English 573: Editing in a Digital Age
English 573: Editing in a Digital Age
Fall 2023, 3 credits
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45, Avery 110 and via Zoom
Dr. Donna Campbell, campbelld@wsu.edu
Office Hours: T-Th 12-1 and by appointment, in-person (Avery 357) or via Zoom
Requirements: Fulfills DH elective requirement; 19th-century or 20th century historical period requirement
Course Description
English 573: Editing in a Digital Age asks the following question: “What is a good critical edition, and can, or should, the same features be translated into digital form?” We’ll read Edith Wharton, Mourning Dove, and Nella Larsen in the publication context of their works both during their own day and will look at digital editions of other authors.
In this course, you’ll be introduced to traditional editing practices and to theories of digital humanities and online editions through readings in The Broadview Reader in Book Historyand other articles. We will also read literary criticism on the authors we read to understand the historical, interpretive, and publication histories of the author and the texts that he or she produced in a particular cultural moment.
This is not a technical DH class where you’ll be expected to use advanced tools and languages, and–very important–you do not need to know any more than basic information that you already have. We’ll look at underlying structures online and theoretical material that will help you to frame your understanding conceptually.
Required Texts
- 9781554810888 Broadview Reader in Book History by Levy, Michelle
- 9780803281103 Cogewea, the Half Blood : A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range by Mourning, Dove / Sho-Pow-Tan / Lucullus, Virgil McWhorter
- 9780385721004 Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen by Larsen, Nella
- 9780393624540 House of Mirth by Wharton, Edith (Norton Critical Edtion, 2d ed., 2018)
- 9781551116730 Custom of the Country by Wharton, Edith (Broadview Edition)
- 9780393967944 Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith (Norton Critical Edition)