[Wgcp-whc] Beinecke Master Class

[Nancy Kuhl]

All--

I am writing to call your attention to a terrific master class opportunity 
at the Beinecke Library. Americanist and book history scholar Michael 
Winship will teach a week-long class on The Industrial Book in America, 
1830-1914 (dates and details follow). I had the pleasure of taking a class 
with Professor Winship at Rare Book School at UVa a few years ago--is was 
outstanding.

Please note: registration for Beinecke Master Classes is very limited and 
first preference goes to Yale Graduate Students. Any remaining spots in the 
course will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are 
interested in taking the class, contact george.miles at yale.edu.

I would be happy to discuss this class or the nature of the Beinecke 
Library master class program--please be in touch with questions.

Nancy

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BEINECKE LIBRARY MASTER CLASS  - MAY 14-18, 2007

The Industrial Book in America, 1830 - 1914

Michael Winship
University of Texas at Austin

This course will focus on the production, distribution, and reception of 
books in the United States during the industrial era, though British 
practice will be discussed as relevant. Our goal will be to explore how 
better to understand how the facts of publication and distribution 
contribute to the ways that we interpret the books that
were published during this period.  During the week, we will draw 
extensively on the rich resources of the Beinecke, especially those in the 
remarkable Owen D. Aldis collection.  There will be several guest lecturers 
during the week, and students are encouraged to raise issues relating to 
19-century works that interest them.

Michael Winship is the Iris Howard Regents Professor II of English at the 
University of Texas at Austin.  He edited and completed the final three 
volumes of /Bibliography of American Literature /(1983-1991)/
/and is the author of /American Literary Publishing in the Mid-Nineteenth 
Century: The Business of Ticknor and Fields/ (1995). He is also an editor 
and contributor to /The Industrial Book, 1840-1880/ (forthcoming 2007), 
volume 3 of the /History of the Book in America/ series.

Beinecke Master Class are non-credit, no fee classes sponsored by the 
Beinecke Library to enhance the graduate programs of Yale University. For 
further information or to apply for admission to the class, write
to George Miles at George.Miles at yale.edu


Nancy Kuhl
Associate Curator, The Yale Collection of American Literature
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Yale University
121 Wall Street
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
Phone: 203.432.2966
Fax: 203.432.4047