Cultures of the Book (P03047)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P03047

The aim of this course is to introduce students to Book History as a concept and to provide a general overview of the key developments in the field, tracing the movement from scribal culture to hand printing, from industrialisation to new technologies. Seminars (which will run for 2 hours a week) will be taught by experts from the University and beyond, and will draw on a wide range of material from the University’s Special Collections. Assessment will be based on a course essay of 4000 words, selected from a range of prescribed topics, to be submitted by the end of Semester 1.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

English Literature, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Friday	10:00	12:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

to be added

Assessment Information

Assessment will be an essay of 4000 words, selected from a range of prescribed topics, to be submitted by the end of Semester 1, as sepecified in the programme handbook