3 courses with the subject BKX, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
BKX 140Perspectives on Book Studies1
The gateway course presents the major themes of the book studies concentration--the creation, publication, distribution, reception, and survival of books--in a series of interactive workshops exposing students to the variety of subjects relevant to the concentration. These include graphic arts, the production and transmission of texts, literacy, and the sociology of the book. The course features members of the advisory committee on a rotational basis, and may be supplemented on occasion with lectures from the distinguished book studies people in the Valley. Required of all book studies concentrators, who are given enrollment priority. Enrollment limited to 12. Instructor permission required. S/U only.
The culminating experience for the book studies concentration is an independent research project that synthesizes the student’s academic and practical experiences. The student’s concentration adviser may or may not serve as the sponsor for the project; topics for this capstone project are decided in concert with the student’s adviser and vetted by the concentration’s director. The seminar meets to discuss methodology and progress on the independent projects and to discuss general readings in book studies theory and praxis. S/U only. Restrictions: Seniors only; Book studies concentrators only. Enrollment limited to 12. Instructor permission required.
