Applicable for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The minor in The Book explores the past, present, and future of the written word in its material form from the perspective of a variety of humanistic and social scientific disciplines. 

Minor Requirements

Students in the minor are required to complete four related courses in at least three disciplines among the following list OR from collateral topics courses or independent study units:

Art Studio and Art History—

• AS110 (Book Arts and Letterpress)
• AS201 (Printmaking)
• AS226 (Book and Book Structures)
• AH211 (Medieval Europe)

History—

• HY105 (Civilization in the West: Cultures of the Book) (2 units)
• HY200 (Topics, when topic is History and Future of the Book)
• HY274 (Making Europe: Medieval Culture and the Framing of European Identity)
• HY275 (Renaissance and Reformation)
• HY277 (Europe in an Age of Absolutism)

English—

• EN275 (Graphic Novel)
• EN282 (Beginning Poetry Writing)
• EN287 (Beginning Fiction Writing)

Film and Media Studies--          

• FM202 (Philosophy of Technology in Film and Media Studies

Classics/Religion—

• CL222/RE200 (Topics: The Bible: Myth and History
• CL222/RE200 (Topics: Making and Faking Scriptures)

Minors in the Book are encouraged to complete major papers or projects in these courses in the field of book studies. Topics or independent study units may count toward the minor when they explore:

• the materiality of text
• the book as art object
• the history and social impact of script and printing
• book decoration
• the place of print among other media

 

The Integrative Experience

A final required unit of independent study requires a capstone project reflecting on student's prior coursework, and may be completed under the direction of Aaron Cohick, (printer of The Press), Jessy Randall (curator of Special Collections), or any faculty member active in the minor.