Experimental Publishing

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• engage in advanced research and critical analysis of theoretical discourses about aspects of publishing;
• critically evaluate how publishing principles relate to your own field of study or practice.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• produce work fully aware of ethical considerations and conforming to academic integrity guidelines.
• articulate an understanding of the module’s content in a written format;

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• contemporary debates in the creative industries and how they inform your practice.
• current theories and practices arising from your in-depth research, and enquiry;
• systematic insight of contemporary publishing processes relevant to professional practice;

This module aims to broaden students’ knowledge and understanding of publishing as creative practice. Using three thematic points of departure (outlined in the above module overview), students will attend two lectures for each theme that pinpoint key debates, ideas and practices. As a starting point students will look at the evolution of publishing through print and the mutation of immaterial publishing then go onto explore alternative forms of publishing. Attendance to all lectures and seminars is compulsory. Students are encouraged to link their own practice into debates and discussion.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Tutorials

Learning activities include

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Contributions to group discussions
• Online research and reading
• Peer group learning

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

P—DPA Post-Digital Publishing Archive.

Journal Articles

The Blue Note Book. The Blue Note Book.

Textbooks

Annette Gilbert (2016). Publishing as Artistic Practice. Berlin: Sternberg Press.

Johanna Drucker (2004). The Century of Artists' Books. New York City: Granary Books.

Michael Bhaskar (2013). The Content Machine: Towards a Theory of Publishing from the Printing Press to the Digital Network. New York City: Anthem Press.

Aldred, D., Waeckerle,E. (2015). Code-X: Paper, Ink, Pixel and Screen. Farnham: bookRoom.

Ludovico, A. Camer. (2012). Post-digital Print: The Mutation of Publishing Since 1894. Eindhoven: Onomatopee.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External