January 26: Discussion
Core
- Bonnie Mak, “Architectures of the Page” from How the Page Matters (2012), resource via library
- Sarah Werner, “Paper” from Studying Early Printed Books, 1450-1800 : A Practical Guide (2019), library resource
☞ Note: Werner’s book is a valuable reference I recommend several times in this syllabus, but typically include in the Penumbral readings because only one electronic copy of this book is available at a time from the library (library licensing rights are a topic I expect we’ll cover this semester). To ensure you can read this short chapter before class, start early and check back if someone is reading when you first try. When you do read it, please don’t keep the chapter open in your browser when you’re not actively reading, so your colleagues will have an opportunity to read it also. - Jonathan Senchyne, “Introduction” and “Conclusion: Reading Into Surfaces” from The Intimacy of Paper in Early and Nineteenth-Century American Literature (2019), resource via library
Penumbra
- Herman Melville, “The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids” (1855), external website
- Steven Lubar, “‘Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate’: A Cultural History of the Punch Card” (1992), resource via library
- Fresh Press Paper, “A Case for a New Case Paper: Co-engineering Library Conservation Materials from Locally Sourced Agricultural Waste” (2019), external resource
- Andrew Piper, Chad Wellmon, and Mohamed Cheriet, “The Page Image: Towards a Visual History of Digital Documents” (2020), resource via library
- Martin Paul Eve, “New Leaves: Riffling the History of Digital Pagination” (2022), external website
- Mia Sato, “The Perfect Web Page” (2024), external website
January 30: Paper-Making Lab
Special Lab Preparations: we will be working with water and fibers, and there will be a chance for messes. We do have aprons, and paper fibers do typically clean up easily, but even so I would not recommend wearing your best dress clothes to this week’s lab.