Book and Digital Media Studies
Adriaan van der Weel - Anna Käyhkö
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Discover the world at Leiden University The MA Book and Digital Media Studies • Programme in the Department of Media Studies • Other programmes in the Department: - Film and Photographic Studies - Journalistiek en Nieuwe Media - Comparative Literature and Literary Theory
Discover the world at Leiden University Book and Digital Media Studies • A one-year MA programme, with introductory and advanced courses on -Book history -Codicology -Modern publishing -Digital media -Library studies -Access to cultural heritage
Discover the world at Leiden University The structure of the BDMS programme
Semester 1 Semester 2 (a) - Book History - Book History - Digital Media Technology - Publishing Studies - New Media and Society - Digital Access to Cultural - Bridging Theory and Practice Heritage - Library studies - Digital text and Data - Western Manuscripts Processing - Textual Form and Content Semester 2 (b) - Textual Editing Thesis
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• The Koninklijke Bibliotheek is our key partner (teaching; placements): - ‘The Library’ (1st semester option) - ‘Digital Access to Cultural Heritage’ (2nd semester specialisation) • Other partners (placements and excursions): - Book trade, libraries, heritage institutions such as: - Boom Uitgevers Den Haag - Brill publishers - Dr. P.A. Tiele-Stichting - Elsevier - Leiden University Press - Leiden University Library Discover the world at Leiden University Staff • Prof. Paul Hoftijzer (BDMS) Book history: the early modern book • Prof. Adriaan van der Weel (BDMS) Reading, scholarly communication • Drs. Peter Verhaar (BDMS; University Library) Digital media, programming • Fleur Praal, MA (BDMS) Digital media, scholarly communication • Dr. Erik Kwakkel (BDMS) Manuscript studies • Drs. Martina Borghmans (KB) Library studies
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• Austria • Hungary • Poland • Belgium • Iceland • Romania • Brazil • India • Russia • Bulgaria • Indonesia • Rwanda • Canada • Ireland • South Africa • Chili • Italy • Spain • Czech Republic • Japan • Taiwan • China • Korea • Thailand • Columbia • Lithuania • Turkey • Estonia • Mexico • United Kingdom • Finland • Netherlands • United States • Germany • New Caledonia • Greece • New Zealand
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Discover the world at Leiden University The BDMS placement network • Publishing - Trade - Academic • Bookselling • Book trade institutions • Libraries • Archives • In the Netherlands and abroad
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Discover the world at Leiden University Staff research profile • A. International standard publications • The Oxford Companion to the Book • The Blackwell Companion to the History of the Book • B. The Netherlands standard publications • Bibliopolis (http://bibliopolis.nl/) • Jaarboek voor Nederlandse Boekgeschiedenis • C. Research projects • E-READ (Evolution of Reading in the Age of Digitisation): EU COST Action IS404 • Turning over a new leaf: NWO Discover the world at Leiden University Student involvement in staff research • Valorisation
• Rolduc library (medieval manuscripts) • Elsevier • SURF • Future of reading
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Discover the world at Leiden University Contact • For questions about the academic content of the programme: Adriaan van der Weel, [email protected]
• For questions about organisational matters and admission to the programme: Ms Ciska de Kok, [email protected]
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