April 20: Discussion
Core
- Courtney “Jet” Jacobs, Marcia McIntosh, and Kevin M. O’Sullivan, “The Bibliographical Maker Movement” (2022), external website
- Lori Emerson, “Media Archaeology Lab as Platform for Undoing and Reimagining Media History” (2023), external website
- Sydney J. Shep and Ya-Wen Ho, “East Meets West: Merging Technology, Language and Culture” in Letterpress Printing : Past, Present, Future (2023), resource via library
Penumbra
- Kari Kraus, “Bibliocircuitry and the Design of the Alien Everyday” in Making Things and Drawing Boundaries (2017), external resource
- Victoria Squire and Sophie R. Homer, “Under Pressure: Psychological Perspectives on Letterpress, Craft, and Well-Being” (2020), resource via library
- Patrick Goossens, “Preserving Historically Correct Letterpress Printing in Theory and Practice” in Letterpress Printing : Past, Present, Future (2023), resource via library
- Alan Marshall, “Between Theory and Practice: Bringing Letterpress and Digital Together in Printing Museums” in Letterpress Printing : Past, Present, Future (2023), resource via library
April 24: Collaborative Prints
Lab Prep: Our print labs will involve potential messes of several kinds, including ink, oils and solvents, and simple dirt. We do have protective gear such as aprons and gloves, but even so I would not recommend wearing your best linen suit; please wear something that you won’t mind getting dirty.