Spring 2027

History and Future of Books

Examines the book's past, present, and future through book history, digital humanities, media studies, HCI, and industry topics like e-readers and publishing.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Heather Wacha

Students reported the class felt disorganized with no clear grading criteria, making an ostensibly easy course difficult to navigate.

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Prerequisites

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Satisfied Communications A

  • Satisfied Communications A
LIS 350

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  • Satisfied Communications A

Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

HEATHER WACHA is recorded teaching in Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Heather Wacha

Professor Wacha taught with enthusiasm for manuscripts and European history, offering engaging conversations for interested students.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.70 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.38 GPA, 76.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Heather Wacha

Students reported the class felt disorganized with no clear grading criteria, making an ostensibly easy course difficult to navigate.

Past student reviews · Heather Wacha

While Professor Wacha was a tough grader, students found her office hours helpful for receiving specific feedback on papers.

Topics

  • Book history
  • Digital humanities
  • Media studies
  • Human computer interaction
  • E-reader manufacturing
  • Book retail
  • Publishing

Skills

  • Understanding the book as an active technology that shapes cultures
  • Approaching the book through book history, digital humanities, media studies, HCI, and industry interests

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Catalog & offerings

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LIS 350 · Spring 2027

History and Future of Books

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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