Fall 2018 - HIST 486 D100

Studies in History II (4)

Intro to Archival Research

Class Number: 7466

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 8:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    John Craig
    johnc@sfu.ca
    1 778 782-8927
    Office: AQ 6242
  • Prerequisites:

    45 units including nine units of lower division history.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Special topics.

COURSE DETAILS:

Manuscript and Print in Early Modern England

This is a fourth year reading and research seminar in which our weekly meetings will be both the occasion for discussion of assigned readings, analysis of documents and the catalyst for the production of a research paper. All members of the seminar will work closely with texts kept in Special Collections in the Bennett Library.  Research papers will be based on a text or part of a text in Special Collections and all students will be expected to gain a basic mastery of palaeography (Secretary hand).  Our subject is the changing material culture of manuscript and printed texts in early modern English society.

Location and time: The seminar will meet in Special Collections in the Bennett Library starting at 9.30 am.

Grading

  • Research Proposal 20%
  • Research Paper (5,000 words) 50%
  • Palaeographical assignment 30%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Documents and articles available on Canvas or in class

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