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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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UW Textual Studies and UW Global Literary Studies Host Printmaking Social Hour

Linocut Printing with TXTDS and GLITS: Fall Quarter Event Recap To close out the fall quarter, the UW Textual Studies Program and the UW Global Literary Studies Program partnered up to host a Printmaking Social Hour. Held at the HUB, the event gave students enrolled or interested in the Textual Studies minor and Global Literary […]

UW Textual Studies Alum Produces Digital Humanities Project on the Poetry of the Puget Sound

Graduate Student Spotlight: Molly Porter on Creating a Digital Anthology of Seattle’s Regional Poetry Along with its undergraduate minor, the UW Textual Studies Program offers opportunities for MA and PhD students enrolled in any program at the UW to earn a Graduate Certificate in Textual and Digital Studies. Designed for students researching cultural and literary […]

UW Textual Studies Spring 2025 Courses

UW Textual Studies Unveils New Classes for Spring Quarter 2025

Upcoming Classes in the Textual Studies Minor and Graduate Certificate Programs The UW Textual Studies Program has unveiled new courses for Spring 2025! In this blog, we’ll give you all the details of these upcoming classes. From book arts to manuscripts, to Scandinavian mythology, there’s tons to explore in TXTDS courses. Read on to find […]

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UW Textual Studies and Digital Humanities Minor Interns with Seattle-Based Letterpress Printing Non-Profit

Cassidy Vierling Completes Capstone Project with Partners in Print During the summer quarter, UW Textual Studies student Cassidy Vierling completed her culminating Capstone project as part of the requirements for the UW Textual Studies and Digital Humanities Minor. Working with Seattle-based letterpress printing non-profit, Partners in Print, Cassidy learned the ins and outs of letterpress […]

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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 […]