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 information session. Read on to find out more about what UW Textual Studies has to offer for the 2024-25 academic year.
The UW Textual Studies program offers two core programs: the Textual Studies and Digital Humanities minor and the Textual and Digital Studies grad certificate programs. The undergraduate minor focuses on the interdisciplinary study of the history, present, and future of texts. Instruction ranges widely, covering a broad array of subjects, periods, and objects in the long history of writing and communication. From scrolls to manuscripts, and printed books to eBooks, undergraduates can explore how texts have been written, published, read, circulated, and archived from antiquity to the present day.
The Graduate Certificate in Textual and Digital Studies is a 16-credit program that draws from a diverse range of courses covered under the broad heading of textual and digital studies. From the history of the book, to the digital and data humanities, to translation, editorial, and archival theory, the graduate certificate is designed to serve a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary community of graduate students whose work spans various periods, materials, and geographies. The certificate program is perfect for those undertaking research focused on cultural and literary materials, working in archival or digital formats, or those considering careers in editing, publishing, libraries, or archives.
Courses in the Textual Studies and Digital Humanities minor and the Textual and Digital Studies grad certificate programs include hands-on experience working with historical texts, archival materials, contemporary artists’ books, and approaches to digital editing and publishing. You can check out UW Textual Studies’ course listings for the 2024-25 academic year here and can find out more information about our minor and graduate certificate here.
Be sure to keep checking back for upcoming events and news from our UW Textual Studies blog. And join us for our Dawg Daze event, Old Books, New Technologies: UW Special Collections and the Minor in Textual Studies and Digital Humanities, on Tuesday, September 24th, at 10:30am in the Allen Library b069. Students, faculty and librarians will be on hand to talk about courses, experiences, opportunities, and to answer your questions.
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