The Department of Book and Reading Studies also researches the books of this world beyond the borders of Europe. The invention of movable-type printing in 15th century Korea or the licensing trade of globally operating publishing groups are among the subjects in research and teaching, as are the readers on social platforms worldwide or the illustrations in globally shared and traded children's books. The teaching print shop and the publishers' archive are part of Book and Reading studies.
Training Print Shop
Courses in manual typesetting with lead types are offered in the department's own training print shop.
More information about the print shop.
Contact:
PD Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Reske
Deliveries: Georg-Forster-Building, Jakob-Welder-Weg 12: Letterpress,
Tel. 06131-39 25258
DTP Studio
In the DTP studio, students use ten current Apple Mac computers to gain insight into current practices in publishing houses and agencies and can be trained the practical implementation of typographic designs.
Contact:
Dr. Dipl.-Designer Albert Ernst
P 107 (Building 1141), Tel. 06131-3923910
Mainz Publishers' Archive
In the archive, the influence of significant publishing houses that shaped the social and political reality of Germany since the second half of the twentieth century can be explored (Rowohlt, Rotbuch, Europäische Verlagsanstalt, Syndikat, and others). Case studies can be used to present and teach about production and design, editing and licensing departments.
Accordingly, the documents kept are very diverse: author-publisher correspondence, manuscripts, cover drafts, promotional materials, etc. Students work with the archive materials both in courses and for their theses, researchers from Germany and abroad are also welcome to visit the archive.
More information on the page of Mainzer Verlagsarchiv
Departmental Library of Book and Reading Studies
The Library of Book and Reading Studies (Philosophicum, 3rd floor, room 03-836) is part of the
Departmental Library Philosophicum.