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Textual Studies and Digital Humanities at UW

Interdisciplinary study of the history, present and future of texts, from scrolls, manuscripts and printed books to archival documents, digital texts and textual data. Explore how texts have been written, published, read, circulated, catalogued and archived from antiquity to today.

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Minor in Textual Studies and Digital Humanities

Interdisciplinary Minor for UW students interested in careers in libraries, archives, publishing and in issues related to editing, preservation, storage and access. Learn to work with archival materials in Special Collections and discover techniques for building digital editions and textual databases. Click for more info about curriculum and requirements.

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Students enrolled in any MA or PhD program at the UW can complete a 16-credit Graduate Certificate in Textual and Digital Studies. A complement to a degree program for students interested in digital humanities projects, archival work, and in reflecting on the role of material forms and textual histories of the materials they study. Click for more info.

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Courses in Digital Humanities and Humanities Data Science, The History of Books and Publishing, Archive and Library Studies, Manuscript Studies, Print Culture, among many other areas. Click for 2024-2025 courses.

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Textual Studies and Digital Humanities Minor Researches Accessibility in Library Exhibitions for Capstone Project

Ayla Tanurhan Collaborates with UW Special Collections Exhibitions on Inclusive Design Over the spring 2024 quarter, UW Textual Studies student Ayla Tanurhan completed the undergraduate Minor in Textual Study and Digital Humanities with a culminating Capstone project in collaboration with UW Special Collections Exhibitions. In her own words, Ayla describes her work on accessible and […]

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UW Libraries Hosts Storytelling Fellows Podcasting Workshop

Elliott Stevens on Digital Scholarship and Accessibility in Storytelling Over the past four weeks, the University of Washington Libraries has hosted a program called Storytelling Fellows. Led by UW Textual Studies’ own Elliott Stevens (Research Commons and English Studies Librarian, UW Libraries), alongside Perry Yee, Kathryn Miller, Dylan Burns, and Jinny Sanders, this workshop helps […]

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UW Textual Studies Minor Completes Capstone on Digital Exhibition

Bonnie Ha on Collaborating with UW Special Collections for Online Exhibition of Historical Anatomy Books Over the summer quarter, UW Textual Studies student Bonnie Ha completed her Capstone project and, with it, the undergraduate Minor in Textual Study and Digital Humanities. The Capstone is a culminating project, undertaken during any quarter of the academic year, […]

UW Textual Studies adds Research Associate in Program Development and Outreach

Hello everyone! My name is Nikita Willeford Kastrinos and I’m very excited to join the UW Textual Studies Program as a Research Associate this academic year. I’m a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of English and an alum of the UW Textual Studies graduate certificate program. In this blog, I’ll tell you a bit about […]

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UW Textual Studies Dawg Daze Takes Students to Special Collections

Old Books, New Technologies: Textual Studies’ Dawg Daze Event Recap Last week, the UW Textual Studies Program welcomed new and returning students to our Dawg Daze event, “Old Books, New Technologies: UW Special Collections and the Minor in Textual Studies and Digital Humanities.” Held in the UW Libraries’ Special Collections, the event featured an overview […]

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Welcome Back UW Textual Studies Students

UW Textual Studies Program Fall Events, Upcoming Courses, and Program Information Welcome back, UW students! Here at UW Textual Studies, we’re gearing up for another academic year! We’re looking forward to welcoming new and returning students to our undergraduate and graduate programs, and are getting ready to host some fantastic events, including our upcoming Dawg Daze […]

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