Fall 2026

History of Books and Print Culture in Europe and North America

Covers the history of books and print culture in the West, focusing on the influence of reading and writing on social and intellectual life.

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Historical reviews of Anuj Desai: The material is described as clear cut and easy to follow.

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ARTHIST/HISTORY/JOURN/LIS 650

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical reviews of Anuj Desai: Anuj Desai is described as knowledgeable with an interesting background, providing clear and easy-to-follow instruction. The course content is noted as interesting, though the experience is considered unexciting.

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Student experience

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Historical reviews of Anuj Desai: The course content is interesting and the instructor is knowledgeable, clear, and easy to follow.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Anuj Desai: The material is described as clear cut and easy to follow.

Historical reviews of Anuj Desai: Students find the instructor's background interesting, though the course experience is not described as exciting.

Topics

  • History of books and print culture in the West
  • Influence of reading and writing on social, cultural, and intellectual life

Skills

  • Applying methodologies and theories to study book and print culture history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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