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=Art 382: The Art and History of the Book, On-Line Exhibition=

Toward the beginning of the semester, you will “adopt a book” in Goucher’s Special Collections, which you will keep on a book truck in the Peirce center and visit frequently throughout the semester. Your book will be the subject of a __research paper__ and an “__on-line exhibition__” (based on a wiki page that you will create and update as you develop content related to your book). In most, if not all cases, your book will be an ‘unknown’ object, even if it was written by an author familiar to you. Therefore, you will have to think creatively over the course of the semester—inspired, I hope, by our readings, class discussions, field trips, and outside lecturers—about how the physical properties and embellishment of your book (word, image, and form) communicate meaning. You are also responsible for learning about its author, its publisher, its publication history, and its illustrations. Lastly, how does your book relate to its historical, visual, economic, political, gastronomical, musical, &c. contexts?
 * Project Description: Adopt and Analyze A Book from Special Collections


 * Assignments related to your project:

a) Research Paper: You will produce a research paper at the end of the semester on your book; the paper will be __10-15 pages__ in length [DUE December 6]

b) Virtual Exhibition: You will complement your paper with a virtual exhibition, which you will build using “wikispaces”. There is already a main page for your wiki; once you are a member (I will enroll you), you will create your own wiki page within the main page, which should be a shortened form of the TITLE of the book you selected.

c) Presentations: You will give a 10-15 minute class presentation toward the end of the semester, using visuals from your wiki site.