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H-140. The History & Culture of the Tibetan Book

This course offers a broad overview of the history and culture of the book in Tibet. Participants will discuss what is meant by “the book” in Tibetan culture and explore …

H-135. The History of the Book in Antebellum America

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This course will focus on the emergence of a national trade publishing system in the United States by examining the production, distribution, and reception of books and other printed materials …

H-150. A History of the Indigenous Book in the Americas: North of the Rio Grande

History (H)

The course will place greater emphasis on 1500 to the present, and on North America, but will also include discussion of earlier materials and of Central and South American peoples. …

H-155. The History of Artists’ Books since 1950

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Starting in the 1950s and continuing to the present, this course will consider how this genre was formed and what influences it. We will take time to discuss the readings, …

Kiara M. Vigil

Michael Kelly

Benjamin J. Nourse

Kurtis R. Schaeffer

Emeritus Faculty

Tony White

H-130. The History & Construction of the Mesoamerican Codex, 600–1550

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Of the thousands of pre-Columbian books produced, only a handful have survived to the present day, all of which shed a bright light on the history, language, and book production …

H-125. The Books of the Plays: Shakespeare & Print

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It is a cliché of Shakespeare scholarship that he was a “man of the theater.” But he was also a product of print. This class will be an intensive exploration …

History (H)

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