This section contains homework assignments and instructions for the papers required in the course.
Homework
Course assignments.
| LEC # |
ASSIGNMENTS |
| 2 |
Homework 1: Ong, Orality and Literacy (PDF) |
| 3 |
Homework 2: Was There a Printing Revolution? (PDF) |
| 4 |
Homework 3: English Chapbooks (PDF) |
| 5 |
Homework 4: Eisenstein's Printing Revolution Revisited (PDF) |
| 8 |
Homework 5: Inkan Khipus (PDF) |
| 9 |
Homework 6: Scripts, Grooves, and Writing Machines (PDF) |
| 11 |
Homework 7: Book Clubs: Women and the Uses of Reading in Everyday Life (PDF) |
| 12 |
Homework 8: Digitizing the News: Innovation in Online Newspapers (PDF) |
Papers
Together these papers constitute 60% of the final grade. Editing suggestions are available in study materials.
First paper: Ten page paper (PDF)
Second paper: Five page paper (PDF)
The following document is an exemplary second paper written by David Proudfoot. The paper appears courtesy of the author and is used with permission. (PDF)