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Ü Das Buch als Kulturgut und Sammelobjekt

Instructors: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Corinna Norrick-Rühl
Shortname: Buch als Kulturgut
Course No.: 05.610.250
Course Type: Übung

Requirements / organisational issues

This class will be held in English; hence, good English skills are a prerequisite to taking this class. Most of the sources we will be working with are in English. Participants will be expected to read the source materials in English at home and contribute to classroom discussions and group work in English. 

Recommended reading list

Basbanes, Nicholas A.: A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books. New York: Holt 1999.
Benton, Megan L.: Beauty and the Book: Fine Editions and Cultural Distinction in America. New Haven [u.a.]: Yale University Press 2000.
DeMaria, Robert Jr.: Book Collecting and the Book as Object. In: The Enduring Book: Print Culture in Postwar America. Hrsg. von David Paul Nord. Chapel Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Press 2009, S. 472–84.

Contents

Topic: Bibliophiles and bibliophily in the US

In this class, we will take a look at forms, actors and institutions of American bibliophily, starting in the 17th century and ending with the status quo today. We will reflect the role of the book in the US as an object of cultural value and as a part of collections. Our main focus will be on private book collections, but we will also talk about bibliophilic societies (among others, the Grolier Club and the Caxton Club) as well as the American antiquarian book market and book auctions in America. We will also discuss the important role of bibliophiles in supporting the public library system in the USA, but also in establishing independent research libraries (for example the Folger Library in DC or the Pierpont Morgang Library in NYC).

Dates

Date (Day of the week) Time Location
04/17/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 421 P7
1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude
04/24/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 421 P7
1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude
05/08/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 421 P7
1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude
05/15/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 421 P7
1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude
05/22/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 421 P7
1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude
05/29/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 421 P7
1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude
06/05/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 421 P7
1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude
06/12/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 421 P7
1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude
06/19/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 421 P7
1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude
06/26/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 421 P7
1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude
07/03/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 421 P7
1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude
07/10/2019 (Wednesday) 10:15 - 11:45 00 421 P7
1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude