan Rose (eds.), A Companion to the History of the Book (Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2007).

  • Briggs, Asa, and Peter Burke, A Social History of the Media, from Gutenberg to the Internet (London: Polity Press, 2014).

Registration

Enrollment through uSis is mandatory. If you have any questions, please contact the departmental office, email: osz-oa-arsenaal@hum.leidenuniv.nl

Registration Studeren à la carte en Contractonderwijs

Not applicable

Contact

  • For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.

  • For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Arsenaal