ELIT 2301
Publishing: History and Contexts
This course offers a broad introduction to book publishing, with the goal of establishing an understanding the larger issues facing publishing today, as well as the historical and cultural contexts that informs these issues. We will look at both multiple types of book publishing, with a general emphasis on contemporary Anglophone trade publishing, and will have frequent class visits (via Zoom) by professionals from different sectors of the publishing community. This course will count for one of the core requirements of the Publishing specialization.
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Professor Purchase is different from some of the other professors in that he really cares for his students. He's always more than willing to help, and though papers and readings can be tough, his guidance makes them easier. Highly recommend his Text and Tradition classes, and any class taught by him is bound to be excellent.
1/22/2016