IS 583

Fall 2021 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 23-Dec 8

Credit: 2 TO 4 hours.

Variety of newly developed and advanced topics courses within the field of Book History, intended to augment the existing Information Sciences curricula.

Additional fees may apply. See Class Schedule. 2 to 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. May be repeated in the same or separate semesters to a maximum of 16 hours, if topics vary.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

IS 583 class schedule data for fall 2021
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
75357
Online
HBO
9:00AM -11:50AM
F
n.a.
Mak, B
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/21-12/08/21
Degree Notes:
ONL Info Science rate course.
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
History of the Book
Section Info:
Explores the role of the book in the production and transmission of knowledge through time. Major themes include the design, materiality, and performance of reading and writing technologies. Particular attention will be paid to the graphic representation and visualization of information across media. Students will examine different approaches to the study of books and documents, including those of palaeography, diplomatics, bibliography, art history, musicology, textual criticism, digital humanities, and new media studies. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
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