MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Graduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
PUB4001
History of publishing and the impact of the book
Nick Walker and John Arnold
8 points + One 1-hour lecture plus one 2-hour seminar per week + First
semester + City
Synopsis This subject looks at the book and publishing as agents of
change by locating them in an historical perspective and serves as a critical
introduction to the publishing industry and the study of Australian publishing
today.
Assessment Practical exercises: 30% + Field exercise (1500 words): 20% +
Review paper (4000 words): 50%
Preliminary reading
- Borchardt D H and Kirsop W (eds) The book in Australia: Essays towards a
cultural and social history Australian Reference Publications in
association with the Centre for Bibliographical and Textual Studies, Monash
University, 1988
- Febvre L and Martin H J The coming of the book: The impact of
printing Verso, 1984
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